MadDogMcQ Posted November 4, 2010 Author Posted November 4, 2010 I'll settle for not letting it rest long enough to gather much dust in the first place, and a can of compressed air, than make any such aftermarket adjustments to the switches - but that's just me :) Sounds like a plan! :thumbup: PC SPECS : * Intel i7 920 @ 4Ghz | P6T Deluxe V2 | 32Gb DDR RAM | GTX 1070i OC 8 Gb | H50 Water Cooler | Velociraptor 150Gb | Samsung SATA II 1Tb and Samsung 860PRO 512| Prolite 1080p 24" | Logitech G-19 | TM Twin MFD's | TM Warthog | TIR 5 (soon) | Windows 7/64 | My PC | My Blog | My Bikes
Succellus Posted November 4, 2010 Posted November 4, 2010 . wont work. IMHO not very pretty either. but if you insist, you first. lmk how that works out for you! Er why wouldn t it work ? Would be gentle to explain. (i never done it) I know it wont win a beauty contest, but black silicon wouldn t let it that bad. The can sounds like a plan but it treats the consequences not the origin. Aside from the fact that air can dont clean all the dust and the one that stay is the one that will create rust from the humidity of the compressed air. HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
CrashEd Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 . IMHO not very pretty either. but if you insist, you first. lmk how that works out for you! Hahaha, I concur mate :thumbup: Crazy idea. Each to their own I guess :)
JG27_Arklight Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 Looks like shoddy workmanship. a $400+ joystick and they forgot covers for some for the switches. Good job. Can't say I'm surprised, being an owner of a Cougar and all. Ark ------------------ Windows 10 Pro x64 9900K @ 5ghz Gigabyte Aorus Master Z390 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB CAS 14 EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Ultra XC2 256gb Samsung 869 Pro (Boot Drive) 1TB - Samsung 970 EVO Plus Seasoninc 1000w Titanium Ultra PSU 34" ASUS PG348
CrashEd Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 Looks like shoddy workmanship. a $400+ joystick and they forgot covers for some for the switches. Good job. Can't say I'm surprised, being an owner of a Cougar and all. What is wrong with everybody? These kind of comments infuriate me :mad: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SWITCHES. I am an electronics engineer and I've worked on aircraft for many years. The switches on the Warthog are better than those on some aircraft I've worked on!! The so called 'covers' everyone is talking about are not even 'covers'. They are a 3-way, spring-loaded switch that, by design, requires an enclosed part around the top of the switch. The 2-way toggle switches are 'open' by design. They will be like this on any real aircraft. Jeez! Please don't bother commenting on the perceved quality of the Warthog if you A) don't own one, or B) haven't even seen one. Rant over... 3
Succellus Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 Crahed would you have sprung out of your box before, you wouldn t have to have a stroke now... People were only guessing why, and where willing to find a way to close a possible way to damage to their new, not cheap, hardware. Assuming that you are right, it was for nothing at all. Now i would bet a cockpited switch gather way less dust than a desk switch, since the cockpit pass 99% of its lifetime closed, but then i may be lacking knowledge of dust sources inside a cockpit. Your own anger is your own fault, bite yourself... HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
MadDogMcQ Posted November 5, 2010 Author Posted November 5, 2010 I agree - there's no shoddy workmanship in sight here - just a difference in appearance between the two switch-types. From an aesthetics point of view, it looks odd, but like I said in the first post, it's no big deal. I was merely griping (as is my way) :music_whistling: PC SPECS : * Intel i7 920 @ 4Ghz | P6T Deluxe V2 | 32Gb DDR RAM | GTX 1070i OC 8 Gb | H50 Water Cooler | Velociraptor 150Gb | Samsung SATA II 1Tb and Samsung 860PRO 512| Prolite 1080p 24" | Logitech G-19 | TM Twin MFD's | TM Warthog | TIR 5 (soon) | Windows 7/64 | My PC | My Blog | My Bikes
CrashEd Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) Crahed would you have sprung out of your box before, you wouldn t have to have a stroke now.... I actually commented on the cap issue on the first page of this thread ;) http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1016838&postcount=5 Your own anger is your own fault, bite yourself... Apologies, I didn't mean to come across angry. This wasn't aimed at you Succulus :thumbup: Everybody is welcome to their own view and comments. I have no problem with that. It just winds me up when people say 'Oh, I had a Cougar so it's bound to be cr@p'. Or, 'the usual rubbish from Thrustmaster'. These are comments from clearly predjudist people who shouldn't make such bold statements without any knowledge ;) It is an excellent product. If it wasn't, I wouldn't be as outspoken as I am :thumbup: Edited November 5, 2010 by CrashEd
