General FFB Base talks (Was: What are FFB sticks available? (Was FFB or MFSSB?))

[Hiob]

10 minutes ago, Dogmanbird said:

i bought entire hoverboards. most are off facebook market place. Some were free, some $40 or $50 aud. I still have about 10 motors to use 

What are the performance figures of these motors? Roughly?

...and please, don't store the batteries of those things indoors. They are a bad fire hazard..... 

[Dogmanbird]

fire hazard - yeah i know. you should see the difference between the old ones from 2016 -2018 era v late ones. There were no warning stickers on the early ones, by 2019 the bottom of the board was completely covered in various warning stickers

@propeler i'm fairly sure would be able to give you figures on motor specific performance

I'd say there's a whole bunch of us hoping Propeler can get an H shifter mode working successfully. The direct drive one would be a great simple/budget option for that

Edited April 14 by Dogmanbird

[propeler]

47 minutes ago, Dogmanbird said:

i'm fairly sure would be able to give you figures on motor specific performance

From my test on 17V 15A PSU. Max force before PSU goes to the power protection

[Dogmanbird]

I haven't tried it yet but  i see there is a new ffbeast firmware for flight controllers.

[Winger]

only saw this thread now:)
In case it hasnt been mentioned...
There is also my VPForce MONSTER Rhino DIY Kitbase wich utilizes the biggest available VPForce 86BLF04 motors.
In the end youll have basically a Rhino with 100% compatibiility to the Rhino ecosystem, just with more power and less overheat likeliness.
In fact in tests after 10 Minutes constant turning in a F14 there was no power loss to be felt.
Certainly not as powerful as the FFBeast but i would say its somewhere inbetween the original Rhino and the Beast.

Currently 2 Kitbases are on stock and on sale.

 

Edited September 2 by Winger

[Nightdare]

For those with a Rhino FFB and Helicopters:

Do you guys use the DCS Force Trim or the VP Hardware Force Trim? 

[Blackrat_UK]

On 9/3/2025 at 5:42 PM, Nightdare said:

For those with a Rhino FFB and Helicopters:

Do you guys use the DCS Force Trim or the VP Hardware Force Trim? 

DCS Force trim

[Hiob]

On 9/3/2025 at 6:42 PM, Nightdare said:

For those with a Rhino FFB and Helicopters:

Do you guys use the DCS Force Trim or the VP Hardware Force Trim? 

The latter. It has the advantage of working consistently the same over all helicopter modules. (Including Mods). I haven't noticed any downsides yet.

[erniedaoage]

I have a ffbeast but also use the beast hardware trim, since i can change how it feels when i push the trim button. In DCS i loose too much force and it's harder for me to control the stick and the trim.