Is this normal? Gunfighter leaning right. (Refund bounced)
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Re: Is this normal? Gunfighter leaning right.
Today I had some time to check out the Gunfighter that was returned to me.
I did some testing of the centering mechanism, changed the cam, spring, and damper settings, and spent some quality time in DCS.
Just to verify the centering, I've tested with #10 (soft center cam), #40 springs, and no damper; here's the VKBjoytester result - both axes return to dead center every time - with some oscillation due to the soft spring, soft center, and no damper:
Later, for fun, I've changed the cams to #30 (hard center detent), #50 springs (from my Gunfighter Pro), and some damper dialed in; VKBjoyster once again the return to center immediately because of the strong center detent, strong springs and the damper settings. This is a pretty aggressive setting:
Again, the Gunfighter is highly customizable and allows these drastic configuration changes in the first place. That allows users to really get the stick set up the way they want to, even though getting it 'just right' might initially be daunting if you're coming from other brand sticks where this type of customization is not possible.
The Gunfighter's gimbal is built to allow for 12 bits of precision; the grip returns to center with high accuracy of 0.01 degree.
So, there you have it. A fully adjustable gimbal, universal in design, with a really small footprint. You can customize your Gunfighter to your heart's content - so spend some time with it doing so. The results are certainly worth it.
I did some testing of the centering mechanism, changed the cam, spring, and damper settings, and spent some quality time in DCS.
Just to verify the centering, I've tested with #10 (soft center cam), #40 springs, and no damper; here's the VKBjoytester result - both axes return to dead center every time - with some oscillation due to the soft spring, soft center, and no damper:
Later, for fun, I've changed the cams to #30 (hard center detent), #50 springs (from my Gunfighter Pro), and some damper dialed in; VKBjoyster once again the return to center immediately because of the strong center detent, strong springs and the damper settings. This is a pretty aggressive setting:
Again, the Gunfighter is highly customizable and allows these drastic configuration changes in the first place. That allows users to really get the stick set up the way they want to, even though getting it 'just right' might initially be daunting if you're coming from other brand sticks where this type of customization is not possible.
The Gunfighter's gimbal is built to allow for 12 bits of precision; the grip returns to center with high accuracy of 0.01 degree.
So, there you have it. A fully adjustable gimbal, universal in design, with a really small footprint. You can customize your Gunfighter to your heart's content - so spend some time with it doing so. The results are certainly worth it.
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Re: Is this normal? Gunfighter leaning right.
I made a note about this in the first post:
"The Gunfighter's cam loading mechanism results in a certain degree of angle (or lean as you referred to it), which is factored into the overall design and is normal for gimbals with one cam per axis. This does not affect the accuracy of the grip returning to center within 0.01 degrees, as it is compensated for by the MCU (Micro Controller Unit)."
"The Gunfighter's cam loading mechanism results in a certain degree of angle (or lean as you referred to it), which is factored into the overall design and is normal for gimbals with one cam per axis. This does not affect the accuracy of the grip returning to center within 0.01 degrees, as it is compensated for by the MCU (Micro Controller Unit)."
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Re: Is this normal? Gunfighter leaning right.
Thank you for the clarification.
Guess that means VKB products are not for me. Having something so visibility that far off just rubs me the wrong way.
Much appreciated.
Guess that means VKB products are not for me. Having something so visibility that far off just rubs me the wrong way.
Much appreciated.
Re: Is this normal? Gunfighter leaning right. (Refund bounced)
Oh, completely unrelated suggestion:
You might want to consider a future blackbox with two joystick inputs.
This would be of interest to the hard core dual stick space sim players. Especially in games like Star Citizen where it doesn't handle multiple imput devices as well as it should.
You might want to consider a future blackbox with two joystick inputs.
This would be of interest to the hard core dual stick space sim players. Especially in games like Star Citizen where it doesn't handle multiple imput devices as well as it should.
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Re: Is this normal? Gunfighter leaning right. (Refund bounced)
Hi UIV
Could you clarify what sort of cable is required to split so two joysticks can be connected.
Cheers
Could you clarify what sort of cable is required to split so two joysticks can be connected.
Cheers
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