May 20, 20197 yr I'm using CH rudder pedals on my Just Flight BAe164 home built cockpit. When taxiing, I often experience the brakes coming on even though I haven't applied them (i.e.I'm not pressing the tops of the pedals). Differential breaking works fine and doesn't seem to be the cause of the problem. Some days are worse than others. I've checked all my sim control settings and even reset them, but nothing seems to clear the problem. I've also tried re-calibrating the pedals and brake setting. Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas about what might be causing this problem......the pedals are about 15 years old, but I wouldn't say they've been thrashed to bits with use. Look forward to your advice 😍
May 20, 20197 yr This is a typical symptom of a chased wire. There are some YouTube videos that show the wiring and how to repair it. I had a similar problem with mine and repaired it this way, Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
May 21, 20197 yr That's supposed to day "chafed" wire. Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
May 21, 20197 yr Unfortunately, that's behavior typical of potentiometer "spiking" that happens as they wear out. A pot uses a small electrode "wiper" that slides across a resistive film, and over time that wiper becomes dirty and/or abrades the film to the point where the film no longer presents an even gradual resistance as the wiper moves across it. Sometimes, if the pot can be opened or disassembled, you can blow it out with air and/or use a special cleaner on it, but the cheap pots used in those CH controls are sealed throwaways. 15 years is a long life for a set of plastic pedals, TBH. Time for some new ones, me thinks. Now, that said, a "phantom" controller axis can also do this. Check the axis assignments for every device listed in the Controls menu and make sure you don't have something like a gamepad axis also assigned to the brakes. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 21, 20197 yr This is the exact problem that caused me to eventually replace my CH pedals. It is a wear issue that can be solved over time with "creative" calibration by using a CD or jewel case as a spacer during the calibration process. It will work until you have further wear of the product. Do a web search for CH Rudder Brakes Jewel CD case calibration Read Mavrockers post in the topic linked below:https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?261843-CHProducts-Rudder-Pedals-Differential-Braking-Problem Edited May 21, 20197 yr by fppilot Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
May 21, 20197 yr Author Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll try each suggestion and see what happens 🙂
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