Saitek or Thrustmaster and why all say Saitek is bad ?

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Re: Saitek or Thrustmaster and why all say Saitek is bad ?

Postby Sozzac » Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:46 am

So bought X52 PRO

The throotle make some strange electronic shortage sounds then it dont Light up
Have to yank out usb cable. Some weird color scraping on where the leds for speeding are


When holding Button on side in joystick blinks ??

When moving joystick forward I get scraping sounds

Its brand new is this how saitek qu is?

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Re: Saitek or Thrustmaster and why all say Saitek is bad ?

Postby Loriath » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:47 am

Sozzac wrote:So bought X52 PRO

The throotle make some strange electronic shortage sounds then it dont Light up
Have to yank out usb cable. Some weird color scraping on where the leds for speeding are


When holding Button on side in joystick blinks ??

When moving joystick forward I get scraping sounds

Its brand new is this how saitek qu is?


All the Blinking and such, That is a Power issue on the USB port. Been widely reported on Reddit's /r/hotas and there is only one solution. Buy a Powered USB 2.0 Hub and plug the stick into that.

I get a slight scraping sound on my stick, and I looked carefully at the base metal ring as I move it. It is that ring as it moves on the plastic rim and the spring moving. It got much better after I moved it around for about 5-10 minutes. Not full range motion, but enough to move the metal ring and spring. See if yours is doing that. If that is not it, then no clue.
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Re: Saitek or Thrustmaster and why all say Saitek is bad ?

Postby Sozzac » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:18 am

Ok Thanks

Looking closer to the gear and so I got more of suspec of this have previus owner



The scraping only occurs when leaning it forward

Discover also not a god paint job at the throotle stick where those leds are

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Re: Saitek or Thrustmaster and why all say Saitek is bad ?

Postby Loriath » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:48 am

Sozzac wrote:Ok Thanks

Looking closer to the gear and so I got more of suspec of this have previus owner



The scraping only occurs when leaning it forward

Discover also not a god paint job at the throotle stick where those leds are


Quite possible you have a dud. Did you buy local or online? I would return it.
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Re: Saitek or Thrustmaster and why all say Saitek is bad ?

Postby Sozzac » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:58 am

Online and Its not the easy part to get new one


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