Disaster strikes with Saitek Throttle connector

[Fred Florino 0]

3 hours ago, LesOReilly said:

@Fred Florino

The connector for the Throttle that goes into the Yoke is not able to go into USB...

You can take the throttle apart and wire it to a Bodnar board ... I did that (actually wired 2 of them to it and all the buttons)...  It works fine but over time the Pots will just get nasty and noisy anyway.... I have sent it to the bone pile at this point and replaced it with the TCA TQ with the Add ON Module...  I also use the Alpha yoke now...  I have been waiting on a backorder for a Bravo since December...

Thx.  That’s exactly what I wanted to know.  That makes it different than the Saitek TQ sold as Stand Alone with usb.

so for the Saitek set that I have, I’d be better off just leave it alone without mod.  It’s not necessary to get Throttle to from 8 to 12 bit, unless you want the whole TQ as a stand alone unit.

 

Thx, Les.

[ark 1,288]

19 hours ago, Fred Florino said:

My question is Does Saitek TQ, that has PS2 connector, electronically different from those that sold alone with USB connector?  

Yes.

19 hours ago, Fred Florino said:

In other words, does the PS2 ones ready to go USB if you just match the wires (means it uses the Saitek board only as usb hub) ?

No.

The PS2 TQ that plugs into the yoke does not have a USB interface. The PS2 TQ makes use of the USB interface that is in the yoke. That is, the electronics in the yoke reads and decodes the data signal from the PS2 TQ and converts that information into a USB signal.

Al

[Fred Florino 0]

14 hours ago, ark said:

Yes.

No.

The PS2 TQ that plugs into the yoke does not have a USB interface. The PS2 TQ makes use of the USB interface that is in the yoke. That is, the electronics in the yoke reads and decodes the data signal from the PS2 TQ and converts that information into a USB signal.

Al

Thx.

There’s too many wires to run out and have a BU0836x elsewhere other than inside that box.  Bu0836x costs $50, unless there’s one laying around, like mine (LOL).  But if you don’t have a spare one, buying a stand alone Saitek TQ ($60) is the better option.  
 

 

[JRBarrett 3,049]

A friend of mine had a Saitek controller that used the same interconnection for the throttle. In his case, the cable wasn’t damaged, it became lost when he moved house. We were able to find a mini-DIN/PS2 cable on Amazon for $9 that worked fine as a replacement.

Edited May 10, 2021 by JRBarrett

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5 hours ago, Fred Florino said:

There’s too many wires to run out and have a BU0836x elsewhere other than inside that box.  Bu0836x costs $50, unless there’s one laying around, like mine (LOL).  But if you don’t have a spare one, buying a stand alone Saitek TQ ($60) is the better option.  

I agree. I recently upgraded my Saitek yoke to a Fulcrum yoke so needed to find a way to temporarily use the Saitek 'PS2' TQ while I wait for Fulcrum to come out with their TQ. I had an Arduino Leonardo lying around so I used that as explained here .The Leonardo is one of the few Arduinos with a built in USB signal interface. If necessary you can buy a Leonardo from Aliexpress or Banggood for less than $10. But buying a USB Saitek TQ is still the way to go unless you like playing with Arduinos, etc.

2 hours ago, JRBarrett said:

A friend of mine had a Saitek controller that used the same interconnection for the throttle.

Hi Jim. Since you can't lose the Saitek's TQ's cable since it is hard wired into the TQ, are you saying there are other types of Saitek controllers that are made to plug into the Saitek Yoke's PS2 port?  Didn't know that.

Al

 

 

Edited May 10, 2021 by ark

[JRBarrett 3,049]

4 minutes ago, ark said:

I agree. I recently upgraded my Saitek yoke to a Fulcrum yoke so needed to find a way to temporarily use the Saitek 'PS2' TQ while I wait for Fulcrum to come out with their TQ. I had an Arduino Leonardo lying around so I used that as explained here .The Leonardo is one of the few Arduinos with a built in USB signal interface. If necessary you can buy a Leonardo from Aliexpress or Banggood for less than $10. But buying a USB Saitek TQ is still the way to go unless you like playing with Arduinos, etc.

Hi Jim. Since you can't lose the Saitek's TQ's cable since it is hard wired into the TQ, are you saying there are other types of Saitek controllers that are made to plug into the Saitek Yokes PS2 port?  Didn't know that.

Al

 

 

It was an X52 (several years old) yes, the cable definitely plugged in at both the throttle and the joystick ends. The USB cable from the joystick to computer was hardwired, but not the throttle to joystick.

Edited May 10, 2021 by JRBarrett

[MarkDH 234]

6 hours ago, Fred Florino said:

buying a stand alone Saitek TQ ($60) is the better option.  

Surely the simpest option is to leave the throttle connected to the yoke and just put the yoke somewhere out of sight if you're using a different one?

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45 minutes ago, MarkDH said:

Surely the simpest option is to leave the throttle connected to the yoke and just put the yoke somewhere out of sight if you're using a different one?

Simplest -- yes, but perhaps not convenient, depending on space, or keeping the yoke may not fit in with plans one has for it, like passing it on to a young grandson!  😉

Al