October 2, 20232 yr hello, what's going on with Chris and the company, I'm sending e-mails because I have a steering wheel failure and complete silence, no one responds... does anyone know what's going on?? brds Martin
October 2, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, Epgd said: hello, what's going on with Chris and the company, I'm sending e-mails because I have a steering wheel failure and complete silence, no one responds... does anyone know what's going on?? brds Martin To understand a bit about the current situation with Fulcrum read the last couple pages of the above thread https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/634653-status-of-fulcrum-and-orders/page/6/ Unfortunately, there has been essentially no communication with Chris for a number of months. What type of yoke failure have you had? Al Edited October 2, 20232 yr by ark
October 2, 20232 yr Moderator Chris hasn’t replied to my last two texts. Draw your own conclusions. He hasn’t visited AvSim since June. Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
October 3, 20232 yr Author https://ibb.co/xj10rDXhttps://ibb.co/xj10rDX 23 hours ago, ark said: To understand a bit about the current situation with Fulcrum read the last couple pages of the above thread https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/634653-status-of-fulcrum-and-orders/page/6/ Unfortunately, there has been essentially no communication with Chris for a number of months. What type of yoke failure have you had? Al Hi.... a broken plastic sleeve at the entrance of the shaft - inside a box This plastic part is holding shaft centered..... https://ibb.co/xj10rDX https://ibb.co/44DZrdY https://ibb.co/MnhRb2v Edited October 3, 20232 yr by Epgd
October 3, 20232 yr 21 minutes ago, Epgd said: https://ibb.co/xj10rDXhttps://ibb.co/xj10rDX Hi.... a broken plastic sleeve at the entrance of the shaft - inside a box This plastic part is holding shaft centered..... https://ibb.co/xj10rDX https://ibb.co/44DZrdY https://ibb.co/MnhRb2v Wow, how did that happen? Ebay may be the best bet to find some replacement parts especially if someone is selling a Fulcrum yoke "for parts" because of some other failure. Al Edited October 3, 20232 yr by ark
October 3, 20232 yr Author 8 minutes ago, ark said: Wow, how did that happen? I remember that from the very beginning when Fulcrum was sent to me, one of these screws was slightly loose... perhaps from at the beginning there was a small crack that was growing I used it all the time, very gently, I never pulled it hard or nervously, etc
October 3, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Epgd said: I remember that from the very beginning when Fulcrum was sent to me, one of these screws was slightly loose... perhaps from at the beginning there was a small crack that was growing I used it all the time, very gently, I never pulled it hard or nervously, etc Another possibility is that maybe someone with a 3D printer could make that black part based on measurements and pictures from the broken one. Al
October 4, 20232 yr If you can't find a 3D Printer to do it, from your pictures it looks like you could make a piece to do the job. Since it just holds the bushing in place you could probably make a holder that works out of a piece of hardwood with a saw, holesaw, drill, some thinking, and patience. Not too difficult and inexpensive. Or...if you have an industrial supply store nearby that carries bearing holders you might be able to buy and modify something like one of these to work. https://www.mcmaster.com/products/bearing-holders/mounted-bearing-type~two-bolt-flange-mount/ Ted [email protected] ghz, Noctua C12P CPU air cooler, Asus Z77, 2 x 4gb DDR3 Corsair 2200 mhz cl 9, EVGA 1080ti, Sony 55" 900E TV 3840 x 2160, Windows 7-64, FSX, P3dv3, P3dv4
October 4, 20232 yr Author Hi, Thank you all very much for your suggestions and advice, I will have to deal with it myself, I see, because "SUPPORT" is dead... sad, but it looks like this company has ceased to exist.... brds Martin
October 9, 20232 yr Following the discussion about a broken front support "collar" here are the STL files for printing the part. Based on my own experience I've used an "U" shape to be able to replace the part without disassembling half of the yoke; the upper part of the collar doesn't take any load so it's redundant. Our colleague Martin has tried it and it works fine; however in my part M4 screws/ nuts were used, and Martin has M5. So I've made both versions. BR, Sergey
October 10, 20232 yr Author On 10/9/2023 at 9:20 AM, SergeyPe said: Following the discussion about a broken front support "collar" here are the STL files for printing the part. Based on my own experience I've used an "U" shape to be able to replace the part without disassembling half of the yoke; the upper part of the collar doesn't take any load so it's redundant. Our colleague Martin has tried it and it works fine; however in my part M4 screws/ nuts were used, and Martin has M5. So I've made both versions. BR, Sergey Thanks again Sergey for your great support !! As Sergey said, his design of this damaged part is perfect, and if anyone has a similar problem, feel free to use it. brds Martin
October 11, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Epgd said: Thanks again Sergey for your great support !! Very true! Al
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