Is the X52 good?

[jazjar]

O.K and this is controlled by that option that I can't remember its' name in the "gameplay" window, right?

[madyogi]

I'm using this stick about six months. I'm it's second onwer (I think). Well It's not as good as I was hoping it to be! I regret I've sold my old Saitek Aviator a bit. Yes, X52 looks cool, has a great functionality with all the buttons, macros etc, etc, and makes you think you're a great pilot - even if you're not the one. Only one thing bothers me and I would be finally thankful for a controller not suffering the CALIBRATION LOSS issue! They sad it is optical in x/y axis and it will never lose its precision. Well, they were wrong! You fly straight, trimmed and suddanly boom - your nose goes up and you do a very poor quality Pugachev Cobra, flying a crazy blender...

[Frederf]

O.K and this is controlled by that option that I can't remember its' name in the "gameplay" window, right?

 

Yeah, "CENTRAL POSITION TRIMMER MODE" when selected is the new 'through the window' method. Deselected it's the old 'immediate' method.

[topdog]

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Only one thing bothers me and I would be finally thankful for a controller not suffering the CALIBRATION LOSS issue! They sad it is optical in x/y axis and it will never lose its precision. Well, they were wrong! You fly straight, trimmed and suddanly boom - your nose goes up and you do a very poor quality Pugachev Cobra, flying a crazy blender...

 

You might want to check the cable or contacts between the throttle and joystick. This usually happens when the mini-din gets loose on the joystick (I taped the cable/connection in place using electrical tape to limit this happening).

[EtherealN]

They sad it is optical in x/y axis

 

Optical?

No joystick I've ever heard of is "optical".

It does have Hall Effect sensors though, which is probably what was meant. And this does eliminate loss of "calibration" caused by potentiometers wearing out. As was mentioned though, check the wiring. No gimmick will ever remove the risk of strange things happening due to wiring getting worn, but fortunately this is amongst the simplest things with a stick to repair.

[jazjar]

One last thing, can you use CH pedals with the hog?

[MTFDarkEagle]

If they are on a seperate USB-plug, yes.

[madyogi]

Hardware looks fine...

 

Optical?

No joystick I've ever heard of is "optical".

It does have Hall Effect sensors though, which is probably what was meant. And this does eliminate loss of "calibration" caused by potentiometers wearing out. As was mentioned though, check the wiring. No gimmick will ever remove the risk of strange things happening due to wiring getting worn, but fortunately this is amongst the simplest things with a stick to repair.

Yes, your right about that hall effect. Dunno, :doh:was possibly to tired or thinking about something else when writing this. BUT, do you still wish to "repair" things few months after you take them out of the box? :( Thats sad, specially if you think about the price...

You might want to check the cable or contacts between the throttle and joystick. This usually happens when the mini-din gets loose on the joystick

No need to tape things! I'm not the angry, hardware killer >> :joystick:. All the cabling looks and is pretty solid, the dins are fine. I'm rather a "Spare Time" pilot and not connect/disconnect it too often.

Just love sims, years ago played a lot in "F16 Allied Force". The off-line, dynamic campaing still rocks and despite the poor grapihcs the sim is fine. But, I guess its off topic here...

[Eldur]

Optical?

No joystick I've ever heard of is "optical".

It does have Hall Effect sensors though, which is probably what was meant. And this does eliminate loss of "calibration" caused by potentiometers wearing out.

 

Microsoft Sidewinders have optical sensors since the good old 3D Pro which was the first one ;)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder#3D_Pro

[jazjar]

Just got my new hog on wednesday! Going to be setting up next week!

[Yskonyn]

Microsoft Sidewinders have optical sensors since the good old 3D Pro which was the first one ;)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SideWinder#3D_Pro

 

Where does that article say the joysticks are optical? I know about optical mice, but never heard of optical joysticks, either.

The only 'optical joysticks' I know are not even real joysticks: http://m.gizmodo.com/223011/samsung-sch+v960-optical-joystick-how-it-works

 

Could you perhaps link a technical article about it describing a gaming joystick with optical sensors?

Edited December 3, 2010 by Yskonyn

[EtherealN]

Microsoft Sidewinders have optical sensors since the good old 3D Pro which was the first one ;)

 

The Sidewinders I have dismantled didn't. Regular potentiometers. ;)

[topdog]

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No need to tape things! I'm not the angry, hardware killer >> :joystick:. All the cabling looks and is pretty solid, the dins are fine. I'm rather a "Spare Time" pilot and not connect/disconnect it too often.

 

I'd feel I'm the same but unless you have the stick and throttle fixed down, or can prevent the cable from having any hang from the socket (which is basically what my tape is reinforcing against), it does tend to work itself loose at the most inconvenient time causing that problem, and it also seems to be something that worsens with age.

 

It's not a showstopper for me but it was a bit disappointing from a build quality aspect, and there have been many reporting the same issues with the cable connection between the two units.