It’s a matter of how it’s interfaced, really. If I can get away with stripping the PCB then yes - that will not only make things easier, I expect it will also make it easier to fit inside the TQS grip. But if the pinout for x-y-z runs though that little PCB then I will have to use it somehow…I have the datasheet for the device but it isn’t quite clear on that how it’s pinned out. I’m still researching.
It may also be cheaper to just plain cannibalize one out of a second-hand keyboard. In any case, I need to get hold of one and figure out how it’s actually pinned by reading it out probably. I have a Cougar TQS that I’ve converted for standalone USB operation using a Bodner board so I can s it with my iMac and FAF - this is the one I’d likely experiment with since I already have the connections broken out. I have three Cougar throttles, so I have some room for maneuver.
Edit: Ok…after looking at the datasheet again I think I know how to take this thing apart and pin it. It looks like it is just screwed into the plate that holds it to the PCB, and that the four solder points are x, y, z, and ground…the excitation voltage and ground come in at PCB contacts 1 ad 2, and VCC must be applied through the case/bracket. On the face of things this looks to me like it could be a pretty straight-forward mod, electrically speaking.