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On my second thought: OR if you can twist the wires one by one together and use tape to secure and insulate the wires might work too, then no soldering is needed.

Video link on YouTube: These past few days I am working and evaluating on the Saitek TQ installation process for better cost and benefit improvement. In my opinion it seems like the DIY soldering is the top choice for DIYers. The one with HE connectors is tedious and time consuming. If one can take apart the TQ easily, then he or she will have no problem in soldering the wires I assumed. So I will give up the connector version. Go simple....:). If one does not have the skill in soldering, please find your friend to help. Thanks for watching.

Hi to all, Here is the new post in this forum for my completed project. "Saitek Throttle Quadrant TQ HE Sensors Upgrade Installation" The video mentioned in this post will show how to accomplish the HE upgrade conversion process. Thanks !

Finally my project to give the bad potentiometer infected Saitek Throttle Quadrant a second life is completed. I have produced three separate video to demonstration the conversion process by discarding the defective potentiometers and upgrade the Throttle Quadrant to a Hall Effect sensor version. Here are the links on YouTube: Part 1 of 3 - Disassembling a Saitek Throttle Quadrant Part 2 of 3 - Install the HE sensors Part 3 of 3 - Testing and Calibration Thanks for watching.

Just updated the progress in testing the HE throttle quadrant. Please see new post below: "Saitek USB/PS2 Throttle Quadrant HE sensor is working"

Just uploaded my test bench evaluation of my new design Hall Effect sensor unit version 2 for Saitek USB/PS2 Throttle quadrant in Xplane 11.41 after calibration and proper throttle curve response setting. Video link Thanks for watching.

Hi to all, I am working on an enhanced Hall Effect HE upgrade kit (with reverse function solved) for Saitek PS2 or USB TPM (throttle quadrant). I am also curious how many of you would like to upgrade the OEM potentiometers in your throttle quadrant into a Hall Effect sensors. This will benefit those who have suffered from the unstable or defective potentiometers without dumping the Saitek TPM box with a good controller board into the trash can. Per some Simflyers wishes to hold on to their USB Saitek TPM after replacing the bad potentiometers as a good temporary solution with the new honeycomb yoke before purchase the honeycomb TPM unit. In my opinion ( I am not an expert though) the Saitek does have a good design and value in sim gear for beginner, except the notorious bad potentiometer reliability. I realized the Saitek new USB TPM price is become expensive compare to 5 five years ago, but still affordable than other TPM products. For many years before 2019 I was in the same position as other with a terrible "jitter" nightmare and frustration in my Saitek PS2 and USB TPM due to their old age. My new developing HE kit saves my Saitek TPM from going into the recycle bin. However in my HE design, you still need reasonable basic DIY skill in taking the TPM apart, removing the OEM lever and the defective potentiometer then install the HE components (new lever and HE sensor) back by yourself. That means you will do this with your own risk and void all remaining quarantee of your flight gear offered by Saitek/Logitech. I have some left over parts for a couple more set of HE upgrade. Just want to recapture my total cost of this development for materials and tools. Later I will make an instruction video on Youtube for my HE kit upgrade to share. Please let me know how you think with clicking the thumb up or down icons leaving me an constructive comments. Thanks for your attention.

I do have some old Saitek_Pro_Flight_Instrument_Panel exe files from year 2014 to 2015. They all are 32bit files. Let me know if you need them.

Objective: To activate the hidden calibration function in OEM Saitek Proflight Yoke driver. *** Disadvantage: The deadzones tab with deadzones adjustment function will be lost. ***. Here is the link:

To replace Saitek PS2 TPM quadrants faulty potentiometers with DIY Hall Effect sensors. Here is the YouTube video link: Thanks for watching.

PhantomTweak, Thank you so much for your services to our country. Your unselfish contributions will never be forgotten. God Bless you and your family.

To il88pp, Very nice job. Thank you. To PhantomTweak. Good useful information. Thank you.

Just found this link about how to do throttle mod. Hope this will give you some idea. https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/37779-saitek-throttle-quadrant/&page=2

OK. Thanks! The photo is really helpful. Provided the Microsoft Sidewinder usb board is in good condition. The 3 axes that you mentioned are workable and can be converted to Saitek Throttle axes with no problem. In fact the 4th one you can turn that to an extra Speed brake if you could by adding additional lever (homemade stick) with the OEM pot intact. Since you have a ground wire ID in the photo, that means you may use it to ID the ground wire on each OEM pot with VOM and then ID the 5v and signal wires will be much easier. Give it a try! Please let me know if I am incorrect. Is it possible to measure the power line to the OEM pot is really 5V before connect to the throttle pots. You know the calibration will be done as Microsoft sidewinder in your computer system.

