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Nice! That makes me think about purchasing a pack when the price is right. I saw the MFD's on amazon a few months ago for $50, just checks and under $50 http://www.amazon.com/MFD-Cougar-Multifu...6041&sr=8-1
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[quote=Ltfransky]What's the obvious solution? A ball! But, the newest TM press release does say a "Cardan" mechanism, i.e. a universal joint.
Read closer. The TM release says without Cardan joints. Good time to apply Occam's razor.  I posted a picture of the bottom / inside of the ball a page or two back.
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AWESOME!!!
...just pre-ordered mine! =D
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It's probably going to be a quadrature hall sensor like the Allegro A1230 Link But I'll be interested to see how they mount the magnet. The T.16000M was with a coil spring and ring system. Link I was told, on this forum, that T.16000M has a MLX90333 Hall sensor chip and running in digital mode (I guess most likely in SPI mode instead of PWM). So, the chances are good that it's MLX90333 inside Warthog (good for me if it turns out to be true, as I have a USD $1700 programmer for MLX chips; bought for the DiH and DiXYHS projects). Plus, the Allegro chip you provided link with has quadrature output, it would be a pain in the you know where for this application. With MLX90333, all you really need is a MLX90333, 3 capacitors, a magnet (Neo most likely), and a mechanism to move the magnet on a spherical trajectory. What's the obvious solution? A ball! But, the newest TM press release does say a "Cardan" mechanism, i.e. a universal joint. Fransky, wanna bet? $5? I bet it's MLX90333 in the Warthog stick, anything else I lose. Hey Jonah, did you get your RF-45 setup finished?
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Read closer. The TM release says without Cardan joints. Haha, my mistake. I was wondering why the he'll they bothered to file such an obvious prior art patent which showed up in a very similar fashion in Melexis' product literature and then ended up w/ one of the worst mechanisms for the chip. Fransky, I did finished the ball screw replacement of my RF-45. I am hoping I can get the all metal rudder prototype finished by the time I get Warthog in my hands. After all, I was only a couple of hours of milling time away from finishing the milling work when the ball screw snapped in two halves. But, I still need to verify the precision and reliability of the new screw and my new adjustments.
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AWESOME!!!
...just pre-ordered mine! =D Nice! Would you mind sharing the name or a link of the US vendor where you made the preorder? I would like to preorder as well but can find nowhere legitimate that is offering pre-orders for the Warthog. TIA!
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Smoky: you could try BLT?
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Oh my its so close now, I can hardly wait, end of this month in the UK. I really hope the company I have ordered it with deliver promptly, they usually do! 
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Smoky: you could try BLT? Bacon Lettuce and Tomato? What is BLT? :-) Thx
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How about this on your sandwich?? BLT BTW, I did not find this site so credit goes to the poster who mentioned it earlier in this string! Cheers!
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Thank you!! I've never heard of these folks either, but if you guys have ordered from them and have had good experiences then that's good enough for me.
For the record I did find a few places via Google Shopping on a search for Thrustmaster Warthog. Some even had high seller ratings. But the price is often so skewed, or the product mis-referenced (eg. the notorious mapping from Warthog to Ferrari wheel) that I just didn't trust them with a pre-order. The BLT site at least has the image, price, and details correct!
Pre-order placed!! Now I watch the calendar. DCS Warthog will be SO much easier to learn with these controls, rather than the bizarre mapping I'm currently using on my Cougar.
PS: Anyone want to buy an NXT modified Cougar? :-)
Thanks again!
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WOW BLT now has 117 on order and 82 of those are on backorder.
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WOW BLT now has 117 on order and 82 of those are on backorder. I was told by them that the "on order" is what they have inbound and the backorder is the folks that have dibs on the inbound. So in this case 82 lucky folks (like me) will receive the 1st group of 82 out of the 117 shopblt has coming in to sell. Still showing that they will receive be shipping from the manufacture to blt's inventory on Oct 20th. They told me they will start shipping preorders ASAP after shopblt receives them in inventory. ie: Will be shipped FIFO (First In First Out ie: based on the order in which the preorders were placed)
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DCS Warthog will be SO much easier to learn with these controls, rather than the bizarre mapping I'm currently using on my Cougar. Hear hear. I'm currently flying DCS:A-10C with a Cougar and I can't help but think the same thing!
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That is typically how they all work in retail. WOW BLT now has 117 on order and 82 of those are on backorder. I was told by them that the "on order" is what they have inbound and the backorder is the folks that have dibs on the inbound. So in this case 82 lucky folks (like me) will receive the 1st group of 82 out of the 117 shopblt has coming in to sell. Still showing that they will receive them into inventory on Oct 20th. They told me they will start shipping preorders ASAP after shopblt receives them in inventory. ie: Will be shipped FIFO (First In First Out ie: based on the order in which the preorders were placed)
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PS: Anyone want to buy an NXT modified Cougar? :-)
Thanks again!
How much?
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nevermind i see amazon is cheaper for the mfd pack
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Still showing that they will receive them into inventory on Oct 20th. Not anymore... ETA now says 11-02-2010.
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Having been at this computer gaming stuff for too long to admit... I've owned the first Thrustmaster stick and throttle.. and if memory serves me.. they were right around $100 a piece at Software Etc (now that should date me), and every "upgrade" version from that up to and including the Cougar. And while I own a complete CH setup and a X65F, I will probably buy the Warthog. When the dust settles, and user reviews start showing up here. I have an illness, but don't worry I'm taking something for it.
Does anyone here really believe that the Warthog was going to be in suppliers hands, and shipping on Oct 20th?
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Announcing: A new SimHQ contest where you can win a Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog!
Watch for contest details next week.
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