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I am totally happy with my Gladiator NXT and Gladiator NXT Throttle. But I noticed 2 things that I would like to turn off.

I also noticed that the rapid triggers on both sticks do not always trigger reliably.
trigger reliably. Is this a known problem? 5 Times pushing the Button, 2 Times will get recognised.

For the Throttle I removed the springs for the thrust to be able to hold a speed. For this I have also tightened the clutches. However, this also means that the center position can no longer be felt. Have I done something wrong when adjusting the clutch? I feel a slight haptic point in the center position, but it would be great to intensify this.

Thanks for your Support

All buttons should work without hesitation if properly used. Button 2 is the secondary stage of the main trigger, so could you clarify if it's this one or the rapid fire trigger (the push/pull button above the regular trigger) that's making problems?
If the springs are removed from an axis, there's no chance for the joystick to return to center. There's also no axis detent in the center; you might feel the pinchers moving around. The only way to use the joystick with no springs on the pitch axis as a strafe forward/backward axis is to increase the deadzone (something like 12 or 15) and get used to it in time.