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Title: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: JimmyD3 on December 09, 2020, 10:29:02 AM
Found a source for the potentiometers on the CH Pedals, at Digi-Key.com. P/N 1040-1164-ND.
Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: Drano on December 09, 2020, 11:21:38 AM
Another couple of things to look for with those peds are loose spade connections to the pots(more likely), and wires broken inside the insulation that might not be obvious. If replacing the pots be sure to give those spade connectors a little squeeze with a needle nose to make them good and snug.

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Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: Shuffler on December 09, 2020, 12:00:39 PM
Good info!!!!
Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 10, 2020, 10:05:07 AM
Another couple of things to look for with those peds are loose spade connections to the pots(more likely), and wires broken inside the insulation that might not be obvious. If replacing the pots be sure to give those spade connectors a little squeeze with a needle nose to make them good and snug.

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The CH Pro Pedals are poorly designed, often there is a pinched wire due to it that causes the pedals to act erratically or not at all.  If the pedals are taken apart, look at the housing where the USB cable connects to the pedals base, that is where the wire gets pinched due to poor design.  You also have to make sure that the wire also doesn't get pinched when putting the pedals back together.
Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: Shuffler on December 10, 2020, 12:31:56 PM
Last night my left brake went out :)
Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: SIK1 on December 10, 2020, 02:28:40 PM
Last night my left brake went out :)

That's funny. When I was still using my CH pedals my left brake went out too. That was one of the reasons I ponied up for the Simpeds. This was several years ago.

 :salute
Sik
Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: Shuffler on December 10, 2020, 02:41:45 PM
That's funny. When I was still using my CH pedals my left brake went out too. That was one of the reasons I ponied up for the Simpeds. This was several years ago.

 :salute
Sik

Mine have dust on them. Left over from when they were used to build the pyramids.
Title: Re: CH Pedals Spiking, New Pots
Post by: TequilaChaser on December 10, 2020, 10:45:37 PM
The CH Pro Pedals are poorly designed, often there is a pinched wire due to it that causes the pedals to act erratically or not at all.  If the pedals are taken apart, look at the housing where the USB cable connects to the pedals base, that is where the wire gets pinched due to poor design.  You also have to make sure that the wire also doesn't get pinched when putting the pedals back together.

The first time I had ever talked to someone else who played flight sims outside being in the game (in this case, we were discussing Air Warrior), was with AckAck back in 1995 while he was working for CH Products as a Technical support Representative...heh... and AckAck was explaining to me how to go about fixing my pedals (or maybe it was my CH Products "Jane's" Combat Stick "......where the green wire was being pinched off.....nearly 26 years ago