Wichid Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Hi guys, It appears my TM warthog throttle has gone faulty as button 28 (AP alt) stays lit constantly. This means I can't get ALT mode to work as it needs to toggle. Has anyone else experienced this? I've taken it apart and checked the toggle switch - its fine. Given it a blast with air cleaner and electrical cleaner. The toggle switch is soldered into a circuit board. I've disconnected the toggle switches circuit board from the main board and btn 28 has gone off which shows the problem is somewhere in the internal cable onwards. Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTFDarkEagle Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Hi dude, Sorry to hear! My bet is that it's your best bet to get in contact with TM support.. Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yeah already done. Not sure how long it will take to get a response though. Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlidfan Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 There were no holiday's involved when I had to contact TM, MFD issue not Warthog, and it still tended to run at least a full day before I would get a response from an email. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chokko Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 make photographic copies of yer receipts and box with serial number, ready to send to them. TM tried to squeeze out of issuing a replacement throttle to me for 9 weeks (then took another 2 weeks to arrive) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Been a few days. No response. Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 A quick update - Thrustmaster have confirmed that they are sending a circuit board out to me to replace my faulty one as I requested. Yay! Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 It's arrived. i must now put it in... Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisBelle Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 congrats BlackSharkDen | BSD Discord | DCS Tutorial Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sadly the circuit board replacement causes far more issues - switches don't work until one is switched on then they all switch on, the LED's are short circuiting depending on the new switches. I plugged the old board in and the old behaviour of btn 28 staying on was back. I can't work out why there is such a different behaviour in the two parts unless they are both faulty or there is a weird fault in the mainboard. Looks like I'm shipping back to a repair centre. Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chokko Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 do the cables seem ok? my issue was intermittent buttons being invoked erroneously, and it seemed the black stuff that protects the cables had disintegrated in places from being rubbed when the throttles move (cause it's all a tight fit in there) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Possibly. I've given them a wiggle test with no result so not sure on that. Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wichid Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Update: I received my working Thrustmaster Warthog Throttle back this week. It appears to be 100% fixed. Unfortunately customs held it for 2 weeks in France trying to charge tax to TM thinking it was a new unit that needed duty paid. It cost me over $100 to send it back to them in France. I've recieved an email this morning saying: "Also, we would like to inform you that you will receive shortly the documentation for the return shipping fees that you will have to pay." Ugh. Lyndiman AMD Ryzen 3600 / RTX 2070 Super / 32G Ram / Win10 / TrackIR 5 Pro / Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avlolga Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Man , that is not a happy ending :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chokko Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 i dont think i'd be rushing to pay that if i already had the throttle back in hand. you're already $100 out of pocket due to their faults! i'd question why you have to pay for shipping, when other people have had replacement throttles sent for free to australia (and never had to send in their broken one). [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikepie Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 i wonder how they could police/enfoce that? it would cost alot to get that hundy from you Action After Contemplation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalnwood Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Pay it if you have to send the replacement back for another. Thats the only position I would find myself handing over the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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