Central MS FFB2 topic - repair, settings and mods

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by Snake

Can you be more specific about the stick forces used and not the full FFB? I'm a new user of this type of joystick! Thanks!

Have a look at page one of the thread at force feedback editor

[W1ndy]

I have a FF2 with a stuffed power board. If anyone has a power board for within the stick, let me know.

I could sell the stick I have very cheap, or possibly buy the power board. Either way we save another stick.

[Pfeil]

Originally Posted by Peter_P

Is it that board? If you know which voltage(s) it supplies, you could use an external power brick to replace it.
A laptop or other regulated power supply would do. Make sure it's regulated though, most wall warts deliver higher voltages than they're supposed to, with a very shaky quality as well.

[W1ndy]

Originally Posted by Pfeil

Is it that board? If you know which voltage(s) it supplies, you could use an external power brick to replace it.
A laptop or other regulated power supply would do. Make sure it's regulated though, most wall warts deliver higher voltages than they're supposed to, with a very shaky quality as well.

OK thanks for that. I'll ask around. That's actually what I thought.

Does anyone know what voltage it supplies ? It must be standard with these boards.

[Knight29]

hello!

Thanks for showing-explain and share.

I just want to ask is possible to add new .ffe file. Im sure is not easy

Thanks!

[horseback]

It is often easier to improvise using parts from old Microsoft products than to find the 'official' replacement--open up that old USB controller or defunct wireless mouse and look for the parts that look familiar or similar.

I just fixed the bottom half of my POV hat by pulling one of the switches off of an old 8-button Microsoft game controller; I have also cannibalized the odd mouse for parts (although the reason one usually discards a mouse is because the left click button is worn out...).

cheers

horseback

[Pfeil]

Originally Posted by W1ndy

Does anyone know what voltage it supplies ? It must be standard with these boards.

For anyone interested in the electronics side of the FFB2, Roland van Roy has an excellent guide up on simprojects.nl

The PSU voltage is 24 volts, as it turns out.

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by Pfeil

For anyone interested in the electronics side of the FFB2, Roland van Roy has an excellent guide up on simprojects.nl

The PSU voltage is 24 volts, as it turns out.

Nice vid of his work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIpXSaVEa4

[Flying Colander]

Can anyone give me a part number for the optical pots that are used in the MSFFB 2? What is the proper name of this type of potentiometer?

Thanks in advance.

FC

[Barman1942]

I recently bought a FFB2 off ebay and am using it with an X-52 throttle and Saitek pedals, but the stick is having some weird issues. It'll work normally the first time I run IL-2, but after a while the stick goes totally slack and only vibrates during stalls or weapon firing, but does not return to center. Sometimes when this happens pressing the main trigger will sharply center it, and while the trigger is pressed it seems like the force feedback is enabled, but it goes slack after depressed.

The stick will also sometimes work fine in Rise of Flight, but other times it will start to bounce when you pull it in any direction, like the sensors can't decide if it should center the stick or pull it in another direction. Is all this caused by driver issues, or did I just get a dud off ebay?