Cougar Throttle Hall Effect Potentiometer - Cubpilot Reincarnated!
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thanks for the info., but how come the A-10 flight stick looks exactly like the F-16? I thought the thunderbolt is a very older plane
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Because the entire A-10C fleet underwent an Precision Engagment upgrade from 2005-2011.
New sensors, SATCOM, IFFCC, all-weather capability, ECM, smart bombing targeting… along with the F-16/F-15 HOTAS mix. Aircraft receiving this upgrade were redesignated A-10C. -
yes I can see pictures of it on the net now, pretty successful flight stcik
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vipergear.eu for hall sensor
realsimulator.com for TUSBA
Yes it is compatible. I use cougar throttle with VIPERGEAR hall sensor connected via TUSBA r1 to a usb port and a warthog stick.I have cubpilot hall sensors and they are fantastic, never failed. Its the microstick that I am looking for, Thurstmaster are slow even after I sent them the amount
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Had problems with mine too. I spayed the MS assembly with contact cleaner and that helped for a while. Eventually it crapped out on one axis. I harvested a thumb stick from a PS3 controller but they weren’t quite the same. On closer inspection I noticed that the pots are similar so I bit the bullet. Gently squeeze the two tabs in and pry the pot away from the metal part (watch out for the loose internals of the pot) . Desolder from the board and repeat for the Microstick board . Caution one pot has traces on both sides of the board so soldering is a bit tricky.Problem solved.
Dave
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If I disconnect the mini board attached to the micro stick without disconnecting the cougar from the PC first, would that total burn and ruin the mini board?
because I replaced the micro stick and there are no signals -
If I disconnect the mini board attached to the micro stick without disconnecting the cougar from the PC first, would that total burn and ruin the mini board?
because I replaced the micro stick and there are no signalssolved
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I’ve test it. I works fine.
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Hi Guys!
I tested this in my old HOTAS Cougar(2002) and working well!
https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=220916
Pictures from my Cougar: https://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=204715&d=1550497198
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Any advance with this dead zone?
Thanks!
It’s been a while! I’m back in the seat again following a clean install and upgrade to Windows 10 and BMS 4.34. Also now have an uber graphics card fitted that’s allowing me to have everything enabled in the sim and video drivers. Boy is it sweet!
Anyway, the dead zone. Since the upgrades and reinstall… I haven’t noticed any deadzone. I am also now using TUSBA along with my throttle modification and it is running sweet! It was working ok before TUSBA too.
Why the TUSBA upgrade? Well it seems the TM calibration software just could calibrate the microstick on one of the axis. That’s now resolved with the TUSBA which is far superior. I have also removed the idle detent from the TQS. It’s just not required as I prefer to use the cockpit idle detent switch and have full throttle swing to idle on the TQS.
Also… just want to mention the “stiction”. I have none. Absolutely none. And that’s with the brake fully on too if I want. I am using a low friction tape around the shaft of the throttle. Also I have greased the contact point of the shaft and shaft bearings with silicon grease. It’s the tape that really makes all the difference. If anyone wants some tape… I have a huge roll and will be happy to post out to people. If you’re from outside the UK, all I ask is for you to cover the shipping cost.
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is there any hope to remedy cup pilot’s hall sensor when it spikes? I am experiencing y-axis spike with the flight stick.
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is there any hope to remedy cup pilot’s hall sensor when it spikes? I am experiencing y-axis spike with the flight stick.
I wouldn’t know. I’ve not used cub pilot’s mod. Hall sensors should not spike as they work on contactless magnetic sensors. That was the whole point of these modifications. Perhaps your hall effect potentiometer is faulty. You could try to source a replacement. Search the part on google.
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I wouldn’t know. I’ve not used cub pilot’s mod. Hall sensors should not spike as they work on contactless magnetic sensors. That was the whole point of these modifications. Perhaps your hall effect potentiometer is faulty. You could try to source a replacement. Search the part on google.
so it just broke after 10 yrs. Cup pilot is deceased so there is not hope to find another.
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i did a HOTAS Cougar update & it seemed that the problem is somewhat gone, at least not as bad.
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Can the factory friction pad be used for this mod?
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you mean for sensors?
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No the friction wheel with the rubber pad at the end.
I not sure what you mean by “with this mod”? This thread is about replacing the old potentiometer with a contactless Hall effect potentiometer. Nothing else is changed in the throttle quadrant. So the friction pad remains in place. I did mention about improving the “stiction” by using some low friction tape around the shaft of the throttle that places the tape between the shaft and the friction pad. It’s similar to the pads on a mouse that allow it to glide freely on your desk. It works amazingly well. Perhaps too well as when my throttle is near idle, it will slip back to idle if I don’t hold it. I have plenty of this tape left if anyone wants some. All I ask is for you to cover to postage cost.