calibrate extreme 3d pro

[vanir]

I use a simple logitech extreme 3d pro flight stick and the dumb software from logitech for it doesn't include a calibration facility for "zeroing" the various axis.

In particular my twist axis zeroes to about +40% right rudder. Other flight sticks I've had in the past you could calibrate to "zero" the axis. This one you can't, it's just got a profiler as software (you can alter curves and deadzones, just not calibrate the thing properly).

 

Surely someone else has run across this problem using this stick, is there some third party calibration software available anywhere on the net for this? Or some tool I can't find?

[combatace]

Ya, this is a problem with the software but the actual problem in with you centering spring that might not be keeping it in center.

or

Your settings are too much sensitive. So, when you hold the joystick in your hand you there is of-course some disorientation and that can add up to the error.

 

You can keep a large dead zone in the center so that rudder does not move with the minor actions of you hand because that happen even when you vary pitch or roll.

[PeterP]

Maybe this thread will help you out:

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=42462&highlight=corrupt+calibration

[Dr_Arrow]

I use a simple logitech extreme 3d pro flight stick and the dumb software from logitech for it doesn't include a calibration facility for "zeroing" the various axis.

In particular my twist axis zeroes to about +40% right rudder. Other flight sticks I've had in the past you could calibrate to "zero" the axis. This one you can't, it's just got a profiler as software (you can alter curves and deadzones, just not calibrate the thing properly).

 

Surely someone else has run across this problem using this stick, is there some third party calibration software available anywhere on the net for this? Or some tool I can't find?

 

It can be software problem, but also a problem with hardware - I had this stick and I threw it out, because it had really bad potentiometers. It worked well for about a half year and after that problems started - I couldn't calibrate rudder properly, after that it started to generate spikes. The only temporary solution I found was to clean the pots with WD-40 but after a week or so it was again bad. So I bought thrustmaster cougar afterburner 2 and after two years of flying haven't had a slightest problem with it. I read many forums and many people were having problems with L3D pro stick (I personally know 3 in my area), I would recommend you to buy a new one and spare your nerves findling with this stick.

[vanir]

Thanks Peter, having strange trouble with the DXTweak (can't save any modifications I make without crashing the program), but the explanation on how to use the recalibration tool properly helped.

I thought it was for cleaning out old drivers before installing updates (like the ATI Cat-cleaner tool), but actually it was just what I was looking for. I just had to unplug the stick from the usb before using it, which reset the calibration on the z-axis back to zero which is what I needed.

 

I understand what you're saying Dr Arrow and yes there is an issue with the pots (the stick is about three years old now), the z-axis and y-axis have a little flicker but so long as they're centred it can be dealt with by as little as 5-15% deadzone, which is necessary anyway along with a little curve for good flight control. I put 10% on the x and y axis and 15% on the z axis is good, along with some curve and I find I don't crash into the runway when a slight breeze blows on the controller, neutral settings are sensitive in the extreme.

 

The whole thing is I'm dissatisfied by the disparity in price for generally unimpressive alternatives. I've looked around at plenty of flight controllers and frankly I'm happier with the Ex3dPro than I am with anything else short of the Saitek X65(?). Even the X45 I had a look at in a shop and I didn't really like it that much, to be honest I simply felt it was flimsy and cheaply made for the ridiculous price disparity between this and the $60 logitech (which I got on sale for $30), which has 12 buttons, a hat and throttle, it feels comfortable and is the best I've seen for cost-benefit ratio.

 

I do want to get the new Saitek but I'll need a new computer desk first to set up a proper simulator station, and hell I need a new multicore computer while I'm at it, my old single core has problems running FC2. And before I go spending this couple of thousand dollars I kind of need a car, an elec guitar, basically I'm going to do the budget route for now unless somebody wants to give me a grant.

;)

[shea1980]

calibration

 

vinar could you please give me the calibration that you find the best with the 3d pro?thanks:thumbup: