Sprool Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 I just took delivery of my NXT standard today and find it really really stiff on the damping, looks a lot stiffer (no sniggering at the back please) than any of the youtube video reviews I watched. It makes fast movement of the stick almost impossible. Is it supposed to be this stiff and does it ease up a bit after use? I'm pretty sure its the damping and not the default springs it came with, just wondering if I can lower the damping a bit on this model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 I would take back the stronger stiffness of the damping, I remember when the NXT was new. MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprool Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 @petsildNot sure I understand you, do you mean you prefer damping much stronger, when it was new? Which then means the damping gets weaker with use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petsild Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 In my piece, each axis has lost some stiffness. Exactly the Y axis from 50-100% has more stiffness than the rest of the track, the X axis behaves the same, but it is no tragedy. MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4, Kingston 3600 MHz 64 Gb, i5 12600K, Gigabyte RTX 4090, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus,VKB NXT Premium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprool Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) I read a lot of posts on reddit nad youtube about the new nxt's and a few like me who felt it was over-damped. Others said it got easier/smoother after a few weeks, others replaced the grease with nyegel 767a which is lower viscosity. I have now regreased with 767 though the original is really hard to remove, but the reduction in damping is for me a good improvement, the stick never springs back to centre, its still nicely damped, just a lot easier to push around. Will also try the weaker springs shortly when the postman gets here. Edited April 4, 2022 by Sprool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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