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Yea, they did, but it didn't work. Considering it's basically as dead as a brick i doubt updating the firmware will be easy [/quote]

I think theres a couple of issues with throttles here, one is the people who's throttles have died completely
The other is the people who's throttles somehow lose their firmware and still get picked up by windows but throw up an error. From what i've been seeing (and experienced) is that if you can see an exclamation in device manager with the phrase hotas bootloader its probably a firmware error. If your throttle isnt picked up at all its probably something more serious.

Just my observations

Anyone know what type (pot, HALL...?) is this sensor in Warthog trim axis:



Sokol1

I think theres a couple of issues with throttles here, one is the people who's throttles have died completely
The other is the people who's throttles somehow lose their firmware and still get picked up by windows but throw up an error. From what i've been seeing (and experienced) is that if you can see an exclamation in device manager with the phrase hotas bootloader its probably a firmware error. If your throttle isnt picked up at all its probably something more serious.

Just my observations [/quote]


Yes I am in the dead brick catagory. TM sent the the addie to send it back.

Huge disappointment, got my Warthog today from Amazon UK (I'm in Sweden), but the grey hat with the H-shape on the stick doesn't work properly in the left direction, if I look in the windows settings it sometimes flicker if I don't put my finger on the right side of the switch and press it like that instead of resting my finger on top of it.
Ok I thought, I just return it since it was DOA, then I find that Amazon will reimburs me UP TO �1.69, argh, I almost fell off my chair, how in gods name am I to ship a hog for �1.69, more like 40x that. It just told me to bring it to the nearest post office :/ I would have thought that Amazon had a deal with some freight firm or something so that customers could use their deal with them.

For people in the UK: how do people usually deal with this sort of stuff, in Sweden the seller is completely responsible, is Amazon actually expecting me to deal directly with thrustmaster?

Regards Per, Sweden

After all the problems with my Cougar,there is no way in the wide world I'm gonna drop 600 Australian on another paperweight.

I've learnt my lesson.

Well I just got back from visiting family, go to fly and guess what...my throttle isn't working anymore either...

I think I'm in the category of my throttle completely stopped working, window's doesn't recognize anything when I plug it in.

After talking to Thurstmaster customer support and attempting to update the firmware looks like mine is still a brick so I'll be sending it off to be repaired or replaced...

UPDATE....two days later and still no shipping information from them...starting to loose my patients!!! Got in touch with customer service and they said this is a wide spread issue and that is why they haven't sent me any additional information prior to me calling. They said I'd receive the shipping info within 5 minutes...guess we'll see.

I feel for you guys.

I hope you get this sorted out quick.

IMHO TM should foot the shipping bill for this issue .

Waiting to see what kind of reponse time youre getting from TM, My throttle has been solid so far but...............you never know, the warranty is for 2 years,The words WIDESPREAD ISSUE REALLY CONCERNS ME .Does anyone know if TM has an addy to ship it back to in the states

Well, I have to say that after an irritated email (I wrote it after 4 days of waiting)they contacted me inmediately and we done all necessary things as soon as it possible. I sent back my throttle to France; on the day that it has arrived I've received an email that they proceed an exchange and sent back a new throttle. In this email they ask me for bank details and today I've received an email notification that they forwarded my bank details to the financial department and I'll get my money back (the cost of shipping to France) as soon as possible.
Now, I'm waiting for my throttle and looking for a perfect grease for the stick and an IDC connector - by the way, does anybody know the exact type of this 6 pin IDC connector... (I mean the ribbon wire that comes from the stick)?

Have they nailed it down and figured out that a replacement is the cure or what? I haven't fired mine up this week since I have been balls to the wall looking for contracts to secure for the job I am trying to get nailed down.

I noticed that the Autopilot button on the throttle base has two programmable event: APENG and APDIS. On mine, the button feels the same as the landing gear horn, which has only one programmable event: LDGH.

So my question is - is the autopilot button supposed to be a in-lock-out button or is it supposed to work the same as the landing gear horn which is just and in-and-out button? And if it does work the same as the landing gear horn button, what's the point of the two programmable events?

Press once for AP Engage and press again for AP Disengage. The AP button is just like the LDGH button, but differs in script since you can engage or disengage the AP.

Mine was sent off yesterday, had to send it to Canada.... hopefully the fix it or send another soon DCS A-10C isn't the same without it!

Well, my throttle croaked last night! No USB enumeration going on regardless of which port or even PC I plug it into. Still waiting to hear back from TM support for return information.

Good Luck...email wasn't a lot of use at first, I kept calling and talking to the same guy to get my situation resolved....

I had my DMS 4-way button fail completely on me last night and apparently I'm the first one on the forum to suffer this fate. Spoke to Tech Support today and sent the required email. Sigh....

Any suggetions why I wait patiently?

Trying not to be discouraged since this is a new system and some design flaws and pains should be expected.

Is there any news on what might be causing these throttle failures? I've been keeping a close eye on this thread as I have a new, sealed Warthog here which I can still return. If the issues are CAUSED by software or firmware I wouldn't mind waiting this out, but if it's a hardware issue... might return it and go for a later revision and save myself al lot of trouble.

I dont know Guys and this is just MHO but If I were to spend $500 plus dollars on a Hotas System and believe me I have thought about it I would want it to work right out of the box with no bugs. I feel for you guys I would be furious if I were in your situation.