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Don't worry about SST for now... just get windows to see it working first.... start>control panel>game controllers> then click on x-52 if you see it and see what is and isn't responding....

Thanks for sharing!! Great pit!

I agree Cali. I think if a manufacturer would just offer something like Jinja made, people would be happy to buy it. Of course they could make it behave as one monitor, with just one connector, sort of a factory TH2Go option. Thanks again Jinja! I hope to add pics of my own setup some day. First I need to buy 3 matching monitors... :)

Very nice! Thanks for pics! What kind of moniors did you use? And did you pick them for a reason?

Jinja, could you please post more pics? I'd like to see how the monitors are supported in the frame. Pics or video of gameplay would also be great! :)

Very nice! So running A-10C the way you are does it still have o be in windowed mode? Also, is there anything else under the pit besdies the subwoofer? I never though about raising mine but that looks pretty cool!

Great pit!! I love it!! How do you have DCS programmed to show the MFCDs on the main screen? Is it still running in full screen mode? I want to try to avoid windowed mode so I don't take the frame rate hit myself... And more pics would be appreciated! The pedal setup looks very nice, close-ups would be great! One more thing: Where did you get the seat?

I Would like to add a few extra hats and buttons to my X-52 trottle grip. :) ( one of these days I'll just buy a TM WH and get it over with)

I was talking about an extension that attaches to the grip, so it can be set on the ground for simpits and be center mounted.

Thanks! I'm busy now but I'll post more later when I have time.

3 years on the regular x-52 and the only problem is that the up, up-left, and up-right positions on the throttle stopped working. I haven't taken the time to open it up and try to repair though....

Sorry guys I didn't mean to misrepresent that project as my own! I don't know who he is but that is the best example I've seen so far of customizing bezels. I would like to replicate his work one day though :)

Great topic! One thing I thought of for the list above: The ability to easily add an extension.

Please keep us updated on what you end up with as far as framerate. Also, how are you displaying the three main screens? TH2Go?

Thanks for the info! What is your framerate average? monitor.lua would really help!

Now you are just showing off!!!!!! That setup definitely looks like the way to go.... I guess I'll be looking for a 23" touchscreen and new video card etc. now...... :)

Nice setup! Could you please elaborate on your monitor setup and config? Possibly post or PM the .lua's also?

Exactly what I was talking about!!! Thanks!!!!!!!

Regarding DCS A-10C: I want to run monitors for my main screen, but also have a fourth monitor running HELIOS. On the fourth monitor, I want the MFD images to be displayed as well. Anyone know how I could make this happen?

We still gonna meet up this spring? I'll be bringing my simpit this time :)

Anyone able to get 3 main view screens working with a 4th HELIOS screen WITH MFDs displayed on the 4th monitor?

Here are some pics: http://www.mikevanelst.com/monitorproject/

Awesome!!! Do you have a video showing it all in action?? I think I may go this route when A-10C is fully released.

Update 1/5/11: I recently added two more dampers to the joystick. I totally changed the way everything is mounted also. To connect the dampers to the shaft, I used a rubber o-ring that the dampers fit perfectly on. I then cut the o-ring to the right diameter and used wire to hold it tight around the shaft. To connect the dampers to the outer "ring", I used heat-shrink over the existing holes, then made a small hole and inserted a "j-hook" through the new hole in the heat shrink plastic. The j-hook then screws into the wooden "ring". I also soldered all of the wires inside the joystick handle to a 34 pin IDE ribbon cable. This cable comes out of the bottom of the handle then connects to the base of the joystick via a connector I mounted on a project board. I soldered the existing 20-pin connector to the board. I removed the twist pot and the throttle pot and they will be mounted remotely via a cat 5 cable coming off of a pigtail on the IDE connector. With all that, I am able to remove the handle and simply unplug it. It also gives my the opportunity to totally change handles if needed in the future.