Two Gladiator EVO's both with loose Y axis Magnet sensors
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 21:33
A few weeks ago I had some issues with one of my Gladiator EVO's, specifically the Left Glad Evo. One of those issues was a loose magnet for the Y axis that creates a jittering effect in calibration and in game. I fixed the issue with a bit of super glue for the magnet and all was good.
Yesterday, in flight I noticed my plane pitching up with no input, not alot but enough to notice. I opened the calibration window and saw the same jittering on the Y axis that I previous saw for my Left Glad Evo was now exhibiting the same behavior on the Right Glad Evo.
I Removed the Gimbal (in record time) to examined the Y axis magnet under the circuit board. Touching the magnet with my fingernail was all it took and it fell out. After I was on all fours on the flour looking for a tiny magnet I reinserted it back into the plastic housing with super glue, just like the Left stick. Recalibrated the stick, and jitter was gone.
For what its worth, I ordered both sticks in march 2022, and april 2022. I just wanted to make you guys at VKB aware of what my experience was since i thought 2 sticks having the same problem going to the same customer should be unlikely. I want to emphasize that I am super happy with the two sticks and that the level of precision in flight, bearings, dampers at this price point is an unheard of before value.
Thank you.
Yesterday, in flight I noticed my plane pitching up with no input, not alot but enough to notice. I opened the calibration window and saw the same jittering on the Y axis that I previous saw for my Left Glad Evo was now exhibiting the same behavior on the Right Glad Evo.
I Removed the Gimbal (in record time) to examined the Y axis magnet under the circuit board. Touching the magnet with my fingernail was all it took and it fell out. After I was on all fours on the flour looking for a tiny magnet I reinserted it back into the plastic housing with super glue, just like the Left stick. Recalibrated the stick, and jitter was gone.
For what its worth, I ordered both sticks in march 2022, and april 2022. I just wanted to make you guys at VKB aware of what my experience was since i thought 2 sticks having the same problem going to the same customer should be unlikely. I want to emphasize that I am super happy with the two sticks and that the level of precision in flight, bearings, dampers at this price point is an unheard of before value.
Thank you.