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I'm available if it's not to late o add me, I just walked back in the door after a morning of chasing the misses around town.
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Speaking of the B-26 I have a Flag of one in my Basement decor
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also more food for thought
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I just stumbled on this page OMG loads of info well above my understanding.
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Unlikely for me my PT is scheduled for 2pm CST I put int a call to to go in early if someone cancels
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That looks great, leave it hollow down the middle for sticks that can easily be wired into the FFB boards, and a hole at 12OC to allow a way to move the wires out and into some other joystick base or board etc. Like the SOP Grip guys did, allowing the Saitek, Virpl and Warthog adapter to be used.
You could easily add a stem on top to for correct size fit for a stick to avoid what FT and I did to make our handles fit over the 14mm shaft of the FFB.
The CH is 12.55mm Diameter x 39.50 Long shaft with raised alignment guide 2.29mm raised x 2.24mm wide
But I won't be needing that no more, since I already bored my handle out to the 14mm
But the other version once I get my hands one one of those sticks and base with the paddle, and extra hats on them I'll be after it for certain.
https://www.techinn.com/en/thrustmaster-f-a-18c-hornet-hotas-pc-add-on-joystick/137477011/p
So we have a bit of restless time on our hands, unless one of the other Blokes here is already at the point to mod one of those stick to a FFB without destroying anything.
I want those controls, and FFB or be dammed LOL
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I have the wood working tools.
But none of the rest, one thing that I've always thought the High Schools should do is open up their industrial art shops over the summer breaks, so we adults could come back and utilize them. We pay the taxes and would gladly pay a user fee I'm sure.
I miss those classes.
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Our biggest unspoken wonder's as Husbands
Dang, I hope the wife doesn't sell my Hunting, Fishing, Equipment and PC parts for what I told her it cost after I'm dead. 😱
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That would be trick!!!!
I had no idea you had such machines at your access. 😎
9 hours ago, B16Enk said:I have 3D printer Todd.
What are you thinking of making?
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5 hours ago, B16Enk said:
I have 3D printer Todd.
What are you thinking of making?
In that video, I have a screen shot, see how they made some sort of adapter to to fit the FFB stick without cutting off the Yaw sensor block.
If you watch it for that time stamp you will see what I mean.
If we could come up with the measurements, and import it into your CAD or what ever your printer uses.
We could upgrade all out FFB without destroying them.
Plus if we had multiple handles, we could leave the wires external to a Bodnar board or anther Base etc.
I was thinking old school and do a plaster cast of one my spare sticks and develop the adapter then make it also adapt to the threaded adapter for the Warthog, and other screw on sticks like you did.
without having to take the gimbal and stuff apart in the FFB
As for the Hall Sensors, I'm not informed enough on what or how on that yet.
If you can buy them and install them in direct replacement of the POT's I'm all ears, and willing to give it a go, once I know the skinny on them.
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FT, Roger,
Did either of you ever identify the Yaw Potentiometer specs in the FFB stick?
I'm wanting to replace it and the three in the CH base to a threaded type, for ease of installation.
The CH are clearly marked MP-100A so without testing them I guessing 5-100 ohm
My Meter is at work and since I'm off due to injury I care not to go in there, and get grilled.
If neither know, I'll go by a cheap meter at harbor Freight or something less than 10 bucks.
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On 5/15/2018 at 5:02 PM, B16Enk said:
Decided to revisit my MSFFB2 X55 Franken stick.
First image shows the new part I printed on the right, and the original part on the left.
This enabled mounting the X55 handle much lower, closer to where the original MSFFB2 handle sat.
Second image is the part mounted in the gimbal, third image is the X55 circuit board mounted inside the MSFFB2 case, and the wires connected to it (10 enemy teensy wires to be soldered!).
Final image is it all lit up, and you can just make out the X55 USB cable exiting the MSFFB2 base
Now back to the collective project, now I have found the ideal material (nylon as it is very strong, self lubricating, and very light).
Oh nice stick wish I had one of those to scavenge from, I'd of used that instead of the CH stick.
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Nice Roger!
I have mine working and flying as of today, I can probably put the CH control board in this case also.
