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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kazan on May 11, 2002, 06:26:41 pm
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if anyone has one that doesn't function but the main circuit board in the base is intact i need it - _OR_ - if you can get a 47 uFarad 50Volt Radial Capacitor
[G-Luxon, GR85 degrees C, 0053(M), 47 uF 50 v]
that capacitor is blown on mine and it controls main power - without it the X,Y and Z axis don't function and force feedback is off line
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I looked for those components, i have them here, but i am not going to send it all the way to the USA;)
Isn't there a store near you that self these components?
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Kazan, buy a new one. Maybe the Microsoft Force feedback joysticks. They are not too bad.
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ok i tried it with a 35V [50V was overkill.. the rated input is 24V]... either it immediately blew out.. or that's not the only thing wrong
and i will not purchase anything from microsoft - i just made the mistake of leaving the joystick plugged into power for 10 times the rated lifespan of it's main voltage regulation capacitor
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I had one of those, it was prety fun, but after about a month it started behaveing eraticly, so much so that I couldn't controle anything
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Originally posted by heretic
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Weird smillie.
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Did you test any of the other major components?
If you replaced the capacitor with a decent quality (im talking 5% variable here, not the bog-standard 20% ones) and the thing didnt work something else has blown out.
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yes.. something else is blown
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bump
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Why not buy a new one? Sure it costs money but there are some good joysticks out there :)
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i bumped it for the logitech guy to see.. i was on the phone with their corporate sales
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Fair enough :)
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Dude, why frell up your warranty? Get an RMA and send it back. With any luck, they'll send you a Wingman Strike Force 3D by mistake. :D (worth $20 more than the one you have)
Ohh, just so you know. The voltage rating on the outside is the maximum voltage it can take, not what it needs.
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it was already out of warranty
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How can it be out of warranty already? I got mine the year they came out (Christmas gift) and they have a 3 year warranty according to the card I got. Its only been two and half years since I got it.