AndroidVageta Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Toying with the idea of adding a physical spring to my G940. Has anyone tried this? I have to admit that as much as I like the look and feel of the stick I can't get over the center "slop" or the motors grinding in the corner areas of the stick. Everything about it just feels unnatural. The system over all is very nice, especially for the price, but I'm just not liking the stick all that much after using it for a little while. Can't get use to the motors acting as a spring instead of an actual one (also considering the fact that it works half-assed anyways). In fact, I'd rather not use force feedback at all. Looking at springs like this: Has anyone tried this before? Are there simply fixes for the slop and inaccurate movement in the corners? Just a thought at this point but something I'm SERIOUSLY considering. If I could get rid of FFB all together and just have an old school style spring stick then the G940 would be PERFECT! EDIT: Oh! Welcome me to the forums! :pilotfly:
emenance Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) I have followed the system close since launch. No one ANYWHERE has ever went through adding a spring. We all just complain about it and nothing got done besides the new firmware1.42 that tightened it up alot. http://forums.logitech.com/t5/PC-Gaming/G940-firmware-1-42-is-now-available/td-p/542496 There are adjustment in the the thing to help with the slop now and before the last firmware update. TRY THIS No more slop for me g940 hotas http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=55833&highlight=g940 G940 A guide http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=45695 The following was posted here before the Dec 2010 Firmware update G940 firmware 1.42 is now available Options 12-21-2010 04:04 PM ok, 6 hours of experiments, the result: a very strange looking setup, but working extremely well. check the ingame cockpit stick responding 1:1 to your input. Logitech Profiler settings Stick: X and Y Axis Properties Sensitivity 0% Dead Zone 0% Range 30% !!! Specific Game Settings Overall Effects Strength 100% Spring Effects Strength 50% Damper Effects Strength 50% Centering Spring 0% unchecked don't forget to unplug and replug the usb connection of the G940, to make shure the new settings are applied. DCS Black Shark Axis Tune Panel Deadzone 0 Saturation y and X 100 Curvature -100 !!! Force Feedback Tune Panel Trimmer Force 100 Shake 0 before starting to fly, quickly unpause and pause the game, then move all inputs (throttle, pedals, stick) to the maximum and minimum to make shure BS gets the calibration of all the inputs. Alec Delorean is offline Add to Alec Delorean's Hey thats a really nice setting. I like that one even better. I had to turn down the overall effects strength to 75 because it was a little too stiff for me at 100 but every thing else is real nice. Good job on that find. Rep up +1. Edited January 12, 2013 by emenance Asus P8Z68-V GEN3/ 2500k 4.4ghz / Corsair 64gb SSD Cache / Corsair 8g 1600 ddr3 / 2 x 320gb RE3 Raid 0 /Corsair 950w/ Zotac 560TI AMP 1gb / Zalman GS1200 case /G940/
emenance Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 G940 Setup for Flight Sim X http://forums.logitech.com/t5/PC-Gaming/Logitech-Flight-system-G940-How-to-set-it-up-Tutorial/td-p/702946 Asus P8Z68-V GEN3/ 2500k 4.4ghz / Corsair 64gb SSD Cache / Corsair 8g 1600 ddr3 / 2 x 320gb RE3 Raid 0 /Corsair 950w/ Zotac 560TI AMP 1gb / Zalman GS1200 case /G940/
AndroidVageta Posted January 12, 2013 Author Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Ehhh...thanks for the feedback, but I'm seriously wanting to just add a spring at this point. If I could get rid of the motors all together that would be perfect! :D It's all good though...I'm definitely doing my own research over here...seems like my general idea is easily accomplished IF I could just find the right sized spring. I've found a couple but they are either too long or the wire is too thick which would make the spring way too stiff. Oh well, I'll get there eventually! EDIT: Does anyone here know if the motors themselves can actually be removed? If I can find a proper spring I will use the system unpowered (as in no power cord) to keep the motors from interfering AT ALL and would like to reduce wear on the plastic gears and motors since I won't be using them. Looking at pics of the inside of the stick I can't see any potentiometers or anything...is the sticks position relayed through the motors? Potentiometers? Magnetic sensors? Edited January 12, 2013 by AndroidVageta
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