CH Fighterstick X-axis sluggishness

[cthulhu68]

My stick seems to be degrading in performance. Basically the middle 50% of travel moves like it's in sand Had an issue with CH throttle a while back and culprit was 3 loose wires. Does Stick have same issue or some other fix?

+Anything I need to know before cracking one open?

Edited June 13, 2017 by cthulhu68

[Johnny Dioxin]

Strip & clean? Whilst at it check the springs? I took mine to bits and checked it - not difficult and I sent mine back, so not warranty-breaking, either (despite what a certain YouTuber claims).

[cthulhu68]

Strip & clean? Whilst at it check the springs? ).

That was other thing I noticed. L, R, and back have same amount of tension but forward has noticeably less tension. Thx for response

[Sokol1_br]

The X, Y axis potentiometer wires in stick is like in throttle, not soldered but plugged, can be with bad contact.

 

Anyway potentiometer has finite useful life span... maybe is time to replace.

 

BTW - The Y (and X) axis use only one spring, so the tension is the same moving back or forward (the gimbal is "pincer").

[Oscar Juliet]

CH sent me free replacements of potentiometers for my stick and pedal. I'm not even in warranty.

[VampireNZ]

That was other thing I noticed. L, R, and back have same amount of tension but forward has noticeably less tension. Thx for response

 

I chucked a few rubber bands around the spring mount arms on mine to increase the tension a bit, works well.

[cthulhu68]

Looked OK inside but I might open up again and take closer look at contacts. Thx again for advice.

[Sokol1_br]

Can try clear the connectors for pot' wires with contact cleaner and after press then with pliers - to remove eventual bad contact (that cause spikes in pot response).

And spray contact cleaner inside pot's case too (by wires hole).

Edited June 14, 2017 by Sokol1_br