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Hello, as per title and after many requests I have made upgraded tactile switches available for purchase (as a 5x pack to make the shipping cost and time worth it)
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/234357181434
Rated for 1,000,000 operations and around 150N. Assembled in Canada, mechanical parts made in EU, PCB in China.
Note the PCB's will be RED and will look different than the stock ones shown
Cheers and Happy New Year.
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The price of the kit has been dropped by $10CAD. And this is as low as it will go, lower and it's not worth the time to produce at this quality.
Cheers
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You can send the DIN connector to me and I can ship it back with a new cable installed, you'd have to fish it through and install.
I'm worried as it looks like you plugged the HALL sensor there to the wrong socket, hope you didnt try to plug that to USB.
Otherwise I can sell you just the cable, which won't have coloured strands, and you will need to run it through and solder to the DIN connector.
Same price as repair of PCB for either option. (search bricked warthog on ebay)
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On 4/15/2021 at 5:11 PM, Victory103 said:
Good info so far and thanks for keeping this thread alive. After years of play with a powered USB hub, I finished a flight and noticed something was wrong with my stick TMS Up button in the F-16 despite checking button bindings. Decided to fire up TARGET for some reason even though I never use it. Found out my stick FW was out of date as well as the TARGET software. Off to the TM site to download both. During the FW update to the stick, somehow my throttle got flashed. Working through the "bootleg method" and firing up an old ASUS gaming laptop to see if I can push the throttle firmware there. Combo has worked for years, and I even managed to not pinch any wires during the mini-stick update to the throttles. Kind of like Nvidia drivers, if it's not broke don't fix it.
Yeah, it's not really a great idea to flash the controller firmware if it's working. It definitely doesn't prevent bricking as we now know full well.
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Hello, I just wanted to share another upgrade and repair part that I am offering for the Hog.
This time it's upgraded EAC/RDR ALTM/LASTE switches with PCB. The kit does require soldering over 7 wires to install.
The switches are heavy duty US brands with sealed bushings. The PCB features ESD protection to decrease the chance of burning out the Main PCB due to static discharge.
Heavier feel than original.
Direct Fit install that's 50x easier than trying to source and swap an individual switch for most people.
Direct through Paypal I can offer them at $60CAD + $15CAD shipping to USA/Canada (PM if interested)
eBay Listing is here: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/233981402643
I know it's not super super cheap, but the parts alone are high grade and cost a bit to acquire.
Thank you, and hope this helps to maintain the hogs some more.
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Well someone else might assume that is a permanent fix, and get surprised when it's not, hence the crashing harder reference. You probably just bought yourself time to get a replacement (time will tell though how long it lasts). For me it was a USB version thing, even if it was a powered hub the version made a difference. Didn't even measure voltage.
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Tried a condom on it?
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3 hours ago, 159th_LoneWolf said:
Good news! I managed to solve the issue. I deleted all trace of Thrustmaster stuff on my system and started a fresh install. It's working fine now, so must've been a software issue. Thank goodness!
So I've been flying the Hornet all day and having a good time :).
Wow, well that's interesting. Congrats though, normally unrecognized USB devices = toast, especially the throttle
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On 10/4/2020 at 10:49 AM, Osita said:
Wow... is there no warranty for this stuff?
Yes, there is warranty, until it runs out. Yes it still can happen.
One of these days if I get enough time I might start selling something to fix the issue. I have already started plans on it and done work but it's not a top priority because right now TM are still providing warranty services and do sell replacements (usually slowly) if your warranty is out. And the replacement is not the cost of a new throttle. (and of course I offer the repair service for less)
If shit hits the fan I will be there (and was when TM closed doors due to COVID for a bit).
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On 11/7/2020 at 8:23 AM, Tripod said:
I wonder if the fellow in Canada might be replacing the these components that he has worked out are going bad and bingo the board springs back into life.
I would suggest the next person to send him a board to take very detailed pictures before and after & then we might find out what he has removed and replaced.
