polishman Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Hello, I have recently bought a used saitek cessna pro yoke, and ive been struggling to find a solution to a problem. Whenever I turn the yoke to the right, i get an uncontrollable amount of jitter and bouncing in the axis. When i turn the yoke left the axis is somewhat stable to a point where it doesnt affect flight. I have opened up the yoke and made sure all connections to the potentiometers are secure and i have cleaned the potentiometers with contact cleaner. Any ideas what could be causing this, as surely if the potentiometer was broken it would jitter both ways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc2 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Just a thought, but have you changed the realism settings to "easy"?? Not sure if that would matter.............. Windows 10 Pro, 32 gigs DDR4 RAM, Nvidia GForce RTX 3070, Intel I7 10700 running at 3.8, with Noctua NH-L9x65, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler-HP Reverb G2 for Virtual Reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 No i havent, i will try and let you know but i dont think its a game setting issue as it also jitters in the calibration screen in the control panel. I will swap to easy and see if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 This is what i mean by the jitter the setting change didnt help unfortunately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallcott Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hello, I have recently bought a used saitek cessna pro yoke, and ive been struggling to find a solution to a problem. Whenever I turn the yoke to the right, i get an uncontrollable amount of jitter and bouncing in the axis. When i turn the yoke left the axis is somewhat stable to a point where it doesnt affect flight. I have opened up the yoke and made sure all connections to the potentiometers are secure and i have cleaned the potentiometers with contact cleaner. Any ideas what could be causing this, as surely if the potentiometer was broken it would jitter both ways? Looks like a problem with calibration. Have you modified the axis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 I haven't touched the axis, the only thing i have done is sprayed the potentiometers inside with contact cleaner because i read on another forum that spraying them down helped others. I think it might just be a faulty pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolph98 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 A used yoke could have old dry pots. You know how to clean potentiometers inside the yoke, but can you replace them? If not, find someone who can and that's probably all it needs. You can also go a lot further with mods to replace the pots with a digital output circuit board, but I won't get into it here. *** Stay Thursday, my friend. *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperdark Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Hello, I have recently bought a used saitek cessna pro yoke, and ive been struggling to find a solution to a problem. Whenever I turn the yoke to the right, i get an uncontrollable amount of jitter and bouncing in the axis. When i turn the yoke left the axis is somewhat stable to a point where it doesnt affect flight. I have opened up the yoke and made sure all connections to the potentiometers are secure and i have cleaned the potentiometers with contact cleaner. Any ideas what could be causing this, as surely if the potentiometer was broken it would jitter both ways? Are they linear pots or rotary?, if they are rotary pots did you take them apart to clean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 I think I could figure it out, but what pots should i use, should i look for the same ones which are already in the yoke or buy another model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 Pretty sure they're rotary potentiometers, and no i just sprayed contact cleaner into a hole on the side of the pot which i could only guess led inside of the pot, I will look to see if i can open them up to clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolph98 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 You have to use the same value of potentiometer when you replace it. No exceptions unless you are engineering something special. If you have an electronics store nearby, they might have some pots available, but in my experience, you won't find what you need. You might go back to Saitek/Logitech to ask for parts. Or you might have to go online to find it. When you get into it, write down any numbers that may be on the pot. I would guess it is a fairly common resistance value. Mouser Electronics or Digi-key are some places you might find exact replacements. *** Stay Thursday, my friend. *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 ok thanks, if taking them apart and cleaning that way doesnt work ill have to look into buying replacements, still a steal on the yoke buying it for 30 quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperdark Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 https://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4418363/saitek-yoke-replacement-pots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 great, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagorandy Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 ok thanks, if taking them apart and cleaning that way doesnt work ill have to look into buying replacements, still a steal on the yoke buying it for 30 quid FWIW I am a huge fan of that yoke and throttle quadrant. Really adds to the sim-flight immersion. I also reckon you have discovered/confirmed why your unit was priced so low. Hope you get things sorted without too much hardship. "Don't believe everything you see on the internet." - Abe Lincoln HP Pavilion Desktop i5-8400@2.8ghz, 16gb RAM, 1TB M.2 SSD, GTX1650 4GB, 300 MBPS internet, 31.5" curved monitor, Logitech yoke-throttle, Flt Vel trim wheel, TFRP rudder pedals, G/M IR headset, Extreme 3D Pro joystick, Wheel Stand Pro S Dlx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdish Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Something you might consider since you have to replace pots. Replace with Hall Effects sensors and you willl greatly improve it rather than just fix it. Gigabyte GA-X99 Gaming G1, i7-5960X, Noctua NH-D14, Crucial Ballistix Elite 64Gb, Nvidia GTX Titan X, Creative ZxR, Ableconn PEXM2-130, WD Black SN750 250Gb & 2Tb NVMe/Gold 10Tb HDD, Sony BDU-X10S BD-ROM, PC Power & Cooling 1200w, Cosmos C700M, Noctua iPPC 140mm x6, Logitech M570/K800, WinX64 7 Ultimate/10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 The yoke didn't seem too used to be fair it was covered in dust so hopefully just a quick take apart and clean will fix it. Even if the pots are faulty and I have to buy replacements it will come out cheaper than buying the yoke at regular price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Update: I left the yoke sitting without use for ages as i couldn't find a fitting pot to replace the "faulty" one with. I say "faulty" as i have now replaced the potentiometer that was jittering to a brand new one wired everything up and the axis still jitters just as bad as it did before. Any ideas what could be causing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Could it be a controller or control assignment conflict? If you have another controller connected it may be interfering with your yoke. Control assignments can get corrupted and duplicated without warning so your right aileron axis could also be assigned to another axis. Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 i doubt it is as i just freshly reinstalled msfs and set up my binds from the beginning and made sure only the yoke was controlling it. No clue what could be causing it but its making me go mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidc2 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 I would do a visual check of your controller settings. MSFS has done some strange things with settings over the years. I understand you have a fresh copy of the sim and new bindings, however, what could it hurt Windows 10 Pro, 32 gigs DDR4 RAM, Nvidia GForce RTX 3070, Intel I7 10700 running at 3.8, with Noctua NH-L9x65, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler-HP Reverb G2 for Virtual Reality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 checked the settings, everything is only binded once, what i have found is that the potentiometer only jumps when turning the yoke to the right; it sits perfectly still when turned to the left. Maybe this could just be an issue with the main board inside the yoke i dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolph98 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 You can rid yourself of the problem altogether this way too. I didn't see the hall effect mod shown above before I followed this video. *** Stay Thursday, my friend. *** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 ill have a look at it, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishman Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 the only thing, is there any sort of guarantee this will work? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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