Anyone in Hamilton own a Saitek Pro Yoke?

[ctcav8r]

Anyone in Hamilton own a Saitek Pro Yoke?
Need to test one out to see if it fits my desk...
Would be keen to try it out this week if possible...
Anyone have one?

Cheers

[Ian Warren]

50 cm X 30 cm , This is the area the Saitek yoke requires on any desk , this includes the throttle unit in a comfortable position .

I do recommend the CH product tho but thats up to you

Christchurch is a little way from Ham

[Venge]

Been keeping my eye open for those CH products over here. Seems any NZ pricing is crazy for this stuff. Yet so many over seas online places I have pursued won't ship to NZ.
I mean our exchange rate isn't great compared to US$, and yes you have to factor in shipping costs, but still does not add up to what we have to pay over here.
Want to buy a decent priced retailer of CH products here in NZ.

[ctcav8r]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 22 2010, 12:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

50 cm X 30 cm , This is the area the Saitek yoke requires on any desk , this includes the throttle unit in a comfortable position .

I do recommend the CH product tho but thats up to you

Christchurch is a little way from Ham

Haha, yeah a little way from H-Town haha.
It's more 'under' the desk I need to sus out with the clamping device.
My desk has a glass top and a metal frame that the glass sits on.
I'm worried the clamp won't fit under the metal frame

[Ian Warren]

25 mm standard table , the G-clamp offers another 50 mm clearance

[Venge]

Hmm, if one was after saitec gear I see Mightyape has a special on them. No idea if they are the cheapest or not though.
http://www.mightyape.co.nz/Computers/Gaming/Flight-Sim/

[s0cks]

While I don't think I could ever bring myself to spend that much on gear, the Saitek Pro Flight X65f looks friggin amazing. My X52 does the job nicely though.

[Adrian Brausch]

QUOTE (s0cks @ Jun 7 2010, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

While I don't think I could ever bring myself to spend that much on gear, the Saitek Pro Flight X65f looks friggin amazing. My X52 does the job nicely though.

Im pretty unhappy with my saitek yoke,.. the yoke shaft is too tight and sticky and binds unless you use both hands on the yoke when operating elevators which makes approaches almost frigging impossible. thought about taking it apart and "adjustingit "seeing as its now out of warranty.

[s0cks]

QUOTE (brausch @ Jun 3 2010, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Im pretty unhappy with my saitek yoke,.. the yoke shaft is too tight and sticky and binds unless you use both hands on the yoke when operating elevators which makes approaches almost frigging impossible. thought about taking it apart and "adjustingit "seeing as its now out of warranty.

That's a yoke though, I was talking about the joystick with dual throttle. Saitek make great joysticks, but yeah, I think CH do better yokes. Still ~$600 for a yoke + thottle quadrant + pedals. I can't justify that sort of money unless Flight Sim was the only thing I played.

[Venge]

QUOTE (brausch @ Jun 3 2010, 11:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Im pretty unhappy with my saitek yoke,.. the yoke shaft is too tight and sticky and binds unless you use both hands on the yoke when operating elevators which makes approaches almost frigging impossible. thought about taking it apart and "adjustingit "seeing as its now out of warranty.

Has it always been like that? If so I would say you may have a faulty or somewhat broken yoke. My saitek yoke is damned smooth, however there is a sort of positive stop when it is all zero ed that creates a very slight bump in motion as you go through it. No where near a two handed required mission tho.
I have heard people using graphite powder to lube both CH and Saitek yokes when they get sticky.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Venge @ Jun 3 2010, 03:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

graphite powder to lube both CH and Saitek yokes when they get sticky.

I would not use graphite power , gets bloody messy , i used it looking for cracks in engineering along with many app's .... i recommend not in your home or dark stains and finger prints appear .. make for a hell off a mess .

[slopit12]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jun 4 2010, 02:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I would not use graphite power , gets bloody messy , i used it looking for cracks in engineering along with many app's .... i recommend not in your home or dark stains and finger prints appear .. make for a hell off a mess .

Yeah graphite powder is not great for use in this situation. I had a serious sticking problem with my Saitek Yoke, WD40 wasn't good at all. But Star-lube Silicon Star...definitely the one to go for!

[Venge]

Ya, I had heard WD40 is terrible to use on them.
Will get me some of that silicone you listed if I ever have problems. Thanks for the info!

[Ian Warren]

Peoples .... Industry Oils and Lub's not good with electrics or electronics , you can get a electric/tronic cleanier and lube , again this was industrial , Could not tell brand or an equal off the shelf , but it did work in the industry .