If he has not cleaned up after the repair properly somebody might even have a board that he has worked on that will give us the evidence.
I do say in my listing that the processor is replaced most of the time.
I'm not going to say any more. I'm offering the service at a low enough price that I don't feel I need to share everything, and I don't feel my work should be reverse engineered. If you want to figure something out, do it yourself on your own PCB, or go after Thrustmaster, and leave me alone. 
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On 11/11/2020 at 3:49 PM, Tripod said:
Thanks for reporting back DerFangzahn.
It is good to know this trick most likely will work for probably most of the others out there, I was not a 100% sure if it might have just been my unit.
Cheers Tri.
In my experience it can sometimes help switching from a USB3 port/hub to USB2 etc as well. But it's all quite temporary I have found, so not a real fix.
(Edit: please don't get your hopes up if you have a bricked throttle, youre going to crash harder
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On 12/1/2020 at 4:01 PM, 159th_LoneWolf said:
We had a power outage a couple hours ago. My PC is powered via a surge protector so it *should* have been ok.
When the power came back, I left it a while then booted up my PC again.
No LED's came on my HOTAS Warthog throttle quadrant. I go to Windows device settings and it initially lists the Warthog throttle but says "driver error". I unplug the device, back in. "Unrecognised device". I've switched USB's and still says the same.
Is my throttle busted? Any suggestions? I can't seem to find anywhere that sells them alone, only the stick is sold separately. Nowhere seems to have much stock for the full HOTAS either. I'm going to be completely screwed if I can't get it to work.
Yes I think it's bricked. I do service the main PCB's if you check on ebay. You do need to send in your's though so there's shipping both ways. Should be a faster/cheaper for most people in the US.
On 12/1/2020 at 9:22 PM, Supmua said:I busted my Warthog throttle the exact same way (during a power surge). You need to get the replacement board from TM support. It is fairly easy to do.
Or he can get it fixed
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Repair-Service-Thrustmaster-Warthog-Throttle-Main-PCB-Bricked-Warthog-Fix/233195609114
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On 10/24/2020 at 8:12 AM, crash test pilot said:
My ebay switch from china arrived within a week...
Hi, curious a bit as to what do you mean by that? I'm the one selling pinky switches for the warthog on eBay, and it's not really from China. The companies that design and sell the switches I sell are US based (American companies), the distributors are US based, and the manufacturing according to their specs is usually done in China, like say Intel CPU's, or Iphone parts. There's a difference between that and some knockoff China company owned switch you can normally buy on aliexpress etc.
For example the switch linked above on Aliexpress is designed and contracted by Salecom , a Chinese company.
1F, No. 61 Wu-Chyuan Road, Wugu District, New Taipei City 24886, Taiwan
You won't find it sold by reputable resellers in the west.
(just saying, there's a lot of stuff Made In China, but it's not all the same, it depends who puts their name on it and designs it / QA's it)
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I have quite a bit of stock of actual quality (US companies) switches here in Canada https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Thrustmaster-Warthog-Throttle-replacement-Pinky-Switch-/233190636530
You get what you pay for with switches pretty much always (not talking about TM support), the brand matters. Most of the time ordering aliexpress switches you get stuff that's far inferior to what you get from a proper supplier when it comes to electro mechanical stuff.
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Yes what you have is repairable. Hence the repair service. :music_whistling::)
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On the other side of the coin, a number of people have contacted me recently stating TM didn't even reply to them , or said there is nothing they can do with COVID around. So I've obviously had a lot more service orders recently.
Cheers
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Yeah, I need to replace my joystick's pickle button but don't really feel like sending the grip off and then suddenly having it stuck in one location with the business going around.
There is no sending of the grip , I accept only switches for refurbishment and you keep your stick/throttle and can use it without. You need to remove them to send them in.
If I sold push switches without you having to send in the push buttons, it would require the you open the HAT's or Push button yourself and swap them out, which requires good mechanical and soldering skills.
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Don't suppose you can just send us the parts we need so we can do it ourselves, can you?
