Orion 2 throttle - finger lift sync lock issue

[Scofflaw]

I'm not sure if anyone else has had to deal with this issue.

I just received my Orion 2 throttle, finger lifts, and F15EX grips today.  I noticed when I have the sync lock in place, the two throttles aren't at the same position. It's not a huge amount, but noticeable enough to cause issues with trying to maintain level flight in a few aircraft I've tested.

I checked every fastener, and everything is tight with no play.  I tried running through the calibration, but the issue seems to be more of a misalignment of the two throttles.

I also noticed when I push both sticks to the AB detent, the right stick is a little further ahead than the left.  Again, everything looks straight and kosher, but I think I may need to adjust something.

I'm going to keep working on this, but has anyone had to deal with something similar?

This is what I see when I have both throttles synced with the lock:

Edited September 7, 2023 by Scofflaw

[MustangSally]

Calibrated??

[Scofflaw]

Yeah, ran through the calibration several times.

I did more testing, and I think the issue I'm having is that the right throttle is a tiny bit more forward when they're synced together. Admittedly, I was quite excited when I assembled it all, so I'll take it apart later today to see if I may have missed something, or over/under-tightened a fastener.

[Phantom711]

How much of a difference does it make in the sim? How much RPM are the 2 engines apart really?

Keep in mind, that on dual engine aircraft the throttles are not locked together by any means. (At least not in any aircraft that I know of)

so adjusting each throttle to the desired RPM individually can be considered normal within a certain tolerance. But yours are just a fraction apart from one another, right?

Locking them together is more of a thing if you are using them for a single engine aircraft or spacecraft or whatever…

[Silver_]

Try to adjust the friction of both axles as similar as possible, if you have them adjusted well (one axis is not harder than the other) then the problem is one of electronic calibration rather than software calibration (which I imagine you already have calibrated many times!!).

Winwing in your app, and this is a very personal suggestion, should have a software adjustment to correct these possible offsets between axes.

Edited September 8, 2023 by Silver_

[Scofflaw]

4 hours ago, Silver_ said:

Try to adjust the friction of both axles as similar as possible, if you have them adjusted well (one axis is not harder than the other) then the problem is one of electronic calibration rather than software calibration (which I imagine you already have calibrated many times!!).

Winwing in your app, and this is a very personal suggestion, should have a software adjustment to correct these possible offsets between axes.

 

I think this might be the solution. I noticed yesterday if I had the right throttle a bit looser than the left, it would push into the afterburner detent a tiny bit more than the left.

This problem is not catastrophic or anything, but it can get a bit annoying in some aircraft.  It can cause a very slight but noticeable roll to the left in the hornet at certain throttle settings, and while flying the A320 in MSFS, the autothrust detents don't always line up.  Again, not a big deal, but just a matter of convenience.

I'm curious - do the throttles axes line up perfectly for everyone else while using the sync lock?

[Silver_]

You can touch the friction screws to correct it with an allen wrench.

I don't know what you mean by sync lock.