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Title: CH potentiometers
Post by: Vinkman on December 10, 2013, 03:39:47 PM: CH is no longer selling replacement parts for it's sticks and pedals etc...

Does anyone know if they use an off the shelf potentiometer in the CH pro pedals that I could buy elsewhere, like radio shack? I will probably end up taking mine appart to find out, but I was hoping to know in advance so that when I opened it, I would have the replacement part ready and I would be out of action for days waiting to get the part after I figured out where it's available.

thanks,

Vinkman
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Brooke on December 10, 2013, 04:41:22 PM: Vinkman, I have an old game-port CH flightsticks from my past that I don't use, but I don't recall the potentiometers being shot on it.

If you'd like, PM me your physical mailing address, and I'll ship you one. You can rip the pots out of it and give them a try.
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 10, 2013, 06:39:22 PM: You can order the potentiometers directly from CTS, the manufacturers of the potentiometers CH uses.

http://www.ctscorp.com/sales/namerica.htm

It's a shame CH stopped selling spare parts after they were bought out.

ack-ack
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Vinkman on December 10, 2013, 07:08:03 PM: Update. Got re-reply from CH. Their head of marketing wrote and apologized for the misunderstanding. While CH no longer sells replacement parts, she would be more than happy to send me parts for free! She said they will be in tomorrow's mail. How's that for customer service!
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Brooke on December 10, 2013, 08:23:56 PM: Quote from: Vinkman on December 10, 2013, 07:08:03 PM
Update. Got re-reply from CH. Their head of marketing wrote and apologized for the misunderstanding. While CH no longer sells replacement parts, she would be more than happy to send me parts for free! She said they will be in tomorrow's mail. How's that for customer service!

That is outstanding customer service, I'd say! :aok
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Vinkman on December 11, 2013, 06:21:43 AM: By the way, thanks for the offer Brooke. That was very generous of you. :salute
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Brooke on December 11, 2013, 01:19:45 PM: You are most welcome. :aok
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: zack1234 on December 11, 2013, 04:28:02 PM: My brand new throttle was awesome after i finished putting it together :old:
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Vinkman on December 12, 2013, 08:20:40 AM: Quote from: zack1234 on December 11, 2013, 04:28:02 PM
My brand new throttle was awesome after i finished putting it together :old:

Picks? did you make your own?
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: LCADolby on December 12, 2013, 12:02:55 PM: Zack made it out of left over pork pie tins and old twigs. :old:
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: Brooke on December 12, 2013, 01:41:13 PM: Quote from: LCADolby on December 12, 2013, 12:02:55 PM
Zack made it out of left over pork pie tins and old twigs. :old:

:aok

Lubricated by drippings.
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: vHACKv on December 26, 2013, 04:33:56 AM: Show us the pics Zack, or at least dig up the old thread. I have looked and not found.

<S> HACK :banana:
Title: Re: CH potentiometers
Post by: zack1234 on December 26, 2013, 07:37:19 AM: :)