KewinSawicki Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Bummer. If you aren't used to [de]soldering on PCBs, pick up some junk electronics somewhere to practice on. Or just repair the cable in-line as was suggested earlier. What tools are you planning on using? I'll be using a some of the tips from here like the heat shrink tube. I'll also use a soldering iron/pen and the suction tube for the old solder from the panels. Also I'll practice on my old motherboard before actually doing it for real. Most of the cables are damaged so I'd rather use brand new ribbon. 'Fear the strike'
KewinSawicki Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Hi, I had to do this after some wires got pinched off after i re greased it. i actually found it was easier to re grease the ball, put it together like it would be on the base, wrap the new wire in heat shrink, with the ground wire, thread this through the ball from underneath,(avoids the possibility of it getting pinched again) re solder the pin connector and screw it back in, then attach it to the board.The biggest part was remembering where each wire connected to the pin connector.I did it one at a time. Awesome tips. Thanks! 'Fear the strike'
SkateZilla Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I'm not sure if they will ship to you or not but the are $100 off right now. Here is a link http://www.microcenter.com/product/423243/Hotas_Warthog_Flight_Stick Thanks, yeah I.checked the site earlier, and saw it, so I'll have to bust out the credit.card, :) As for pins, was it the pin or the socket? Yup, Been tryin' to order for the last few days and the last step seems to time out and give me an error... Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs
KewinSawicki Posted March 30, 2015 Author Posted March 30, 2015 So I have done all the things needed to be done and the joystick still doesn't work... so i want to cry now ... 'Fear the strike'
GurbY Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 Will they ship to me?,cuz im still looking for one, but prices seemed to be going up since the holiday. I can check where Conrad ships to, but stick only is about $159 here in NL: https://www.conrad.nl/nl/thrustmaster-hotas-warthog-vliegsimulator-joystick-usb-pc-zwart-1296724.html?WT.mc_id=gshop&gclid=COCFo9ik0sQCFeHLtAodYj8ALw&WT.srch=1
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