I need to source quality poti’s and any recommendations are welcome? That includes those that might be a little different in form as I can mod their plastic housings if needed.

Yes! Yes! Yes! as some bloke once said about a bottle of wine! Although it was fiddly all three pots serviced by the double spray method making sure both got well worked into each component. No more jitters, my Joystick has never been this good even when new and I’ve just nailed my best landing in …

Their bottom of the range cheapo that I have I have already modded with a heat gun to use with my left hand [image] USB Joystick – Thrustmaster USB Joystick -

Ok, I thought it’s about the T16000M.

[image] DensestSnail693: modded with a heat gun to use with my left hand I’m a great fan of modification and self build but the problem is that the cost of such projects can drift to the point that it’s cheaper to buy a new “thing” (insert thing here, whether it be flight sim kit or exotic pc…

I’ve switched from my T16000M to the Gladiator NXT a few days ago. It’s pretty amazing and since you have to assemble it, you can mount the grip turned to the left/right as the real stick grip, which greatly reduces the fatique in your forearm.

When asking for part sourcing it’s important to say where in the world you are located. If you need potentiometers in the US, the best selection I’m aware of is a company called Digi-Key. They have thousands of pots from many manufacturers. Mouser has a smaller selection but some differences that m…

There’s also a lot of knowledge (possibly including your TM stick) on the Reddit group r/hotas. I’ve seen quite a few references where people got answers to sourcing parts for their controller.

I solved the jitters by spraying an abundant amount of WD40 on the component (this was on a T16000, the Z-Axis rotation thingy). Nasty thing though to open and close without damaging it or losing tiny parts…

Thanks for the tips guys, I’ll be going with the WD40 suggestion for the time being. The hall effect sensor poti’s are certainly interesting but at 18-20 euros a pop it just won’t be worth it however as they are 360° with no end stop I plan to use one for a self build trim wheel (if anyone a has a …

Instead of WD40, I really recommend DeOxIt Gold. It is a contact cleaner and lubricant engineered for electronics. With any cleaner/lubricant you always want to test for compatibility especially with plastics. A cleaner/lubricant may look like it doesn’t attack the plastic initially but come back la…

Replacing the Jittery Potentiometers on my Thrustmaster Joystick

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NeoKingRthur July 20, 2021, 4:58pm 18

I followed this fix on my Thrustmaster TCA Airbus. I’m not sure if this is the same model that you have. But if it follows the same design, the same fix probably works on yours too.