HOTAS Slew gone AWOL

[GazAce]

Hey good Pilots and a very Merry and safe Christmas to you all

Hey I just noticed my curser in my TAD went bananas, like I've never seen this before. I had to remap my pause for my TIR and that was all ok (Tab key) but now my HOTAS Slew Horiz/Vert curser in TAD now runs away like crazy towards the top and edge of the screen and only when I hit , . / or ; it stops and is able to be slewed by those keys but soon as I touch that little button to centre view whilst TAD is SOI, the curser goes crazy again. Not sure what I've done and it's kinda freakin me out, anyone had this dilemma before? Cheers G

 

 

Oh yea and it happens in 1.5 and 2.1 so I guess it's settings or hardware related perhaps?

Edited December 26, 2017 by GazAce
Afterthought

[mr_mojo97]

Common unfortunately. If it’s in warranty send it back otherwise a call to TM will either cost you a new switch (£15) and new throttle pcb (£35)or a new throttle main mobo (£100). Or for you to send it back to their repair centre will cost you (a stack load of cash to post plus their service charge plus the parts required)

Those were the prices quoted to me when my slew bricked. Of which I went through all three -the motherboard was faulty in the end. Really not worth it. The slew recently went again but this time I opted to flog the whole throttle on eBay for £100 then buy a second hand fully working one on eBay for £100!!

[GazAce]

Common unfortunately. If it’s in warranty send it back otherwise a call to TM will either cost you a new switch (£15) and new throttle pcb (£35)or a new throttle main mobo (£100). Or for you to send it back to their repair centre will cost you (a stack load of cash to post plus their service charge plus the parts required)

Those were the prices quoted to me when my slew bricked. Of which I went through all three -the motherboard was faulty in the end. Really not worth it. The slew recently went again but this time I opted to flog the whole throttle on eBay for £100 then buy a second hand fully working one on eBay for £100!!

 

 

 

Thanks mj, appreciate that. Kinda not the answer I enjoyed but hey what can you do huh? I've only had my TM WH T and S for about 9 or 10 mths and I really enjoy it, luv it actually and phew still under warranty. Also now I noticed tonight the left throttle button is playing up which is why I had to remapped my TIR pause. And aft 3 mths the hat top switch stopped making contact in one of the views. The guy in the shop totally replaced the whole Stick incl the base which was nice of him cause they only sell as a two piece boxed set. I asked him why and he said TM don't replace they just refund him. Oh well I'm lucky the shop is only around the corner from me but it makes me a little worried now of what's to come.. after warranty expires, yikes!

[GazAce]

Eureka found my curser again!

 

Hey I was just tinkering around with Win calibrate and it worked! Happy days, I'm dancing! curser stays put. Fingers crossed it stays that way. Sorry I should've tried that before I posted heh

[mr_mojo97]

Sorted. Nice one mate. I should have mentioned Windows cal myself actually before putting a downer on it with steep prices. Lol

Rubbish about your stick though, never had a problem with mine thankfully.

[GazAce]

Yea was a relief and thankyou again amigo. She's still goin back tho, I need that little red left thrott button workin, that was in the perfect pos for a pinky TIR pause, atm I'm trying right fuel flow switch as a stand in as I can kinda flick it ok when throttle is full. I tried the pinky switch but that buggered up my taxi lights. Wonder what everyone else uses? I like having left hand on the throttle when I engage it, only had my TIR for a month or so and now I couldn't fly without it, I think it's pretty awesome.

[GazAce]

I'm cheering again!

 

Sorted. Nice one mate. I should have mentioned Windows cal myself actually before putting a downer on it with steep prices. Lol

Rubbish about your stick though, never had a problem with mine thankfully.

 

 

 

Hey you wont believe this one but this morning the guy in the shop totally replaced the whole Throttle unit for me and that's the second time they've split up a box set, Stick being back in June. Anyway I'm very happy and he checked all the buttons and switches for me and everything is working A OK. It concerns me because this is the second fault with both units since was bought in Feb. I'll fire off an email to Thrustmaster and ask if they provide any extension paid warranties, see what they say.

Hope no more button or switch problems but all good now though.