Davee Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Hi Guys, All the buttons on my WH Throttle work except the two throttle sliders and the slider on the right side. It looks like a board issue to me as all three only show activity when going through the full forward notches and then it is a sudden jump. Stumped. Any ideas helpful. Thanks.
SinusoidDelta Posted January 22, 2018 Posted January 22, 2018 Hi Guys, All the buttons on my WH Throttle work except the two throttle sliders and the slider on the right side. It looks like a board issue to me as all three only show activity when going through the full forward notches and then it is a sudden jump. Stumped. Any ideas helpful. Thanks. Aside from contacting TM support, you could remove the base plate and look for any obvious signs of wire damage from pinching or excessive strain. Did all 3 axes fail at the same time?
Davee Posted January 22, 2018 Author Posted January 22, 2018 Aside from contacting TM support, you could remove the base plate and look for any obvious signs of wire damage from pinching or excessive strain. Did all 3 axes fail at the same time? Yes, all three at the same time. All analogue. I have had it open and checked for wire damage and it all looks clean. So I suspect the board. I may as well contact TM support but I've never had real faith in them. I'll also check out any user forums in case someone has come across this. Thanks for the feedback.
SinusoidDelta Posted January 23, 2018 Posted January 23, 2018 Yes, all three at the same time. All analogue. I have had it open and checked for wire damage and it all looks clean. So I suspect the board. I may as well contact TM support but I've never had real faith in them. I'll also check out any user forums in case someone has come across this. Thanks for the feedback. What seems odd to me is the throttle sensors are Hall effect 5-Wire I2C (digital) while the friction slider is a traditional analog potentiometer. IIRC the 5-Wire ribbons are connected to a different board than the friction slider. I’m not sure if re-flashing the firmware is a good or bad idea. You can also look for any signs of failure on the board (such as burn marks).
Davee Posted January 25, 2018 Author Posted January 25, 2018 What seems odd to me is the throttle sensors are Hall effect 5-Wire I2C (digital) while the friction slider is a traditional analog potentiometer. IIRC the 5-Wire ribbons are connected to a different board than the friction slider. I’m not sure if re-flashing the firmware is a good or bad idea. You can also look for any signs of failure on the board (such as burn marks). All are connected to the same board. No signs of burns - all wires and connections are undamaged. I have re-flashed the firmware with no resultant change. It is strange indeed. But - I find TM products susceptible to static discharge and have had a few happen recently.
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