Re-applying hot melt glue after the wire(s) have been re-soldered will not solve the problem, if it did then they wouldn't break away in the first place! The base of the yoke is the same size as the potentiometer and the glue can only be applied directly onto the soldered joint. Too compound the problem you must not get any glue on the outer circumference of the yoke base otherwise it will stop the rudder from twisting. The wires will simply break away again after a short period of time so forget re-applying hot melt glue over the soldered joints.
With the base removed you will see that hot melt glue is also used to secure the rudder pot to the base of the yoke (it doesn't need this as the rudder pot clips into place). You could remove the hot melt glue from one side of the potentiometer and run your newly soldered wires along the side of the pot and then apply hot melt glue to secure the wires and the pot (killing two birds with one stone so to speak!). The wires are now secured away from the soldered joint but to the base of the yoke and well away from the outer circumference (which must be free to rotate). The wires are now feeding from the opposite direction and will no longer be fouling the the battery housing (which was also part of the problem).
They (Madcatz) should have sorted this by now - its not exactly rocket science!
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08-16-2010, 10:59 PM
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