Two-Six Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Hi, I have a TM Cougar here, its getting on a bit now. It all works but stick is quite glitchy now. The detected L/R/U/D outputs from the stick jump around when I touch it or move it a bit and its hard to centre properly. I think is due to the gimbals and potentiometers getting worn. I have read in the past that these sticks can be repaired/modified but that was a long time ago and I can't remember much about about what people did to them now. Is there anything that I can do these days to fix-up my Cougar and make it all accurate and tight again? Another question. I want to make the Antenna wheel do camera zoom in DCS world 2.0 with the A10 but so far I can't make it work. I had it zooming as I wanted it to with the old DSC world. I think I just went to the controls config page and AXIS config, then went to camera zoom and set axis then moved the wheel and it got detected but this doesn't work in DCS 2.0 How do I get around this? That's all for now.
Brisse Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 The pots are easy to fix. I take them out and clean them once every year or so and they always end up working perfectly afterwards. Good as new. The gimbals are another problem, and much harder to fix. I have huge center play in my old Cougar due to worn gimbals but I have decided to just live with it for the time being.
Two-Six Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Hummmm cleaning the pots y'say....Remind me about how you do that again if you could be so kind.
Sokol1_br Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) If you have some DIY skill, can use Bayer Gimbal - CAM based - seems that cost around 100$ (5500 Rubles). http://avia-sim.ru/forum/files/_3_1_321.jpg 3mm steel laser cut, powder paint, ball bearings. He have contactless sensor too. Edited December 17, 2015 by Sokol1_br
Lange_666 Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 I want to make the Antenna wheel do camera zoom in DCS world 2.0 with the A10 but so far I can't make it work. I had it zooming as I wanted it to with the old DSC world. I think I just went to the controls config page and AXIS config, then went to camera zoom and set axis then moved the wheel and it got detected but this doesn't work in DCS 2.0 Instead of setting it to Camera Zoom View, set it to the Zoom View (on the bottom of the axis page). Win11 Pro 64-bit, Ryzen 5800X3D, Corsair H115i, Gigabyte X570S UD, EVGA 3080Ti XC3 Ultra 12GB, 64 GB DDR4 G.Skill 3600. Monitors: LG 27GL850-B27 2560x1440 + Samsung SyncMaster 2443 1920x1200, HOTAS: Warthog with Virpil WarBRD base, MFG Crosswind pedals, TrackIR4, Rift-S, Elgato Streamdeck XL. Personal Wish List: A6 Intruder, Vietnam theater, decent ATC module, better VR performance!
Yurgon Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Hummmm cleaning the pots y'say....Remind me about how you do that again if you could be so kind. I used to follow this guide: http://cougar.flyfoxy.com/faqhardware.php#Topic3.1 Took me roughly 45 minutes the first time I did it, and it worked like a charm! :thumbup:
Two-Six Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 Lange, you sure about that? I don't have Zoom View at the bottom of the Axis page. Sokol1, wow that's a nice bit of kit. Got any more info on where to get one from and how to install it? Yurgon, I remember I did try to do this to the throttle pot as it got blown by the issues the throttle has if you have it plugged in and then do a hard reset holding in the trigger as you plug in the main stick to a USB plug..or something like that. I seem to remember that I trashed the pot when I took it apart or couldn't get it back together again or something...But I will have a little look at them again. Thanks all so far.
Sokol1_br Posted December 17, 2015 Posted December 17, 2015 Talk with Baur: http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3774820/2
Lange_666 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Lange, you sure about that? I don't have Zoom View at the bottom of the Axis page. Yep i'm sure. I have the RNG rotary there (which turns up as SLIDER1) instead of the ANT ELEV rotary. Counts for both the A-10A and A-10C. This is for (Cockpit) Zoom View only. For some reason which i haven't figured out yet, i can't assign any Cougar axis to Camera Horizontal, Vertical and Zoom View. Absolute Camera Views are no problem. As for the pots... look for a mod which includes Hall effect sensors (might not come cheap) and never look back. Edited December 18, 2015 by Lange_666 Win11 Pro 64-bit, Ryzen 5800X3D, Corsair H115i, Gigabyte X570S UD, EVGA 3080Ti XC3 Ultra 12GB, 64 GB DDR4 G.Skill 3600. Monitors: LG 27GL850-B27 2560x1440 + Samsung SyncMaster 2443 1920x1200, HOTAS: Warthog with Virpil WarBRD base, MFG Crosswind pedals, TrackIR4, Rift-S, Elgato Streamdeck XL. Personal Wish List: A6 Intruder, Vietnam theater, decent ATC module, better VR performance!
Two-Six Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) Ahhhh sweet, I had my controls set to general not A10C. It seems to have detected it now! One more thing, how do you do that look at a whole panel view? Like when you hold Keypad 0 and press the number keys? I got it to stick last night so I didn't need to hold the 0 key down. I can't seem to do that now and need to hold the kpd 0 key in.. Thanks! Edited December 18, 2015 by Two-Six
FeistyLemur Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Well, you probably want to stick to the bars and look for the 40 somethings that still look... oh. Never mind, misunderstanding.
Two-Six Posted December 21, 2015 Author Posted December 21, 2015 I have now taken the pots out and cleaned them, it was really worth the effort, they are super duper now :-) I also put some tape on the throttle spindle which helped with the looseness of the throttle. The stick is still a bit wobbly but its not too bad, I can live with it.
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