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Originally Posted by F19_Klunk
Thanx mate
I still haven't decided what to do... I WILL not pay that amount of dough for a rig I need to mod the sec I buy it. Besides I am a lousy technician... I only dared to mod my x45 cuz I had too many gin and tonics at the time....
I was really considering the G940, but as far as I can see, nothing has been done to the throttle.. for me this is a dealbreaker as I fly a LOT in tight formation..
I think I just might get a x52, keep my CH stick which I love, and buy myself a pair of the new Saitek Combat rudders..
sorry Logitech.. precision is a key factor for me....
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When I bought my G940 about 13 months ago I found it on sale at amazon for US$199 with free shipping. I would *NOT* have paid US$300+ for it. I knew of its problems beforehand and I was hoping that the problem either wasn't bad enough to be an issue with me or that Logitech was VERY CLOSE to fixing it.
I was wrong on both accounts. The reversal bug (hysteresis) was much worse than I had thought and Logitech is no closer to a fix that when I bought it! (although the 12/2010 firmware update was refreshing to see)
I guess if I was a "yank and banker" I wouldn't notice it but my flying style is more about precision. I had heard of other people using Leo Bodnar's BU0836 board to modify the G940 but could find very little information on exactly how to do so which is why I created the write up about it at this location:
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=23950
After doing this mod which cost me about US$50 total I love my G940 once again! The mod CAN be done a lot cheaper if you have a donor joystick and are able to use its electronics in lieu of the BU0836 board. I also see no need to purchase the more precise, more expensive BU0836A board for this application. I'm not even sure the cheap potentiometers that Logitech uses would be precise enough to play well with the BU0836A!