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Ive been into BMS so long, getting back to DCS is going to be a labor of love. Been waiting for a MP CPIT since Janes LB2 Thanks for the video links. WIthout such, I never would have gotten the DCS BF109 and MiG15 off the ground.

I remember when the Cougar came out in 1802... err 2002.... TM said the F16 screw on grips would soon be followed by a F18, EF2000 and MiG29. In 2010 we got the Warthog set. Now in 2017 we get the F18 (thank you TM!). So now we know what the design cycle is approximately: 7-8 years. Looking forward to the next one in 2025 or so. ;) There was also a very good fan mod grip for the WW2 Luftwaffe guys. I have one and its great quality from a gent that goes by the name Baur.

Is the Me262 being developed currently?

Make this work on a TM Warthog or Cougar base and connecting collar/post/pipe; and count me in for one! I do have one made by Baur that is the KG13B Luftwaffe stick grip for the Cougar. Nice to see 3D printing being used for this kind of project.

The 220ohm shunt is a current limiter that only reduces the voltage by 1% (down to 4.95v) which leaves plenty of margin for the Hall Sensor which is fine at 4.50v. I actually prefer the shut resistor over the shunt wire method because worse case, if all the 5 pots wipers are at 0 ohms position on the TQS, it can potentially draw too heavily on the 5v source from the Cougar stick. Which begs the question why TM removed the R1 6.7Kohm limiting resistor on the newer TQS PCBs. Only TM engineers know for sure, but I'm guessing they were looking for a way to raise the voltage to all the pots from 3.8 to 5.0 volts (and effectively 12mA more current). Probably to reduces spiking and noise sensitivity. The down side is the worst case scenario I mentioned that is statistically unlikely and probably not permanently damaging. A simple workaround with minimal risk. Which is why you could get away with using the wire shunt instead of the 220 ohm resistor shunt. But again, the resistor shunt is better fire insurance.

I figured Solkol1 would beat me to this with a simple rerouted trace to provide the 4.5-6.0vdc the Hall Sensor needs. He's on top of these things. What I would do differently is instead of cutting the trace on the TM pcb, is to change Miles' pig tail cable from being 3 wire to 2 wire (leaving the power pin unconnected). Then use a jumper wire from 5v (like Solkol1 did) to connect to the 3rd power wire on Miles' pig tail cable. Does the same as Solkol1's idea, just wired differently and doesn't require a pcb trace cut. The other option is to put a mini 3.8 to 5.0 vdc DC-DC step up converter on Miles PCB or piggy back on the TM PCB. They can be easily found for around a buck (plus S&H).

Works perfectly first shot. Just use common sense when positioning the magnetic core to the solid state sensor IC. That is to say, apply symmetry w/r/t threottle throw and sensor to magnet alignment. This mod is simple and effective, cost affordable for most, easy to medium-easy to build, two tools (allen wrench and phillips screw driver, 1/2-1 hour assembly time. Easy paypal billing and fast shipping. Easy and accessible seller and inventor. No permenant modification to the TQS. Replaces tqs original z-axis analog potentiometer prone to spikes and failure with solid state linear sensor with virtually no wear out parts. Compatible with Realsimulator TUSBA-R2. Gets the AV8R seal of approval. I bought two, one to use and a spare.

Miles, I'm in for a Cougar stick and throttle HS upgrade kit. Just contact me at the address I pm'ed you and it's the same for PayPal I use both the FSSB-R1 and FCC3 kits, and TUSBA-R2 but have a stock Cougar waiting for a HS mod like yours. I'm interested in comparing them as well. Excellent concept and execution, respect sir.

MFDs with active cards These cards remind of of those I used with the old MasterPilot controllers I used back in the day before the TM Cougar MFDs came out. Now I use Cougars with LCDs What might be good is to not make cards for my situation with LCDs behind the MFDs, but use the actual PNG graphics file displayed on each MFD.

Heya MOWER, Just left BMS long enough to test out my SU27 AFM and then I noticed I had no axes for toe braking. Dual throttles on the WartHog is perfect, but no toe brake for my Saitek Combat Pro USB rudders. Until they add axes, its probably a key mapping workaround.

Im in the process of converting my Cougar TQS into Hall Effect Devices, to go along with the FCC3 mod for the FSS. So Ive been getting familiar with this process. Basically for under $10 one can get rare earth magnets and A1302 Hall sensor and replace that spiky throttle axis pot in the Cougar one and for all. Would be applicable to this project as well as its inexpensive and durable. The cost and design trade off would be in what A/D converter and matrix encoder solution you choose to employ. Whilst I was at Radio Shack buying parts for another one of my projects (USB F16 ICP), I picked up a Parallax 27911-RT 3-Axis Gyroscope Module to go along with their Arduino Uno REV 3 USB interface module I was playing with. Couldnt help but think about a joystick application instead of HE sensor devices. Probably too expensive, but elegant.

Funny how things go... and soon FalconBMS will have a clickable cockpit Su-27 and then the SMK variant after that.

Make a spitfire loop yoke or Me109 kg13 stick head, and I'm all in What kind of axes sensors are you going to use at how many bits?

Does the matrix encoder handle multiple switch ghosting? If yes, how was that implemented?

Love it! I made something similar for FalconBMS to use on my desktop.