Warthog works for only a few hours then ….
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Are you sure that the axis are not working when Target is NOT running? Because I am getting an error very similar to yours everytime my Script Editor is running and I have no idea how to fix it, besides shutting down Script Editor and then I see the axis again.
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no, it is not.
it seems only a coincidence that the axis won’t work after I install target.
I have tried to connect it to other system without installing target,
but now the axis won’t be detected at all.I have look at the inside, it seem there is no broken wires or bad soldering.
tm say the pots are bad, but to me what shadows wrote it’s more likely,
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today I read some post in other forum about a guy fixing his spiking warthog throttle by opening the right throttle handle.
and I have just realized that I have never opened that part.so out of curiosity, then I try opening the right throttle, looking for something unusual.
it turns out I can’t find any broken wires or anything, everything looks normal.so I put everything back together again.
and plug it into my system (again).at first everything looks exactly as before, z and rz axis don’t work, all the button works, axis x and y works.
but after I move the throttle for sometimes,suddenly z and rz axis GET DETECTED again.
however, they get detected only for a few seconds, then it is gone.
then I unplug and replug the throttle,
and it get detected again, but again only for a few seconds.I can repeat the process about 6 or 7 times,
now it won’t be detected at all.What do you think Guys?
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No
Fault in ic
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Thanks Shadow.
Do you know which IC?
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Most likely this one https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?20657-warthog-works-for-only-a-few-hours-then&p=302887&viewfull=1#post302887
But as discussed before you needed to send it back, if not you will be replacing parts (if publicly available ) at your own risk. Unless you have the tools & knowledge to bench test the board correctly.
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Most likely this one.
But as discussed before you needed to send it back, if not you will be replacing parts (if publicly available ) at your own risk. Unless you have the tools & knowledge to bench test the board correctly.Same reply sorry, your voiding your warranty. And I will have no part in that.
By asking these questions it tells me the outcome is not going to be good.
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no, you misunderstand me.
I just want to know which is the most likely culprit here,
then I am going to contact TM again to ask them about the part.If they still won’t send it then I am going to tell them that I do not mind to buy it from them.
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Most likely but……
Every thing else is mechanical
Find the cables that originate at the pots and use a multimeter to test the changing impedance as you move the throttle. They are most likely HALL sensors and you may not have the equipment or experience to determine their performance, but as you did say you lost both left and right at the same time I would hazard a guess their OK.
Good luck you will need it.