I modded my oldest USB Microsoft stick, it developed a bad trigger switch in between the two Top Guns I won years ago. I still have two perfectly working specimens though, for backups.
I had to remove part of the FFB shaft with my dremel and box knife, then bore the CH handle to 9/16" IE 14mm to fit the shaft of the FFB.
This is a confidence run, and if I do this again, I'll figure out a way to not ruin the shaft on the FFB again.
A system like these guys have made would be the way to go.
skip to 18:18 or so on this vid to see what I mean.
Just got to get a 3d printer or find some chap with one that want's the challenge.
I wander flee markets and consignment shops all the time, anytime I see one I grab it.
I have yet to pay more than 20 dollars for a Joystick since I got the X45 years ago ad CH pedals, I have two of those accumulated, one is shot and only for parts any more.
Plus several others, Game-port stuff, just for parts to scavenge from someday, looks like someday showed up LOL
I have the FFB stick handle board's hanging out ATM and will be ordering some buttons and switches to incorporate them through the case also.
Not a single store here local carries anything for this kind of stuff anymore. 😞
I have the CH base open and exposed yet, halfway thinking about just moving all the extra stuff to it though. Then put in a short cable and connectors externally, future proofing a cockpit layout down the road, not to mention gaining the use of the three pots in there.
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It's just better not showing up Sid, the Artesian wouldn't accept my excuse and apology for being late due to my Physical therapy today LOL
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Oh my! I didn't expect for you to take it apart again for pictures, But it looks like it needed a bit of cleaning anyhow, so all is good. 😎
I see how you attached your handle now too, thanks for that.
Yep, I am working ideas out for the extra axis and buttons in my fatty tissue atm.
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Yep, I knew you had done that FT, One of the reasons I Posted I guess with that stick you was able to just wire the switches into the Microsoft board, since it doesn't have any extra hats?
What did you do about the grip hand photo sensor?
I read something about just connecting the too solder joints at the lights to make the board think your hand is there all the time.
Do you have any pictures of your Mod as it progressed?
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I'm fixing to take an old CH Combat stick handle and put it on one of my old Microsoft FFB sticks, it's not going to be a huge challenge, since I can get ther CH stick off and feed it through the FFB handle, then feed the wires back to the CH base.
I do need to locate at the very least a piece of 45 gauge multi strand 8 conductor micro cable.
The CH stick actually has 11 Conductor, but not all of them are in use.
I measure the stuff in it and it equals what this chart says it should.
http://www.csgnetwork.com/wireconversiontable.html
Not sure but an old keyboard cable may suffice, I need to locate one, to check.
If I can get it to work this way, it will suffice till I up the anti and progress to a more complicated version.
I considered an old X52 stick until I watch a Youtube of it being moddedand it is not nearly as comfortable as the CH stick is.
They both have the same amount of buttons not counting the mode switch.
And I can still keep the X52 as a button bay anyway.
Oh and this was all brought on due to Some Wankers playing with Jets in DCS. LOL
I'm hoping to use it even on Props, but if not I'll keep a un altered FFB sitting close by.
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You could make a whole panel and hang it up as art
https://www.themagnetlibrary.com/products/vintage-ww2-aircraft-gauge-fridge-magnet-p-51-oil-pressure
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17 minutes ago, Crash said:
You can use VA with limited actions for free. I think it cast $10 for full version.
That's what I paid for VAC a decade ago, so VA is even cheaper if you figure in inflation lol
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Thanks I'll look into it, here is VAC http://www.dwvac.com/ , and I can't find my registration info, so if I have to pay again I'll try Voice Attack
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4 hours ago, Sid said:
Try this.
Thanks, I'm a Dork, Enable Mods was not checked LOL I had forgotten the last time I flew was with Mods off with Perf and them late at night.
This looks sketchy LOL
Nope worked LOL
I have not noticed the Rocket before
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For the life of me I can't get that torpedo to work 😡
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This VoiceAttack mentioned, is it better than using VAC? I've had it for years in 1946 for working and moving to other gun positions in a bomber.
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Self reliance
in Jim's Place
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Tonight just before dark it cooled off enough to pick some of the garden.
I didn't even get half way done.
It went off the last few days.