hassata Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Anybody taken out the big spring from the WH joystick for a while now? Do you prefer it that way, has it resulted in more wear and tear? Thanks [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Chazz_BMF Posted May 3, 2013 Posted May 3, 2013 Im never gonna put the spring back in. I havent noticed any wear or tear. :pilotfly:Wolfpack Production:pilotfly: -=<[WiN 10, I7 3770K @ 4,5 Ghz, Corsair H100i, Sabertooth Z77, 16 GB Dominator, Sapphire 7970 VaporX 6GB, C70 Vengance, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS, Saitek Pro rudder, Track IR, Beyerdynamics MMX 300 ]>=- DCS/FC2/FC3/Arma videos on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WolfpackproductionDK "Fortes Furtuna Juvat"
Dave317 Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 If you end up doing this mod could you let us know how you get on please. I'm interested in doing it myself too.
69iAFMike Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 (edited) It was too little centering force for me. Put the big one back in. While using only the four small springs, I actually noticed MORE weird friction as the big sliding plastic thingy moved near the top of the pole. The springs were not enough to overcome this and recenter the stick. I removed the white PTFE (?) ring and weird friction was gone! Now the stick centered with only the four springs. It seems that when completely fastened, the ring becomes misaligned and pushes too strong against the poles. I ended up releasing its screws, letting it have a tiny, less then a mm play. No friction now, and using the big spring requires less force and is smoother. Edited May 5, 2013 by 69iAF~Mike
Nopileus Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Did it a while ago to prepare for the Huey (tested in Take on Helicopters and DCS:Huey). It makes flying helicopters smoothly with the Warthog actually possible, with the big spring i always cramped my hand to keep it from centering on its own during hovers and had problems making small adjustments, this is now no problem. For fixed-wing however i'm not liking it at all, i'd rather have proper centering for that.
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