Russian style throttle?

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

http://www.gametrix.ru/products/8

 

Is this some kind of a Russian throttle? From what I understand Russian, it looks like it uses some kind of HAL sensor?

[PeterP]

- as I understand it - read some postings some moons ago..

- it is something in between a Chinese (and I really mean "Chinese" - not "bad") replica of the X45 and the CH throttle.

and cheap too.

- really don't know how sturdy it is- I have no link (but I'm sure it was a link on SimHQ that brought me to another English review about this throttle)

But I'm also very sure that I read that they can't sell it on the western market because it brakes some rights of Saitek in the Western hemisphere.

So no shipping to Europe...

-I read it as I was browsing along to gather info what kind of stand alone throttles are on the market i did this to do some research how I could build my Frankenstein dual-thrust... that all what I know about this.

But it has nothing to do wit a "Russian style".

Edited October 12, 2011 by PeterP

[159th_Viper]

....it looks like it uses some kind of HAL sensor?

 

Yep - utilizes a Hall-Sensor.

[Sokol1_br]

Yea, not Russian style, in true is a "space age" X-36/45 style throttle. :)

 

1 - Someone need a stand alone throttle to Russian market (Warthog & Cia is very expensive there)

2 - Contact Chinese manufacture to make one, and since new molds for injection is expensive (say 15.000U$)

the manufacture propose reuse some actual with small modifications.

 

This is common in low cost stick market, you find many similarities with Saitek models.

Look the grip of this joystick:

 

http://www.otest.co.uk/test-results/trust-joystick-gm-2550-110027.html

 

Recognize Saitek X-36/45 root?

 

This Gametrix throttle use MaRS (~improved HALL sensor) in throttle axis,

and conventional - metal case - potentiometer in the two rotaries.

Have a 4 way switch (HAT) and four buttons, and a mode button with

3 positions, that allow more 20 logical buttons.

 

In the Chinese market you can buy a HOTAS that combine a variation of the above joystick and a more cheap version of Gametrix

throttle - probable without HALL sensor:

 

 

Price: 165 yuan ~20/25 U$.

 

Both, stick and throttle show Saitek X-36/45 roots.

And already exist before the Gametrix ECS model.

 

Sokol1

Edited October 13, 2011 by Sokol1_br