Succellus Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) Yeah i saw it, but also in the same post you show concern with dust, so people tought you where on the betting team too. Your sneaky bastard :) Just infiltrating the thread !! Expect FF on when working under cover, lol Yeah i know people are happy trigering, but when you shell 300USD to have to shell more 300USD to have the first piece of hardware working nice, you can bet some people will shoot first and ask question later when they see the second piece of hardware. No offence taken, just being the devil advocate :devil: :thumbup:. I already bought my WT but don t know when i ll receive it. And when you are in a tropical country Canned pressurised AIR + unremoved dust = Oxydation. The source of my rubberized stubornry... Edited November 5, 2010 by Succellus HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
JG27_Arklight Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) What is wrong with everybody? These kind of comments infuriate me :mad: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SWITCHES. I am an electronics engineer and I've worked on aircraft for many years. The switches on the Warthog are better than those on some aircraft I've worked on!! The so called 'covers' everyone is talking about are not even 'covers'. They are a 3-way, spring-loaded switch that, by design, requires an enclosed part around the top of the switch. The 2-way toggle switches are 'open' by design. They will be like this on any real aircraft. Jeez! Please don't bother commenting on the perceved quality of the Warthog if you A) don't own one, or B) haven't even seen one. Rant over... Thanks for the explanation. When people first see something like that pictured (without having the explanation), it is normal for some to perceive poorer quality. I was not saying it IS shoddy workmanship, I said it looks like shoddy workmanship. Many people who bought TM Cougars experienced not so favorable results from a relatively expensive product. It is normal to perceive future TM product quality as questionable based on prior experiences with the same company. If you bought a pickup that did not perform how it should without modifications, would you run right out and by the next model without question? I would hope not. Edited November 5, 2010 by JG27_Arklight Ark ------------------ Windows 10 Pro x64 9900K @ 5ghz Gigabyte Aorus Master Z390 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB CAS 14 EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Ultra XC2 256gb Samsung 869 Pro (Boot Drive) 1TB - Samsung 970 EVO Plus Seasoninc 1000w Titanium Ultra PSU 34" ASUS PG348
Echonomix Posted November 5, 2010 Posted November 5, 2010 I don't see why you would want to put covers on the switches. How could dust be that big of a problem? Use compressed air if you are worried about dust, or better yet, cover the entire unit when you won't use it. Also, don't use it with dirty hands! seriously. asus p7p55d deluxe | intel i5-750 @ stock | g.skill ripjaw 4gb | asus geforce gtx 470 @ stock | trackir 4 | thrustmaster hotas warthog | win7 home premium 64bit
LawnDart Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 What is wrong with everybody? These kind of comments infuriate me :mad: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SWITCHES. I am an electronics engineer and I've worked on aircraft for many years. The switches on the Warthog are better than those on some aircraft I've worked on!! The so called 'covers' everyone is talking about are not even 'covers'. They are a 3-way, spring-loaded switch that, by design, requires an enclosed part around the top of the switch. The 2-way toggle switches are 'open' by design. They will be like this on any real aircraft. Jeez! Please don't bother commenting on the perceved quality of the Warthog if you A) don't own one, or B) haven't even seen one. Rant over... Well said! :thumbup: [sigpic]http://www.virtualthunderbirds.com/Signatures/sig_LD.jpg[/sigpic] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Corsair 750D Case | Corsair RM850i PSU | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X CODE | 32GB Corsair DDR4 3200 | Intel i7-8086K | Corsair Hydro H100i v2 Cooler | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW | Oculus Rift | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty | Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB NVMe | Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB | WD Caviar Black 2 x 1TB | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM Pendular Rudder | TM MFD Cougar Pack | 40" LG 1080p LED | Win10 |
