Modded Thrustmaster WH

[SrSosio]

Hi. 

I have a TM WH and a WW Orion, and to be able to switch them easily, I modified both the base of the stick and the throttle to have a USB type B female in the front in the fashion of the WW ones. It worked perfectly fine since it's a very easy and straightforward mod. 

However, recently I changed my gaming setup and wanted to replace the type b females for type c. The throttle works perfectly fine, but I don't know if I accidentally bridged something in the stick, but now it's not recognized in windows. I would like to ask if anyone knows or is willing to test something for me before I try to troubleshoot the control board:

- is the base recognized by windows if the stick is not attached (that should be easy to test by anyone who owns one). I assume it is, but I want to make sure I can test it without the stick. 

- a bit more complex one: is the control board recognized if I completely remove it from the base, just leaving the usb and the board connected? I need to check if there are shorted caps or burnt components, and if I replace any of them, it'll be easier if I can test it without having to put it all back together. 

Thank you

Edited July 8, 2024 by SrSosio

[SrSosio]

Can anyone at least confirm if the base should be detected without stick? I think it should, but a confirmation would be appreciated. 

[Hempstead]

 

The answer is no, without a stick connected properly, the base's firmware will refuse to function. You will hear the regular ding of Windows when an USB device is plugged in, but you will not see it showing up in the Windows Devices page. If I have to guess, most likely the USB HID device descriptor request is deliberately refused by the base firmware.

[SrSosio]

16 hours ago, Hempstead said:

 

The answer is no, without a stick connected properly, the base's firmware will refuse to function. You will hear the regular ding of Windows when an USB device is plugged in, but you will not see it showing up in the Windows Devices page. If I have to guess, most likely the USB HID device descriptor request is deliberately refused by the base firmware.

Thank you Hempstead. I actually just noticed this in my device manager under HID devices:

So I think the base is actually ok. It may be the stick what's wrong, since I had a Winwing adaptor and when I reinstalled the original TM cable, I might have pinched or not properly plugged it. I'll re-check it and let you know.

[Hempstead]

That's precisely what you get when you don't attach the stick. So, looks like your gender re-assignment surgery is a success.

 

 

[SrSosio]

Finally found the problem. At some point I might have tried to place the stick backwards or something, but the female connector in the base was recessed and therefore not plugging in when I screwed the stick in the base. I've tested it and it works.