Menessis Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) OK the pots I have are done. I switched the one from the toe brake and it worked for a while but then started jumping around. Then next time it doesn't work at all. So Hall Sensors seems like a good idea plus I already have them. The problem is figuring out this wiring. This is the mod to get the brakes to work ??? http://www.kimdara.com/flipbox/ch_tech.html#propedals And this is the original http://www.ch-hangar.com/forum/index.php/topic/2957-wiring-diagrams/ ftp://ftp.chproducts.com/pub/Postings/Wiring/Pro_Pedals_PC/Pro_Pedals_PC.pdf My pedals have the toe brakes. But since it is plugged into a cougar they are not used. To use the hall sensor I need +5v and a -5v. and the reference pin of course. I cut out the switch and tested the wires. Blue is pin #1 +5v Yellow is pin #11 Red is pin # 13 So Blue to the pot (+5v), then the Purple out (ref or wiper) goes to the switch and gets returned to the cougar on the Red. I even tied the Pink and Yellow together as per the diagram. The problem is I don't know what is going on in the other end. The D sub shell has two other pig tails for other connections, depending on what you want to plug it into I guess. If I could find out the Cougar rudder pin out would help. The other 3 remaining wires do not connect to the D shell that I am using. Does the Cougar game port use a standard game port pin out? I plugged in the old pot that sort of works but spikes and don't get anything. At this point I don't know what to try. Maybe the problem is on the Cougar end of things? I unplugged the Cougar and plugged it back in. Now with a new pot (one that doesn't fit the pedals) it works. So I need a -5V pin on the Cougar! I think I will have to switch cables to a 15 wire cable to get to the -5v on the Cougar. Don't know which one it is though. Thanks Menessis Edited July 16, 2013 by Menessis
Menessis Posted July 17, 2013 Author Posted July 17, 2013 Well I took one of the CH pots apart and cleaned it with some WD-40 then put a little lithium grease in it. Put back together, stuck it in and it works. So far so good. Don't know if there is a way to put the hall sensors in or not? Menessis
doright Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Think this is what you are looking for: Cougar World CH pedal mod
Menessis Posted July 17, 2013 Author Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks Doright! I had seen that article but didn't look close enough. I'm wasn't looking to get the brakes working. So like I said before I will have to get a new cable. And it looks like the D sub on the Cougar has a -5v pin #4. So with that info i should be able to use a hall sensor next time the pot screws up. Or get a usb controller for it. That way instead of 256 I can get 12 bit for a higher resolution. Menessis
Sokol1_br Posted July 21, 2013 Posted July 21, 2013 To use the hall sensor I need +5v and a -5v Typically HALL sensor are wired like pot's (unless you have a specific one): +5v GND Signal That in Cougar DB-15 connector are on: Pin 1 or 9 (+5v) Pin 4 (Gnd) Pin 11 (Rudder input Rz) http://cougar.flyfoxy.com/images/mods/rudder_large.jpg Sokol1
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