Help - Joystick Is Dead -Recommendations Please

[delta7]

I had to bail last night as my joystick has died on me. My faithful old x-45 is spiking like crazy and I cant settle it down, fortunatlely Iv been good so Santa says I can get a new one early.

recommendations please - X-52 is what Im leaning towards

[DD_Arthur]

Microsoft Force feedback 2 from E-Bay. Look!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Microsoft-Force-Feedback-2-Joystick-With-Microsoft-Flight-Sim-X-And-Uk-Truck-Sim-/190758719550?pt=UK_Toys_Games_Games&hash=item2c6a1b103e

Quick Dave, bid now!!!!!!!!!

[CaptJackG]

I was a Thrustmaster advocate from his 1st TM thru the cougar. The cougar turned out to be a huge battle that I finally gave up and after much research I bought the CH Fighterstick, Throttle, & Rudder pedals. I only wish I had done this many years before. Huge programming capabilities and I've had these for 4 or 5 years now with not a seconds' problem. The stick is very smooth and is just dead on all the time. The rudder pedals have toe brake capabilities. Plus a guy that I know has been involved with joysticks for decades, Bob Church, provides support and advice in the CH forum. You can find prescripted files to download for the flight sims or make/modify your own.

[Tonar]

My recomendation is to buy a new one

I have been flying with an X-52 since I joined the Dogz. 5-6 years

[T_O_A_D]

If your 52 or 45 throttle is still good, get the Microsoft stick. You will not regret it, I'm using three sticks including pedals. The Saitek 45 is my throttle, and the its stick and all the 52 are for straight button commands, and added axis.

Ignore the big screen it was a test today and it failed, Samsung 39" tv 1080p. I was too close to it and it ended up too grainy and it loaded trees in slower than may CRT, so I took it back. It was cool having the panel life size though, as I was hoping. Maybe in a couple more years they will have something out with higher resolution.

Going to research 27" monitors now instead. I'm hoping 1080 will not be grainy sitting so close to it like I do.

[Snacko]

Same here. I bought a x-52 pro and the pro is not worth the extra money in my opinion. It's only a little better than the normal one. Been using it for 5+ years. And it has 2 wheels and a slider on the throttle in addition to the normal x, y, and z axies.

[delta7]

thanks guys,

Id love a full ch setup, I have the peddles, but cant afford the throttle and stick. Ill order the 52 tonight and hopefully it will be here soon.

[Jabo]

I went for the '52 pro initially, which i really liked, but now I use just the throttle part along with an ms sidewinder II

Jabo

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[delta7]

x-52 has arrived , I will be trying to program it tonight and should be ok for saturday night

[delta7]

Well got my profiles loaded,first impressions is that it is very light compaired to my oldstick, i will need to adjust all my settings

[Crash]

Try this Dave http://www.saitekforum.com/showthread.php?t=10733 Mystic Puma has made a vid to show how to increase the tension.

[delta7]

Thanks crash might try this if I don't get the settings adjusted as I like them

[delta7]

well have fought with this all day but it seems to be sorted- the software was hanging when I used the mouse wheel on the throttle, I have disabled this and it seems to be ok, hope to make it tonight

[Friar]

I had to disable the "magic mouse" on my throttle as well. It became a game of trying to hit the button as the cursor made its own way across the screen from right to left

[delta7]

I have placed a spreadsheet here

http://dangerdogz.co...control-layout/

for others who might find it useful to have a copy of their layout

[delta7]

I have finally got some feel back into the stick after months of playing with settings I inserted some spacers and tensioned the spring - much better now- should have followed Crashs advice months ago !!!

[Crash]

Now you have that part sorted, start planning how you are going to fix you X52 handle onto a FFB MS Sidewinder Mine is still in progress.