G940 MODDING (Warning large pictures)

[Scarecrow]

Its bizzare that they haven't fixed this yet when its not apparently doing anything apart from ruining the the controller. I still use the G940 for Clod as the stick is excellent. Really sad that the powers at be won't see sense on this issue when you and others have proved there is no issue in using the raw ouput from the pot.

[JumpingHubert]

why so complicated? There is a less expensive, less time consuming way with far better results http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=69785

[Sokol1]

JumpingHubert,

Is not case. Every with HALL sensor or high quality pots, ie. Bourns, Spectrol, the G940 reverse bug still. The problem is in firmware. MasterTec solve this with different controller.

G940 already use HALL sensor (Melexis 3D - same of T.16000M, Warthog) in X and Y axis.

Sokol1

[JumpingHubert]

ok sorry, i thought the g940 has cheap pots.

[Artist]

Originally Posted by JumpingHubert

ok sorry, i thought the g940 has cheap pots.

It does. Only the X and Y axes of the stick are hall-sensored. All other axes have 'cheap' pots (I've seen those on the throttle-levers when I modded mine): trim1-3, throttle-levers 1 an 2, R1 and R2, the pedals, and the 2 toe-brakes.

Purportedly this is the reason why Logitech has fixed (well, minimized) the ReversalBug on X and Y axes of the stick, but has not done anything about all the other axes, and as rumour has it, will not ever (see here and here).

The reason behind this refusal is - again a rumour - that the ReversalBug prevents users from noticing the wearing-out of the cheap pots - because they're already used to this kind of behaviour. It makes sense to me, because the ReversalBug is, as Sokol1 wrote, in the Firmware and (a) was easily fixed for the hall sensored axes and completely disappears when you connect the pot-sensored axes to one of Bodnar's boards.

Artist

[Allons!]

Originally Posted by Artist

It makes sense to me, because the ReversalBug is, as Sokol1 wrote, in the Firmware and (a) was easily fixed for the hall sensored axes and completely disappears when you connect the pot-sensored axes to one of Bodnar's boards. Artist

Hi Artist, nice to see you here in the wild. So a simple change of the potis wouldnt make a difference? Couldnt somebody just hack the firmware and change this all? couph Allons!

[Artist]

Originally Posted by Allons!

Hi Artist, nice to see you here in the wild.

Same to you Allons!

Originally Posted by Allons!

Couldnt somebody just hack the firmware and change this all?

Yes - and then take all the blame, the flaming, the accusations and the threats of those whose sticks gone dead while or after flashing the modded firmware onto it.* I am not tired of life, you know?

The path of MasterTec, me, and all the others is the best: Simple, reversable and no real chance of destroying something beyond repair.

Edit: And for those afraid of souldering irons there's - at least for LI-2 1946 - YaDeLi and MultiThrottle to reduce the ReversalBug on some axes...

Artist

*) Apart from being hunted by Logitech to find out who leaked the firmware...