Mating Logi Wingman with Saitek Rudder Pedals

[HitchHikingFlatlander]

Well a couple nights back while plugging in my simpit I crossed the power adapters on my two USB hubs. I caught the mistake instantly but apparently it fried the electronics of my Saitek rudder pedals. I already came to the conclusion that its dead so I thought I'd combine the rudder pedals using my old logitech wingman joystick. I took the joystick apart some time ago and soldered switches/buttons to the board and didn't need the pots so I stuffed them inside the project box.

 

What I'd like to do is wire those old pot wires in the logitech to my rudder pedals pots. The problem I'm running into is that I'm not sure how to read the resistance of the logitech and saitek pots respectively. I have the right tools (Fluke 83 III Digital Meter). But testing the Logitech pots gave me readings of 24.xX-95xX low and high (or turn one direction to other). I haven't gotten as far to take my pedals apart again to test those pots yet.

 

Do the above readings sound right?

 

What should I be careful of? (the way I understand is the pots have to have the same range ie: 1k, 10k, 100K, etc....)

 

If all fails I'll just get a Leo Bodnar board but by using the spare pot wires in my old Logitech board I'll save time and money. And I need to hold onto cash as we have a newborn! Just to not confuse anyone I don't plan to use the actual Logitech pots (they're cheap plastic) but use the wiring off the logi. board to my rudder pots. Thanks for help in advance I know the expert pit builders here will have some good advice!

[sweinhart3]

Theres really only 2 things you need to consider. Just about any pot can work because it is only acting as a voltage divider. I think it is recommended to use at least 10k pot to keep current low. The other thing is that there are effective ranges on different pots where the extremes may not be totally linear with the rest of the 80% of motion. Higher value pots, again at lease 10k should work fine. Make sure you use a linear pot and not one thats designed for audio volume control as those arent linear.

[HitchHikingFlatlander]

I'm going to use the existing pots already in my saitek pedals IN place of the old Logitech ones . Can I assume the existing rudder pots will be sufficient? I'm not planning on getting any new pots

 

testing the Logitech pots gave me readings of 24.xX-95xX low and high (or turn one direction to other). I haven't gotten as far to take my pedals apart again to test those pots yet.

 

Do the above readings sound right?

 

What about these numbers I'm really trying hard to interpret or understand what I'm reading and how I'm reading them.

 

Or are you pointing out that it really doesn't matter. I'm not an electronics guy and my skills are limited. Thanks for the help!

[sweinhart3]

You will be fine with your existing pots as long as they are still functioning properly.

[HitchHikingFlatlander]

Thats great to know! Thanks a ton, I'll update how it turns out .

 

Here's hoping the saitek pots aren't fried!