The description of the wiring color and location inside the USB joystick for analysis: (1) Look from top view. (2) The shaft facing you (3) The tabs pointing down (4) mark the number and color of each wires. Normally Red => +5v Yellow => Signal and Green or Black => Ground. At least you can ID the +5v using the VOM then the middle is signal and the far end tab is ground. This also apply to Saitek Throtte pots. Hope this helps.

If you have a digital VOM. You have the right tool for now. Just to play safe, would you tell me what joystick you are planning to do the mod? If possible upload photos of the pots inside the usb joystick (3 axes) with OEM wiring on it or tell me the color of the wires and their position in term of 1, middle and 3 (view from top down with the shaft facing you), so I could take a look of it before offering further suggestion. Well as usual any mod in electronic circuit does have risk unless you are sure what are you dealing with in the first place.

Yes. Just make sure you connect all wires (+5v, signal and Ground)correctly.

To replace CH Flight Sim Yoke Built in TPM faulty OEM potentiometers circuit board with Hall Effect Sensor units. If interested here is the video link:

I would suggest you to isolate the problem either from the warthog itself or the computer you are using. Is it possible to install your warthog to another computer or laptop. First testing the game controller under Windows Control Panel -> Devices and Printers to make sure it is properly installed on the second computer. Then run the flight sim program on the second computer for detecting any uncontrollable spinning issue. If the warthog behaves the same undesirable spinning on both computers then you can tell the warthog is the culprit.

Really enjoy in exchanging the thoughts and ideas with you regarding the HE Projects. Thanks again for your interested.

The beauty of my HE upgrade Mod is no IC programming is required. Straight forward application only. Any ratiometric linear Hall Effect sensor with 3.3 to 5V input (operating voltage) will act as a voltage divider when expose to magnetic field which generated adjusted voltage signal (approx 0.8 to 4.0V) based on the yoke position and send to flight sim yoke controller. So the hall effect sensor must work with permanent magnet. Casing just provides a home for the components, as long as you have other proper installation method the casing is not necessary. Check out the HE sensor Mfr. Part # DRV5055A1ELPGMQ1 in Mouser Catalog. Let me know if you have questions.

Good Morning CRJ_simpilot, Hall Effect sensor IC => 3503 Linear type (Sources: https://www.mouser.com/_/?Keyword=hall+effect+3503&FS=True) (Spec: https://prom-electric.ru/media/ugn3503.pdf) 3D printing process has the benefit and advantage in custom making the PLA casings and supporting parts that closely matching the dimension measurement of the OEM parts. This will assure the conversion or modification with better success rate. However these 3D printing design and experiment steps do take a lot of effort in the developing process in additional to electronic design and testing. Hope this helps.

This is my last HE upgrade project for CH Flight Sim Yoke. To replace OEM TPM faulty potentiometers and circuit board. Here is the YouTube link:

Hi CRJ_simpilot, Thanks for expanding my view about the use of Hall Effect sensor in radio communication field. Hope to learn more about radio hobby in the future after the HE projects. The main objective of my DIY project is make use of my basic 3D printing skill and limited electronic knowledge to develop an alternative Hall Sensor solution with an affordable cost to replace the faulty OEM potentiometers in my 12 years old pre-owned Saitek Yoke and 8 years old CH Yoke. My project began in 2018 and did many trial and error developing and testing. As of today my total cost per set is about $17.00 per kit (included roll and pitch HE sensors and HE connector). This is my actual spending in material and parts in developing and making a kit. Because of the similarity in OEM pots design I also have extended my goal to create various HE units for other CH products if possible. I am happy to share my projects with others and publish my works on Youtube Channel. If interested or have any questions, please post them here or contact me at ntydkhe@yahoo.com. Thanks for your inquiry !

I am just a DIY hobbyist with very limited electronic knowledge. I hope the following explanation will answer your question. Just in case it doesn't, please let me know with more specific questions. I will try my best to research the answers for you. Thanks for your interested. Inside the CH Pro Throttle unit, the CH products uses mechanical potentiometer or a hall effect sensor in my upgrade mod to generate the electrical signal in determine the position of the throttle position (Pull back or full advance throttle position) during flight simulation. Below is a full description of the difference between a mechanical potentiometer and a Hall Effect Sensor. Quote from Randy 1's posting in "https://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php?topic=378209.0" Title: Re: Potentiometers vs Hall Effect sensors "A potentiometer is an adjustable resistor which consists of a wiper that slides across a restrictive strip to deliver an increase or decrease in resistance. Since there is a physical scraping it is subject to wear and accumulation of dirt between the wiper and restrictive strip causing problems. Hall effect sensors use a non-contact magnetic field for position indication eliminating the scraping, wear and dirt problem."