_Hoss Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Got the dampers and cams today. Installed both, hated the cams, went back to jet cams, love the dampers. I'm in the process of finding a good spring tension to damper ratio that's good for my stick set up, I've got 200 mm extension on mine... It's a much more precise feeling now... totally changes your curves and deadzones... 1 Sempre Fortis
Bob1943 Posted July 24 Posted July 24 (edited) Received the new dampers and cams yesterday. Installed the dampers with the FBW cams. My original Warthog stick is mounted directly to the AVA base, i.e., I do not use a stick extension. Been flying the F-16 now for 2 days with the new hardware. I have not been able to notice any discernable difference in the feel between the JET cams (that I was using previously) and the new FBW cams. I am sure there must be some difference in the feel with the different cams, but it did not jump out at me. The new dampers do give the stick a smoother, more fluid feel, which I do like. I tightened down the damper screws pretty good in order to get a good damper feel. I use the heavy springs with tension cranked to about 90% - same as I was using with the old stock dampers. Still playing around with the curves and dead zones (in DCS) to find the sweet spot for refueling the F-16. Have not quite got there yet. An FYI for anyone that might order this new hardware. The new screws in the packages that I received had a lot of blue locktite on them, to the extent that I could not even get close to fully tightening down the new hardware without fear of stripping the drive section (slot) on top of each screw. I had to soak the screws in alcohol and use a wire brush to remove most of the locktite so that the screws were useable. Conclusion: I would certainly recommend the dampers. However, I am not feeling any difference in the new FBW cams. Maybe if I kept swapping out the cams every 30-minutes, I might detect some difference, but that is more effort than I am willing to spend my time on to detect any marginal difference in the stick feel. Would like to hear from anyone else on their impression of the FBW cams. Edited July 24 by Bob1943
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