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Title: X-45 usb CH Pro Rudders Analog
Post by: Packrat on October 15, 2003, 08:46:38 PM

How do you hardwire these two together? PLEASE type slowly :),some of us arn't verry brite. I wish to do this and saw someone had. Wire color and location will be helpful.

Title: X-45 usb CH Pro Rudders Analog
Post by: mrfish on October 15, 2003, 10:43:27 PM

i use an old joystick - i plug it into the analog pedals and then i plug that into get a usb adapter from radio shack, AH will conveniently see it - it's worked for me for years -  then you can assign the rudder to the z axis through the setup menu - it works!



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Title: X-45 usb CH Pro Rudders Analog
Post by: SC-Mutt on November 03, 2003, 03:54:14 AM

If you're using win 98, or ME Go HERE ->
The Stick Works (http://home.att.net/~stickworks/)
and scroll down the page till you find refrence to the Saitek X-36 pedal driver  ("x36pedals.zip" I think),  and download it.

Steve Church designed this driver to allow X-36 USB stick owners to use Analog [Gameport] pedals in sims that support 2 sticks.

I myself used the newer "Ronly.zip" drivers to wear out two X-36's, and later on an X-45 using the same Thrusty RCS analog peds, and never had a problem. (Under w/ win98, and ME).

Among it's positve aspects are:
*it's SMALL
*it's transparent (never knew it was running)
*it WORKS (no need to connect a "ghost" JS, etc.)
*it's freeware

**And best of all; Steve Church is not just a great programmer, But a great guy, who will cheerfully help if possible. [Just E-mail ]

>>> If you're running XP, or ? , Just shoot him a kite and see what he has to say. <<<

Hope this helps;

Title: Re: X-45 usb CH Pro Rudders Analog
Post by: Gypsy Baron on November 03, 2003, 12:01:43 PM

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Originally posted by Packrat
How do you hardwire these two together? PLEASE type slowly :),some of us arn't verry brite. I wish to do this and saw someone had. Wire color and location will be helpful.

I have a Saitek X35/36 and CH pedals.
The pedals and an old joystick plug directly into
my gameport. X35/36 into the USB port of course.

In Winbloze ( I have XP Pro ) Control Panel/Game Controllers
select "ADD"...I then check the "Enable rudders and pedals" box,
select "Custom"/"2-axis, 4-Button" name it and calibrate.

In AH I assign the "Rudder" to the pedals and forget about
the rest of the stuff on the old stick.

Works just fine without any additional adaptors or rewiring.