I can sell the special "push in" center switches (or push button switches) separately if someone is interested, but not the side to side switches.
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I am offering a service to refurbish and upgrade the multi way switches in Thrustmaster Warthog sticks and throttles, as well as the push button internals.
The upgraded HAT's will have an improved tactile side to side switching feel. (by a factor of approximately 2x from original). The HAT's internals will also last much longer than the original ones!
You need to remove the switches and send them in for the upgrade service, shipping is $9USD per first switch and $1 for additional.
Note that you can keep using your stick/throttle with a removed switch or switches if you like. This is useful if your switches are working intermittently, are stuck or not working, and/or you have a bricked stick or throttle and are getting the unbricking service from me.
Direct through paypal I can do 35USD per multi way switch
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/233514634768
The replaced components are rated for 1,000,000 operations for push in and 200,000 operations for side to site switching. The components are brand name and not some cheap knockoffs. Components Made in USA, Canada and Japan.
Direct through paypal I can do $8 per Push Button
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/233514516264
The replaced components are rated for 1,000,000 operations. The components are made with/are brand name components and not some cheap knockoffs.
Components Made in USA and Canada.
Note: This service does not replace broken plastic caps/knobs!
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So?
Your operator knows everything that moves through your internet connection that is not encrypted. It does know that where example your VPN connections goes, but not what is inside. But that is as well why NSA doesn't care about your devices itself, they have all required data breaching tools in the operator network, so all your VPN keys etc gets decrypted when wanted (meaning if you are really seriously taken as suspect for something).
Only way to be secure is to meet with someone face-to-face. And even then leave all electronics out, take all necessary precautions to avoid eavesdropping.
What he talks about, is just tip of the iceberg... There is so much and easy ways to track people. And police in various european countries does that completely automatically. It is not individuals that gets targeted, until it becomes high enough value for someone.
And whatever laws you can quote for privacy, such agencies and companies that has access to it, doesn't really care when they can silently and hidden do whatever they want.
This is all true but the problem is who has access to what info. You're talking about governments, and the ISP. Those places don't easily give up the information that might compromise you unless you are their enemy (okay there are exceptions and we know it, but it's a bit unusual). So this is a problem.
Running any business you are well aware of client data security and how this is not kosher. It's similar to your doctors office just selling your medical records to an insurance company that you are considering using without your consent.
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Yeah I am with the OP, this is a pretty shitty practice.
Just reminds me of what I always said about free antivir software though, it's your own best virus most of the time. Popups, slows you down, runs out occasionally and doesn't work etc. And add to that this data tracking/selling, and you've got a pretty damn high risk virus.
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Got these back in stock. Ebay pricing is $12 shipped in Canada, $15 shipped to the US and $17 shipped everywhere else.
I can do 10% lower through paypal/DM.
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I´m not sure about that, but isn´t there some kind of "deep calibration" software on the TM support that allows you to zero all axis if the TARGET/windows calibration doesn´t help anymore? I think i read about that some time ago on SimHQ...
Yes absolutely, there is a calibration program. Just contact TM support. I don't want to share it as I don't recall the licensing on it. They use it as part of production as each piece of hardware is different.
The problems reported here look like they will be resolved with calibration.
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My lack of reprojection was indeed the windows version, I had 1803 and going to 1903 made the reprojection work right away.
I notice however a drop of 15% in raw FPS now in DCS (15% longer frametime), however with reprojection working things are looking bloody great now (smooth)!
Thanks for the help/tips guys.
Upgraded Aftermarket PCB for Warthog Throttle Available - BNETWTM1
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Posted · Edited by bn880
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/235506103746
Part BNETWTM1
It has a 2 year warranty and is designed to avoid encountering a bricked situation like the factory unit.
Does not come with cables, move or add your own. (instructions included)
Sorry the pricing is a little high but it can't be mass produced especially initially (might be possible later with X number of sales).
Can PM me with your City and email for a 10% lower price through PP.
Should get people back up in the air faster than the repair service, ships from Canada. (can also just get a spare)
Thanks!