CrashEd Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 ^^ :thumbup: Yeah i saw it, but also in the same post you show concern with dust, so people tought you where on the betting team too. Your sneaky bastard :) Just infiltrating the thread !! Expect FF on when working under cover, lol Hehe, yeah I was cunningly more concerned about crap getting into the bearings inside rather than the switches ;) A bit sneaky :) Yeah i know people are happy trigering, but when you shell 300USD to have to shell more 300USD to have the first piece of hardware working nice, you can bet some people will shoot first and ask question later when they see the second piece of hardware. No offence taken, just being the devil advocate :devil: :thumbup:. Yeah, we a passionate community and hopefully all good friends. No hard feelings at all mate :) :thumbup:
Flim Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 This thread is crazy, I fly corporate jets for a living and the hog is better then the crappy throttles in the citation. LOL
Succellus Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 Anyone in this forum is supposed to be sane ? HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
Slayer Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 This thread is crazy, I fly corporate jets for a living and the hog is better then the crappy throttles in the citation. LOL I would venture a guess that you don't eat at the controls,drink coffee, soda or other beverages while smoking cigarettes ( or all 3 at the same time while steering with a knee) :pilotfly: Those would be some of the reasons for covers that I could think of :lol: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System Specs Intel I7-3930K, Asrock EXTREME9, EVGA TITAN, Mushkin Chronos SSD, 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series 2133, TM Warthog and MFD's, Saitek Proflight Combat pedals, TrackIR 5 + TrackClip PRO, Windows 7 x64, 3-Asus VS2248H-P monitors, Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Obutto cockpit
LawnDart Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 I would venture a guess that you don't eat at the controls,drink coffee, soda or other beverages while smoking cigarettes ( or all 3 at the same time while steering with a knee) :pilotfly: Those would be some of the reasons for covers that I could think of :lol: Oh, if you only knew how much gunk resides from left overs in most commercial/corporate cockpits. Often times it's our lunch/dinner room, since we don't get much time to eat, and stuff finds its way to every nook and cranny. My most recent contribution was coconut mango chicken wing sauce! :lol: I've had a pressurization controller go bad in the past because of bread crums in the works... Btw, what does any of this have to do with HOTAS covers or food? I thought we were discussing the quality of the switches. :music_whistling::doh: [sigpic]http://www.virtualthunderbirds.com/Signatures/sig_LD.jpg[/sigpic] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Corsair 750D Case | Corsair RM850i PSU | ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X CODE | 32GB Corsair DDR4 3200 | Intel i7-8086K | Corsair Hydro H100i v2 Cooler | EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW | Oculus Rift | X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty | Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB NVMe | Samsung SSD 850 EVO 1TB | WD Caviar Black 2 x 1TB | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM Pendular Rudder | TM MFD Cougar Pack | 40" LG 1080p LED | Win10 |
Succellus Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 So...its switch resistence to fall out attacks... HaF 922, Asus rampage extreme 3 gene, I7 950 with Noctua D14, MSI gtx 460 hawk, G skill 1600 8gb, 1.5 giga samsung HD. Track IR 5, Hall sensed Cougar, Hall sensed TM RCS TM Warthog(2283), TM MFD, Saitek pro combat rudder, Cougar MFD.
celticcoho Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 So...its switch resistence to fall out attacks... LOL, TMWH seems well made and functional, Just don't spill your Beer on it, then all is well>>>:megalol: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]Celticcoho (OriginFreedom) WIN 7 64 bit, I7975 at 3.6ghz,X58 Classified 3 Mobo, 6gb Corsair 2000 ram, 2 ea ATI 5870 Eyefinity 6 2gb's , 27" Ultra Sharp,(main view), 3 23"touch screens , Tm Warthog, Saitek Combat Pedals Track IR 5,:D JIM.:book:
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