Thrustmaster WHT oddities...

[1Sascha]

I'm just going to re-post this from my OP over on the HOTAS discord ... seeing how there are probably plenty of guys on here using the Warthog throttle:

 

I just noticed that my WHT seems to act a bit weirdly...

 

1. Checking it with VKB's joytester, the raw values generated by the left and right throttle controls aren't really matching/identical when both are locked together. Came across this in DCS when I flew the Hornet for the first time and never quite managed to have both engines run at the same power-setting. It's not a huge discrepancy (like 1% difference between L/R engines in the Hornet), but it does bother me.

 

2. Pushing the levers forward, the axes will come to a solid rest when I stop pushing/let go of the levers... but when I pull back on the throttles and then stop, both axes will "fluctuate" for a bit before finally settling on a value. Also noticed this in multiple games and this happens both with the levers locked together and with them unlocked. Took a closer look at the physical levers and this seems to be a hardware issue, not a sensor/software one... both levers simply won't "stick" right away when I stop pulling them back. It's like they "jump" a tiny bit forward when I stop pulling back and let go of the grip.

I tried different friction settings from very loose to very tight but it doesn't seem to make a difference.

 

Anyone knows what I'm talking about here?

 

 

EDIT:

 

Once it is up in HD, this video should demonstrate both issues. Note how the raw data (bottom left) for both throttle axes never show the exact same value ... and how the throttles come to precise rests and stay there on my way from idle to full power, but how they will "spike" once I start reducing power. Note: This was shot with both levers locked together.

 

Note: The axes are "inverted" by default - with full power reading as "zero" in the raw data.

 

EDIT2: Just re-calibrated the throttle with TM's calibration utility and that made the gap between left and right throttle even wider, lol. Didn't change the "undecidedness" on the way down - but I really feel like that's a mechanical issue, anyway.

 

 

 

S.

Edited December 29, 2022 by 1Sascha