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Severed wire - GUNFIGHTER MkII Rev.B

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 16:08
by picchio
Good afternoon, I'm posting here hoping for quicker assistance after having contacted the official VKB Controllers store at AliExpress, from which I have not received any reply for now. Order was made on January 2018 from AliExpress, and I live in Europe.
The issue is best described by images, see the attachments. It happened all of a sudden and without any strange usage: the device simply stopped responding and the Stick light on the Black Box was flashing red so I opened the base for a few checks and that's what I found. I managed to extract the pin from the connector, but it seems the red cable was somehow severed by itself. How should I proceed? May I request replacement cables/connectors? Thank you in advance for the help and for the assistance. I hope I can get to fly a bit during the holidays!

Re: Severed cable - GUNFIGHTER MkII Rev3.0

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2019 22:56
by picchio
To clarify: I found the cable severed at its ending, right before the pin. The pin itself had remained inside the connector, from where I removed it.

Re: Severed wire - GUNFIGHTER MkII Rev.B

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 21:26
by fallout9
That looks like an easy fix and the fact that you've managed to extract the pin from the connector tells me that you're handy enough to do it :) rather than wait for a replacement cable.

Re: Severed wire - GUNFIGHTER MkII Rev.B

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 21:36
by picchio
Thanks for the feedback, these forums are sure quiet!
Anyways, I might have been handy enough for extracting the pin but there's no way I can fix the thing by myself - I simply have no appropriate tools for that and I don't want to run any unnecessary risks (peel the wire, open/clear the pin and so on...).
I'm still waiting for official word by Support. I've seen the same issue reported by other users, so I remain hopeful...