Was playing msfs2020 and suddenly the whole throttle controll stopped working. Got a fault message that the pc couldnt recognize the usb device. Tried unplugging, restarting pc, updating drivers etc. Didnt want to return it because i didnt want to wait too long. I decided to open it up myself and found that there was two loose connectors on the upper left of the board. Pushed these back in place and the problem was solved. Putting it in here since i have seen many having the same problem.
Funfact, the two black buttons under the engine start switches are marked “fire fault 1” and "fire fault 2"
I had the same problem too, worked normally for about a week and then, it just wouldn’t connect to my computer.
However after disassembling the whole thing, I found no error, BUT when I worriedly plugged it back it to my sim, It WORKED
I guess it was just a weird error that fixed it self
I know this trhead is old, but this may help someone. The other common problem that causes this fault message is from a bad batch of throttles that had dry solder joints to the USB C socket causing intermittent USB connection and/or USB protocol/handshake errors. For those comfortable with reflowing solder joints it is an easy fix, however the USB C socket’s pcb pins are minute and closely spaced, so care reworking these sockets is needed in order to avoid solder bridging adjacent pins. Hope this helps someone. It’s also possible that the solder joints fatigue from strain on the cable arising from heavy use, but again unless the socket is damaged a reflow of any dry or lose solder joints should fix the problem.
I haven’t worked on these devices, but for similar work, a tiny drop of liquid or gel flux and a hot air station can make very quick work of this kind of repair. Be sure to mask surrounding components with Kapton tape to avoid potential heat damage.
