CH Pro Pedals Advice

[RichieFly 738]

I use the CH Pro Pedals. They have alway been wonky; they don't rest at a consistent neutral position. Even with routine calibration and adjusting the in-game dead zone, I'm always fighting these things.  I usually can work with FSUIPC to redefine neutral, but the defined neutral will soon enough no longer match the hardware. Hour to hour, day to day. It's a constant issue I have to deal with. Since the introduction of MSFM 2020, things are much worse with the poor adjustments available within the simulator.

Does anyone have a insight or suggestion concerning this problem? Are these just poor rudder pedals and I should pony up and get something else? [provided there's going to be a stocked replacement sometime within a year] Is there a mod or something internal that can be adjusted?

Thanks for any help.

[fppilot 4,409]

1 hour ago, RichieFly said:

Are these just poor rudder pedals and I should pony up and get something else?

Yes.

[jbcallender 53]

I have had mine about ten years and they have done well.  There apparently is a know problem with the pots that operate the braking can have problems.  I had to take mine apart and lube them and clean the pots well.  For me, P3Dv5 introduce all sorts of calibration and control mapping problems that took a couple of weeks to sort through. 

[RichieFly 738]

42 minutes ago, fppilot said:

Yes.

OK. Thank you.

[Bobsk8 12,887]

I have had mine for 15 years and now with a new sim and PC, they are losing connection once in awhile. Probably the USB circuit is going bad. Time for a new set of pedals I'm afraid. 

[stans 709]

I use mine for FSX and yes, the pots can be an issue.  I found that increasing the null zone in the FSX settings menu eliminated my issues.

[orchestra_nl 966]

Those pedals were quite all right considering their price, but I replaced mine after 15 years with an MFG Crosswind since the pods became less accurat and I wanted something much more accurate and a better "feel".

[Jedi928 6]

Regards to your problem i was having too, there is a tip which consist to calibrate the CH rudder with two CD boxes placed under the heel parts of each pedals. I have done that and since i have no neutral problem for about 2 years!

[Samaritano 305]

I bought my CH pro pedals back in 1999 and I’m still using them. 
 

I cleaned the pots once like maybe 8 years ago and they are still going strong. 
 

I was looking to buy a set of replacement pots a few years back and found thru and internet search the email of a marketing rep for CH Products. I emailed her and she sent me a set of replacement pots, no charge. 
 

I’ve been looking for her info to share it here but can’t find it. 
 

Anyways here is a link to a post where they mentioned replacement pots and where to get them. 
 

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/42111-ch-pro-pedals-replacement-potentiometers/