Anyone had to repair a Warthog HOTAS?

[slimheli]

Hey all,

 

I have a terrible feeling that my Joystick just kicked the bucket. I've done every troubleshooting step multiple times listed on the Thrustmaster website, and on other websites. The joystick basically won't wake up from it's boot state.

 

I checked and rechecked the connections and I'm nervous that at one point I might have mounted the joystick upside down (yes, I feel extremely stupid to even type that but I figure honesty is the best policy). All the pins are fine though, I know enough to never force anything. But in the off-chance that I've fried the board in there, does anyone have any clue what I'm going to have to go through to get this working again?

 

Thanks for the input.

 

slimheli

[Feed]

Had you updated the firmware? If you've tried the firmware updater from ThrustMaster and it's still bricked, you'll likely have to send it back to them to have it replaced.

[PoleCat]

Hey all,

 

I have a terrible feeling that my Joystick just kicked the bucket. I've done every troubleshooting step multiple times listed on the Thrustmaster website, and on other websites. The joystick basically won't wake up from it's boot state.

 

I checked and rechecked the connections and I'm nervous that at one point I might have mounted the joystick upside down (yes, I feel extremely stupid to even type that but I figure honesty is the best policy). All the pins are fine though, I know enough to never force anything. But in the off-chance that I've fried the board in there, does anyone have any clue what I'm going to have to go through to get this working again?

 

Thanks for the input.

 

slimheli

 

 

I thought the connector was a PS2 and keyed so you could not attach it incorrectly. Since you did examine the pins on the connector and made sure they are not bent or broken and can not do a firmware flash you will likely now need an rma return/replace on the part. If they ship you the board I dont think it would be too hard to replace. I believe there is info on these forums with images of the internals of both the stick and throttle. Might be a good place to start if you are going to render the repair yourself.

 

Best of luck to you.

 

Out

Edited January 29, 2012 by PoleCat