Squawk Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 Hello Pilots! Today i was trying to fly some Missions... I've connected my X52 (non Pro) to my PC and what happends? NOTHING! The Thruttle is working fine but the Joystick there is only the little green Light "POWER" but everything else isn't working... No LED's (blue),can't use it etc.. Like it's dead. Yesterday everything worked fine! Today? plugged in = nope. Do you have ANY Idea how i can repair this? No Warrenty, 3 years old. Worked fine until now. And i've allready tryed 9 diff. USB Ports
algerad3 Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 Just as the pro , the x52 uses a cable to connect the two pieces. Make sure both ends are secure ,even thought the power light is on the rest of the connection may be severed. Just the other day, my cable came loose , not out just loose and the lights flickered and I had erratic control. If that is not the case and you are a brave soul, tale a look inside for any loose wires/connectors. Also make sure the connection cable is not severed /shorted. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] CPIAS FOR Saitek: Saitek Flight instrument panels and X-52 pro mfd scripts for Dcs http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=94174
HiJack Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 Just the other day, my cable came loose , not out just loose and the lights flickered and I had erratic control. Happens to me sometimes also, is there a cable replacement?
HiJack Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 I just checked the Saitek forum and there are plenty of ppl having issues with the cable between the units. I also found it can be replaced with a PS2 to PS2 male connector - bog-standard PS/2 Male-Male.
cichlidfan Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 I just checked the Saitek forum and there are plenty of ppl having issues with the cable between the units. I also found it can be replaced with a PS2 to PS2 male connector - bog-standard PS/2 Male-Male. Yes indeed. I replaced my cable a week after I got the X-52 Pro. It started acting up almost from day one. The cable is easy to find, although a short one is not. The are/were commonly used on KVM switches. 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:
jay43 Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 This may sound stupid but I use to have one of those and the more I hear the woes of those using this stick with that twitchy cable surely it would be better to open it up and hard wire it or solder it up so it stats connected just a thought. Eagles may soar high but weasel's don't get sucked into jet engines. System Spec. Monitors: Samsung 570DX & Rift CV1 Mobo: MSI Godlike gaming X-99A CPU: Intel i7 5930K @ 3.50Ghz RAM: 32gb GPU: EVGA Nvidia GTX 980Ti VR Ready Cooling: Predator 360 Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 80 Plus Gold Drives: Samsung SSD's 1tb, 500g plus others with OS Win10 64 bit
cichlidfan Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) This may sound stupid but I use to have one of those and the more I hear the woes of those using this stick with that twitchy cable surely it would be better to open it up and hard wire it or solder it up so it stats connected just a thought. Perhaps, but I suspect the problem is nothing more than Saitek buying a very cheap, low quality cable. Once I replaced mine with a 6ft KVM cable (for about $5), the problem was gone completely and permanently. EDIT: Also, depending on your setup, it may be highly desirable to maintain the ability to disconnect the units from each other and if you want to run the cable some along some long route, it is easy to get very long cables like this. A few years ago I threw away 6 or 8 that were 25 feet long. Edited May 17, 2013 by cichlidfan 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:
Squawk Posted May 18, 2013 Author Posted May 18, 2013 Hello and thank you everyone for the answers... I've tried everything but i think it's broken. I ordered a new X52 PRO (for the HOTAS i don't have enough money ;) Should be here in about 1 week. Will try to repair my "old" X52 and i will give you feedback. Greetings
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