But seriously I'd say the #Thrustmaster #TWCS Throttle is a *serious* pain in the ass to get to the POV pot (the joystick on the front of the HOTAS), which has always drifted for me. Not helping the little guy is that the plastic surrounds limit the pot to about half its range of motion, so pretty much any noise it generates is mad bad.

Ich habe mir mal den Spaß gemacht, wg. meines alten Hotas Cougar an den #Support von #Thrustmaster zu schreiben.

An dem #Flightstick ist mal vor etlichen Jahren bei einem wilden #Dogfight was gebrochen. Leider nicht nur eine Feder oder sowas. Der Schubregler ist noch völlig in Ordnung. Ich bräuchte nur das gebrochene Gussteil; reparieren kann ich das selbst.

Immerhin sie mir schon nach zwei Tagen geantwortet. Sie wollen und können (natürlich) nichts versprechen. Das Dingen wird ja schon lange nicht mehr gebaut. Aber sie fragen mal rum bei den Veteranen der Firma. 👍

Ich wusste schon, dass der Support von TM sehr gut ist, aber so ein Service ist doch selten geworden heutzutage. Erfreulich.

Ob das wirklich Sinn macht, ist eine ganz andere Frage.

#thrustmaster #hotas #cougar #flightsim #hardware

Whenever I think of #Thrustmaster I think of pelvic sorcery. (sha)
Thrustmaster rudder pedal repair

I repaired my old Thrustmaster rudder pedals. That’s the one I upgraded using an Arduino Pro Micro before (PeerTube, YouTube) to get rid of their old D-Sub connector so this device is really old and probably belongs into a museum. I doubt I’d get any replacement parts for this from the vendor nowadays.

Their sliding beds are made of some sort of plastic and this started to become brittle over the years. When I noticed that one side was coming apart I found several more hair fractures so I had to stop playing with the pedals for a while.

Yesterday I went with one of the sliding beds to the Swablab, our local maker space, and considered cutting and milling new parts of wood, when a fellow maker suggested to use some leftover HPL pieces for the job.

This was far less complicated compared to what I had in mind and I went for it. After a few minutes in the workshop I ended up with two new sliding beds that I mounted today. Worked like a charm.

I went with Liquid Moly LM47 for some lube, simply because I have a tube of that around from working on the car. That’s grease for stuff like bearings and probably overkill for the job.

Couldn’t be happier. The pedals are back into service and feel even better than before (probably thanks to the new grease) and I avoided once more going for expensive modern replacements. I’m also probably the only one with rudder pedals with wood aesthetic now 🤓

https://beko.famkos.net/2026/04/16/thrustmaster-rudder-pedal-repair/ #DIY #flightsim #homeCockpit #simpit #Swablab #Thrustmaster

Gestern im Racing Sim Fieber gewesen. #raceroom auf @opensuse Leap 16 gezockt. Läuft mit Steams Proton Version 10 und Gamemode sehr gut.

Dann noch #automobilista2 auf @CachyOS mit der Cachy eigenen Proton Version und ebenso Gamemode.

Das Ganze mit Controller und zwar dem #thrustmaster eSwap Pro. Dieser wurde bei beiden Systemen sofort erkannt und konnte mit Steam ins Spiel eingebunden werden. 🎮🏎️💻

#linux #gamingonlinux #gaming #racinggames #racing #proton #steam

Thrustmaster have posted a very educational write-up on the "limitations" of Direct Drive hardware. I'm not sure whether this was posted on behalf of support, marketing or what, but it's still great information. https://www.thrustmaster.com/en-gb/news/limitations-of-first-generation-direct-drive-wheel-bases/ #simracing #thrustmaster
LIMITATIONS OF FIRST-GENERATION DIRECT DRIVE WHEEL BASES - Thrustmaster

Thrustmaster explains the limitations of first-generation Direct Drive and unveils its vision for a new generation of Direct Drive that is more precise and accessible.

Thrustmaster

Welp, I modded my #Thrustmaster T.16000m #joystick to make it less stiff https://youtu.be/5NsEpDkFvdU but now my wrist hurts just from testing all the stick's motions. 😬

It's probably the twist motion. That pinches the carpal tunnel if I'm not mistaken. (Maybe that's why twist sticks went out of style?)

I guess I'd better change my control setup to not use the twist. Hopefully that helps.

It will be tough to redo all that muscle memory, but as Seven of Nine would say: I will adapt. 😤

#gaming

T16000M Spring Mod - How To for Star Citizen

YouTube

Apparently there is a mod https://channellfd.com/the-t16000m-joystick-led-tension-mods/ I can do to my #Thrustmaster T.16000m #joystick to make it less stiff.

Looks like a pretty delicate job, and I'm not terribly confident that I can do it without wrecking the stick…but it'll wreck my hand if I don't, so I may as well try.

Any advice would be appreciated!

#gaming

The T16000M Joystick LED & Tension Mods - Channel LFD

The Thrustmaster T16000M joystick is an excellent piece of kit you can improve with a little manual intervention and patience.

Channel LFD