CH Fighterstick wobble at centre

[Mayo2017]

So I've got a CH fighterstick that has a good wobble at the centre position (4-5mm diameter circle at top of stick), in which the axes also register no motion in software.

 

Tried rubberbanding the axes to try and eliminate any slop due to the sprung levers being loose or something, to no avail. Just makes it feel even jerkier.

 

When wobbling around, the stick is not engaging the springs at all, so it's a sudden, jerky action when the springs finally engage, and fine control (AAR, P-51 gunnery) is more than a bit of a pain in the ass.

 

To put it in perspective, my 7+ year old, broken down X52 felt better at centre, because at least it didn't read absolutely nothing when moving near centre.

 

Anyone else run into this, or even better, have a fix? I tried asking on CH Hangar, which may as well have been not asking at all.

[Bushmanni]

I have had similar issue with brand new stick in pitch axis where the loose movement appeared when you reversed movement direction of the stick. Turned out the potentiometer axis was loose in its hole. I fixed it with applying tin foil tape (doesn't compress with time) on the flat spot on the axis until it fit tightly.

 

The gimbal is put together by sliding parts in their place and then securing them in place by the bottom plate. It's possible that some parts of the gimbal might slide down slightly and become loose. If the gimbal is out of place the moving external parts of the gimbal are not level with the edge of the base. You just need to open the stick and push everything in place again. Unfortunately you can't glue these parts in place as you wouldn't be able to disassemble the stick anymore to change pots after that.

 

Other thing with CH sticks is that as you use them the plastic wears down and makes the gimbal loose. I have maybe 2mm of loose movement in my about 5 year old stick. I suppose only way to fix that would be to somehow fill in the material that has worn away. Maybe the tin foil tape could do the trick if can be made to stick securely.

[Sokol1_br]

Other thing with CH sticks is that as you use them the plastic wears down and makes the gimbal loose.

 

But dont wear worst like Cougar (cheap) METAL gimbal: :D

 

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CH Combatstick pole wear after ~10 years use in Warbirds and IL-2 dogfights - the flat side in pole are wear:

 

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Fixed with acrylic sheets (can use other hard material, like fiber glass, carbon fiber, brass...) guled with CA - this was done as temporary fix, but as is lasting... :thumbup:

 

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This stick now use this HALL "pot":

 

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And 17 years after its manufacture still done dogfights in CloD, BoS and DCS Warbirds. :joystick:

 

In CH Fighterstick the central pin difficult will wear because is done in steel:

 

 

Check the sides of the "box" - done in plastic reinforce with Nylon - where the pin slide for wear. And don't use petrol based grease in plastic parts. :D

 

The most probable cause will be a loose potentiometer as the previous poster explained, CH pot' aren't bolted, just plugged/"inlet".

Edited October 23, 2015 by Sokol1_br

[WildBillKelsoe]

I think it could be a pot issue. Contact 531 Ghost here he'll hook you up.