Hi, since I haven't received an email from Saitek support yet I'm asking you guys if someone may know what's going on. I purchased my rudder pedals in december last year and they were working fine. But suddenly since a few days it's impossible to taxi or stabilize the aircraft on takeoff. Looked in the device manager in windows to check the movement of the rudder and it seems like there's some strange kind of 'wobbling', the neutral position varies largely and there's a huge delay after putting them in neutral. I already tried reinstalling the drivers and calibrating them but nothing works. Also the fix with deleting the registry entries doesn't work.

 

I spent over 100€ on this and they're brandnew so it's supposed to work! Really great support from Saitek leaving their customers in the dust..

I'd be great if someone knows a solution to this issue because it's starting to drive me mad.

 

Max

Have you checked the calabration and wobbling from a fresh re-boot?

 

Sounds like you have other issues going on as well, have you got full FSUPIC? If so calabrate them thro that and remove all FSX axis the rudders control.

 

Check you havnt got other devices asigned to the rudder also as there could be a conflict.

 

Try a diffrent USB port.

 

Get rid of the saitek manager software if youve insalled it, load just the drivers as required.

 

Does the brakes axis work ok?

 

Can you test for calabration on diffrent pc?

 

Thats wot i'd try.

 

Good luck

Do you have them configured in FSUIPC at the same time as being configured in FSX Settings perhaps?

Make sure USB is not set to sleep in power management properties sounds like USB issue to me make sure you have the latest USB drivers and its not plugged into a USB hub .

I have the same problem with my G940 pedals from time to time too. After starting taxiing, the problem normally disappears after a minute or two.

Do you have them configured in FSUIPC at the same time as being configured in FSX Settings perhaps?

 

I had some similar issues with my Saitek Pro Flight Cessna Yoke recently and found I had multiple drivers likely acting against each other. I had the Saitek drivers, FSIUPC (registered), and a third party driver utility called SPAD. I am hopeful for you that Paul might have identified the issue.

Hello, thanks for the replies. I don't have FSUIPC, the SST software is also not installed. Haven't tried it on another computer yet, would be strange if it's a computer related problem because it worked fine for a month. The toe brakes work and are responsive to every input, unlike the rudder.. There are only 2 drivers that show up in device manager for the pedals, the USB and HID.

Btw I have plugged the pedals into the USB hub on the Saitek Yoke, plugging them directly into the PC USB port also seems to have no effect.

Possibly a dirty potentiometer which would cause output spikes.

 

You could try setting, or increasing, a central dead zone and see if that eliminates or reduces those spikes; check via Windows controller calibration not via FSX.

 

If you can access the rudder potentiometer try sprying it with switch cleaner.

Possibly a dirty potentiometer which would cause output spikes.

 

You could try setting, or increasing, a central dead zone and see if that eliminates or reduces those spikes; check via Windows controller calibration not via FSX.

 

If you can access the rudder potentiometer try sprying it with switch cleaner.

 

I'll open that thing. Guess I don't have many choices anymore. Thanks

Good news, after opening the casing and cleaning a little it now seems to work again properly. They put too much grease in there, also at some places that shouldn't be treated.

Although I have a feeling that this is only temporarily.. but nonetheless now I can do some taxiing and straight takeoffs again

Good news, after opening the casing and cleaning a little it now seems to work again properly. They put too much grease in there, also at some places that shouldn't be treated.

Although I have a feeling that this is only temporarily.. but nonetheless now I can do some taxiing and straight takeoffs again

 

You mentioned you just bought them. Can't you just request a warranty repair? As a consumer you shouldn't really care about the hardware. Until it has a warranty it has to work.

You mentioned you just bought them. Can't you just request a warranty repair? As a consumer you shouldn't really care about the hardware. Until it has a warranty it has to work.

 

I would if it didn't take too long for getting them back. If they'll last some months from now on at least I'm fine, but if they're gonna be messed up again in that time I'll definitely send them in for a repair.

It's like this don't install any drivers for your controls disable all fsx controls for your yoke. throttles , rudder and do it all through FSUIPC. it's great best piece of software for fsx in my opinion. Buy the full version, and make sure USB hubs don't go to sleep.