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Just got my viper hall sensor for my throttle. Giving credit where it’s due - shipping was blazing FAST. Thanks to the team. Going to attempt install soon.

@lgbomber:

I use vipergear throttle hall sensor kit and I’m very satisfied. It works like a charm. I use it via tusba R2 but it works perfectly via cougar software too. Easy to install if you can solder a single wire onto 2 pins! I really recommend it if you want a quick not expensive and good solution!;)

Thanks! Placed an order just now.

fwiw for install on latest w10 build i haven’t really ran into troubles. only thing i had to do is copy the dll file to syswow64 from hotas folder after install. and rebooted couple of times. i did not modify compat settings for installer. worked. i had cougar detected in BMS in the following 5 mins (after performing man. calibration and getting used to CCP).

OK thanks.

For foxy, I’m not inclined to use it. Do I have to do a clean installation for the cougar?

So I flashed the stick in the A.M after using foxy cleanse and CCP recognises the stick. But if I try and run manual calibration or adjust the curve axis then I receive an e2 or e8 error. Then the cougar either stops responding or the stick inputs lag. If I reconnect stick and don’t use manual calibration or adjust the curves then the stick works fine(See below).
I can live with this as I only need the stick for normal hotas functions and the input axes’s flying the jet. The real deal breaker is TMS is not recognised in dogfight mode. If I go into Dogfight/ACM mode then I cannot TMS up/down/left(not used)/right for the different ACM modes/functions. TMS works in NAV/AA/AG mastermodes just not in ACM mode. I have tried mapping ACM mode to the cougar throttle with tsuba, and using keyboard for ACM mode, but the same issue occurs. Something really fishy is going on,thanks though dudes for helping the wowzer out!!!

The solution presented by sunrrrise, and the best of all !!!

Icarus,
Thanks.
I send you a PM

@Po-Fu:

To think it this way.
Why did TM stop producing Cougar, and even stop offering the spare parts？
Why did TM only want to offer F/A-18 grip, instead of the whole HOTAS？
The Realsimulator‘s F16 grip only is priced at €450, not including another €450 FSSB.
Why doesn’t Realsimulator offer F16 throttle as well？

The TAM（total available market）is tiny！！！
Even through molding with larger quantity, they as big/famous companies still can’t achieve the price you want, not to mention make a profit!

I’m going to take a stab and say the Cougar was developed in cooperation maybe with the USGOV. My first cougar was purchased from an F16 pilot that used it during his training and I believe a lot were used for that. When that well ran dry well as you stated above.

However finish your throttle and offer it as custom work. If no one wants to pay it’s no skin of your back.

I bought a Custom ICP for 400 ish and I absolutely LOVE it, same with rudder pedals and it was well spent.

Maybe your custom throttle is in my price range as well, remains to be seen, but i’m waiting ….

Hey Guys, I took my TSQ apart and to my surprise, it looks like the TSQ, has all new potentiometer, So the gentleman I purchased it from sent me the original that came out of it and they all look sane. So I know my stick is way out, so I went ahead and bought the VFS (viper force sensor). My x and Y are so far out it’s not funny.

Hi White!

OK! I will try! Many thanks.

Ciao!

@Blu3wolf:

Then Im just having a very unusual series of rolls on that percentage table, I guess. I havent done hundreds of flights yet, though. So its possible, I guess.

Ive done a few starts tonight which are working as expected. Perhaps Ive just had some bad luck; that, or introducing fuel before 20% somehow?

Seems to be working now though.

@Red:

the plastic casing might be broken, if that’s the case no reflash will solve this

http://www.cougar.flyfoxy.com/mods.php#speedbrake

Based on what I see here, and the fact that the microstick was working before the flash, I think it’s a software issue.

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3680332/More_cougar_woes_microstick_wo

http://www.leobodnar.com/files/DIView.zip

Download, extract then run.

Operate your throttle to identify its axis - there will likely be four of them, choose one of them, say, Z rotation.

On the Z rotation window, right click, select View Raw Data.

The red triangle at its extents should be 0 - 4095, if the red triangle hits these numbers then your HAL sensor is working fine.

Glad I was able to help! 😄

The pots at the Cougar World parts list at the link you mentioned, are diferent number : CTS251B15F104B2NB

Jap, found it…

RTFM again.

I had a spiky ANT pot on one of my TQSs, and replacing it actually helped some with the micro-stick drift. If you study the circuit - I did in detail when converting that particular TQS to USB with a Bodner board - you’ll find some of the grounds/returns are shared and can cross-talk. It appears if you have a defective pot (and probably ANT and/or RNG) it can cross-talk into the Cursor axes. At least, that seemed to be what was happening with mine.