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If Discord is adopted as the default voice comms I can add the widget they provide to the forums here, so online users can be seen 😜

Sorry chaps, must have got into my spam filter! Not aware until now there was an issue with TS on new host, and there isn't a scheduled job running at 22:00... Digging into it now. For what it is worth, TS license is free! I do have a standalone VM that is more than capable of running TS3 and if the votes are to keep it I can very easily move it (we would use a domain name like ts.dangerdogz.com). Thoughts?

That may have been a general outage, the previous downtime we were getting was fixed by a software update and has not occurred since 12th August.

Hi all, As I am sure you have all noticed we are currently experiencing reliability issues with the web site and TS in its new hosting environment. In order to remediate this I will need to take the site offline for 2-3 hours, I expect the impact to TeamSpeak to be less disruptive (about an hour) so will endeavour to carry out this work today August 12th after the advertised scheduled meetup sessions (as shown in our calendar). I had intended to do this work after midnight UK time, but have struggled to fit this in with my own schedule. Apologies for the inconvenience@ Rog

Thanks Arjen, not sure why it went offline but looking into it now. Colin: I'll get a proper SSL cert generated, then switch site to HTTPS and that 'not secure' will go away.

OK so this took a lot longer to complete than I anticipated, but... ITS DONE!

That should be down now, I had 2 VMs running briefly (long story but in brief I broke one of them and needed to transfer 250GB of data to its replacement). I will need to start a smaller and more simple VM as a backup destination on the C drive.

Apologies! That headless is indeed for the Web server, it is a Linux virtual machine. Turns out there was a bug in the software and it did cause a few BSODs as well, I updated and it appears to be OK now. The headless VM will auto start with Windows, and it also does our TeamSpeak.

Hi all. I am consolidating the the web site and TS3 server onto the game server to reduce our monthly costs. Everything is now prepared and working in new location, I will be swinging the DNS across during Euro quiet time and, as far as the web site goes, this should be pretty transparent to you all. TS3 *may* be a little more challenging, I cannot test that until I can stop the old server and transfer the license, but am am quite confident it will work!

Wow! Very impressive, and well made! Now that I have access to a Tormach770M CNC mill I have been thinking of resurrecting my collective project. Original I 3D printed parts, but seeing how you designed and created this has inspired me

Wow congratulations Arthur, and redefining 'new toy' right?

FYI all, I have registered a DangerDogz Discord server (before somebody else decided to cybersquat it!). I'll share the link in our private area.

There are ways around TPM and CPU: https://www.techspot.com/news/91691-here-how-bypass-windows-11-tpm-cpu-requirements.html

All done! Re-enabled - the Dogs time one I may need to revisit to see if I can improve the appearance.

Hi all, As topic title suggests I have had to disable some applications, and customizations, temporarily whilst trouble shooting some errors as requested by our software support people. The search function has also been affected by the errors, once system has been fixed I will be re-enabling the applications and cutomizations one at a time to ensure all continues to run well.

Bought!

Found my CAD drawings and models, originally I was going to make an X55 connector to slip over the original MSFFB2 stick stub. I canned it because of the complexity getting the electrical contact pads implemented. Any way, I can very easily modify the model to suite other applications very similar to the SopGrip idea. I can also machine it out of Delrin, much faster than 3D printing too 😉

Awesome work that guy has done, he has one heck of a man cave! My CNC is a much larger affair, will machine 1.4M x 400mm. I never considered machining carbon fiber, that is giving me bank account draining ideas! Must get back on my collective project, not having to print everything now makes it a more feasible proposition...

Pretty sure I have that drawn up in CAD already! It is possible to print an adapter similar to that and have it transition to whatever diameter shaft is required, or even into the screw type connector the X55/56 and warthogs use. I can even machine it out of delrin or aluminum with my CNC.

I have 3D printer Todd. What are you thinking of making? no idea on the pots, have contemplated hall sensor replacement but never really needed it.

Orifginal photos, including the X55 board in the MSFFB2 base:

I grafted an X55 stick onto my MSFFB2 and it worked really well, there was space inside the MSFFB2 base to keep the X55 controlboard, so I was able to carve a hole and pass the USB cable for it out alongside the MSFFB2 USB cable. There may be photos of how I did it on here somewhere! On the shelf currently until I finish moving my office around:

I have the X55 and it is good, the X56 is reportedly better quality, and has a thumb stick on the main stick too. X55 did have cable issues, they can break after long usage (mine did) but I was able to take the throttle apart and rewire it. Split throttle is useful too for multi engine, or chopper flying in DCS. The software is pretty good, and easy to program for those that want more from their button presses too, especially with 3 modes. For those that are adventurous I have a mod that can be 3D printed to mount the X55/6 stick on a MSFFB2 base too.