TM F/A-18C grip trigger second stage accuracy

[VC]

I've had this stick for 6 months now and it's great, but I started noticing something about the trigger second stage. It's not causing me issues in DCS yet but it's bugging me slightly.

 

When I pull the trigger past the detent for the second stage, it registers the second stage action. However, it is possible if I hold it really gently to release the second stage without going back past the detent. There seems to be a small gap, or wiggle room, where the physical trigger is past the detent into second stage but the sensor isn't active. I can tell also because there's another small click, seemingly for the sensor itself, that I can push on/off by gently varying the trigger pressure, again all while staying well past the second stage detent.

 

Is this normal? Is this something others have experienced? Should I be worried that this will get worse over time?

[Brun]

Never noticed it but mine's the same. Don't think it's anything to be concerned about.

[VC]

Never noticed it but mine's the same. Don't think it's anything to be concerned about.

 

Thanks, that makes me feel better!

 

I got worried partly because I noticed it at the same time I started getting a sound glitch in IL2 that made it feel like my cannons weren't firing, so I thought the trigger sensor was glitching. But in DCS I get continuous uninterrupted fire so it's fine.

 

I was also suspicious because my previous stick, a T16k, eventually became unusuable due to a trigger sensor glitch. But in fairness that was after like 4 years of use.

[VFA41_Hedgehog]

Mine's the same, but I don't have the 2nd stage mapped to anything, so I never noticed.