tommytank Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 So I excitedly unpacked a 2nd hand Warthog last night, but although the PC recognises it's there; it doesn't detect any inputs/movement. Throttle seems to work fine; but not the stick. Any drivers I need to install, or otherwise? Also, the stick has about a 20deg twist - is this normal? Thanks
Iku_CC Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Because stick is twisting it's feels that you haven't installed stick like it's need to be. Yellow arrow at stick and text on big plate should point at you. Check is stick attached to bottom of that oval counterpart and have you tighten gray "tensioner"...there should not be any twisting (well small one but not 20deg). [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] HP Z420 | Xeon E5-1650 @3.20GHz/3.70Ghz | 16Gb DDR3-1333 | ZOTAC GTX 980 Ti AMP! | Micron RealSSD C400 256Gb | Sound Blaster Z | TrackIR4 | Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog| CH Pro pedals | Win 10 Pro 64-bit
s1man Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 I dont know whats normal but mine certainly hasnt got any twist atall in the throttle [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
tommytank Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 Because stick is twisting it's feels that you haven't installed stick like it's need to be. Yellow arrow at stick and text on big plate should point at you. Thanks for the replies; no the grip is properly fitted, it's the gimbal that is twisting in the base.
NeilWillis Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 If that is happening, then something is definitely broken. Send it back, and get your money returned.
Iku_CC Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 yep...something is wrong...you said it was second hand..did you mean it is used stick..if so I hope you have deal to return it as NeilWillis said...or if you got it so cheap that you want to fix it by your self (if it can fixed). New Warthog stick can be purchased separately...so that could be other way.. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] HP Z420 | Xeon E5-1650 @3.20GHz/3.70Ghz | 16Gb DDR3-1333 | ZOTAC GTX 980 Ti AMP! | Micron RealSSD C400 256Gb | Sound Blaster Z | TrackIR4 | Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog| CH Pro pedals | Win 10 Pro 64-bit
tommytank Posted November 7, 2014 Author Posted November 7, 2014 It was cheap, but not that cheap! I'm waiting for the seller to respond........
Iku_CC Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Ok..hope you will get settled this... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] HP Z420 | Xeon E5-1650 @3.20GHz/3.70Ghz | 16Gb DDR3-1333 | ZOTAC GTX 980 Ti AMP! | Micron RealSSD C400 256Gb | Sound Blaster Z | TrackIR4 | Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog| CH Pro pedals | Win 10 Pro 64-bit
Archer7 Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 2 degrees of twist could be considered normal... not 20. Only the black joystick is supposed to wiggle slightly, not the wheel below it or anything below the wheel.
cichlidfan Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 :( Absolutely broken. I sincerely hope you can recover your money. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TAW_Blaze Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 Dear god that looks awful! Mine has like a 1 dg twist but that's no problem for me at all.
MTFDarkEagle Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 WOW!! Return it. Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Cyb0rg Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 :( . [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Asteroids ____________________________________________ Update this :D
dooom Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 ouch! did you open it up? I can't imagine there is anything to be lost at this point .... i'd crack it open to see if you can identify why it is twisting like that. Mine maybe twists a degree.... how the hell do people do that to sticks?????? i have this image in my mind of the same kind of guy who leans waaaay over when he needs to turn on a console game.... we all remember those guys.... :) ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL
cichlidfan Posted November 7, 2014 Posted November 7, 2014 the same kind of guy who leans waaaay over when he needs to turn on a console game.... we all remember those guys.... :) I don't lean on my Warthog but give me a 360 controller and look out!! :D I have no idea why. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
tommytank Posted November 8, 2014 Author Posted November 8, 2014 So following tjhowse's guide here, I dived in, and found that the inner ball has broken up, and the magnet had come away from stick base and was stuck to the hall sensor. I guess it's the inner ball that prevents twist.
Paradox Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 That's awful, maybe you could contact thrustmaster and ask for a new gimbal assembly?
Eight Ball Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Wow, scary vid :hmm: I can't believe someone sold you a stick like that. What an A*hole... Find The Links To All My Mods And Liveries Here (in the gallery)
leafer Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 If it was shipped to you then perhaps you can claim it with the shipping company? ED have been taking my money since 1995. :P
Eight Ball Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 Worth a try but we all know this isn't caused by rough shipping conditions :music_whistling: Find The Links To All My Mods And Liveries Here (in the gallery)
cichlidfan Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 That's awful, maybe you could contact thrustmaster and ask for a new gimbal assembly? Unfortunately, that may be a dead end as, according to another member with a broken internal part, TM no longer has replacements available for some, or all, of those parts. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
EAKMotorsports Posted November 9, 2014 Posted November 9, 2014 ouch...some stupid user think the warhog have twist rudders...lol...looser...anyway good lucky to repair it. Intel® Core™ i5-2500k CPU@4.20GHz 64 bit operation System Windows 10+ Pro NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - Memory: 16.0 GB - 500gb ssd samsung - Samsung 27"SyncMaster TA550 monitors [SIZE=1][B]- [/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]TM Hotas Warthog[/SIZE][/FONT] Trackir4 - TM Rudder Pedals.
tommytank Posted November 9, 2014 Author Posted November 9, 2014 ouch...some stupid user think the warhog have twist rudders...lol...looser...anyway good lucky to repair it.Maybe, but the design for fixing the grip onto the base relies on the same twisting force to secure it. If you're holding the base rather than the grip, it may have the same effect.
EAKMotorsports Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 My TM Warthog is 2 year old and I always take of the grip and still so far so good. But I think the TM made wrong choice to do metal construction with plastic gimbal. Intel® Core™ i5-2500k CPU@4.20GHz 64 bit operation System Windows 10+ Pro NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 - Memory: 16.0 GB - 500gb ssd samsung - Samsung 27"SyncMaster TA550 monitors [SIZE=1][B]- [/B][/SIZE][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]TM Hotas Warthog[/SIZE][/FONT] Trackir4 - TM Rudder Pedals.
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