Hammer1-1

just FYI, sugar is a poison. sweet, deadly poison.

yeah I call shenanigans with that too. Not saying that they arent doing it, not saying its not realistic...just sayin that if it were me crawling into that cockpit, there would be a lot of bones creaking and my back hurts just watching it. One doesnt just "get" into a plane; one "GETS" into a plane.

its overkill because its just 5 wires and I still have to cable manage the whole thing. Where am I going to hide it? I also have to think of resell value. Its a rare throttle and Id like to keep it as clean as possible. On top of that, I have to worry about pulling on the cable and damaging it further. As much as I like that idea (and I do, just did that with wiring my motorcycle up this weekend), I just dont like having exposed wires out in the open; its just tacky. Ill save it as a last resort, but Im a bit OCD with wire routing.

Im pretty sure a terminal block is a bit much for just five 22awg wires. Ive thought about using crimp connectors and that would be just a bigger mess than its worth doing. It would work, yes....but thats like sticking a band aid on a bullet wound. Id rather just replace the connector or the entire wire and keep it clean. I got enough wires to worry about where cable management is already a nightmare. I got a new connector arriving, just need to find a tool to set the wires.

humidity isnt modeled in DCS afaik. it "should" be though, and no idea why it hasnt been yet. it effects everything and anything aircraft related.

bold of you to assume I can solder....I would have done that already if I was actually any good at it.

is there a way I can salvage the bar I have? I just ordered a couple, not sure what tool I need to put the pins in though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGO47fDXRc just gonna...post this here.

heres that.

I just dont know what kind of connector this is. I took it to an electronics repair place and they couldnt source a cable for me. I dont think this one is going to be hard to find, but Ive no idea about this stuff. This is why Im asking, I dont know what kind of cable I need. I just know its a 4 pin USB 2.0 cable with a 5th wire thats shielding.

heres a picture of the motherboard attach bar.

because Im hoping someone can source me a 5 pin USB-A cable that doesnt have to come all they way from lithuania and I can fix this week. I did email them today and they're happy to ship me one...but USPS hasnt been too friendly with my packages that have come or gone out of country this past year either coming home damaged or not at all. Id like to keep customs out of it if possible. Also should point out that this isnt the round connector; its a clip on 5 pin bar that you pin onto the motherboard rather than into the base of the control. Its an older throttle, something Virpil quit making about 5 years ago.

I have a MongoosT-50CM throttle that needs a replacement USB cable. Apparently its proprietary or something and a local repair shop nearby cant even splice repair my current one. Any help locating a replacement would be appreciated...

if it was up, I would have been flying it for months by now...even if it was released yesterday.

Its not even a debate; trying to impress people by being a dick seems to be the norm around this place.