EasyPC Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Hi, Can someone please help me? I recently bought a S/H Thrustmaster Hotas Warthog but due to poor packing and rough handling in transit the pinky switch has broken. Is the switch a generic type which can be readily acquired here in the UK or is it specific to the device, if it is a common type what type would that be? on-off-on for example? It does say on the switch '3a 250v 6a 125v', but obviously those currents are not going through it. I've tried emailing Thrustmaster several times but all I get from them is 'an agent will get in touch shortly', useless. Many thanks in advance for any help. Peter
Ragtop Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 It's just an on-off-on micro switch. You can get one from Maplin for about £2. Nothing special about them, as long as the dimensions match up it'll work. 476th vFG Alumni
ED Team BIGNEWY Posted May 19, 2015 ED Team Posted May 19, 2015 take a look here for some ideas, I have started using off the shelf micro switches to replace faulty ones now. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=137291 Thrustmaster can be a little slow on replying, and when they do it is expensive for a little switch replacement. Thrustmaster want 29.6 Euro for 1 X Hotas Warthog joystick S4 button (5090144).(shipping fees included) Forum rules - DCS Crashing? Try this first - Cleanup and Repair - Discord BIGNEWY#8703 - Youtube - Patch Status Windows 11, NVIDIA MSI RTX 3090, Intel® i9-10900K 3.70GHz, 5.30GHz Turbo, Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro, 64GB DDR @3200, ASUS ROG Strix Z490-F Gaming, PIMAX Crystal
Ragtop Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 Surprised they even told you! When I asked them for details of the main toggle switches on the Throttle they wouldn't "reveal who their suppliers were"! 476th vFG Alumni
EasyPC Posted May 20, 2015 Author Posted May 20, 2015 Many thanks for your replies, most helpful. Interestingly I received an email from TM this morning quoting 27.2 Euros (inc p&p) for a replacement.
GurbY Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Many thanks for your replies, most helpful. Interestingly I received an email from TM this morning quoting 27.2 Euros (inc p&p) for a replacement. So did I. I ordered it..
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