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Re: sidewinder 3d calibration?

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Originally Posted by Joshua May
If I understand you correctly, the trims are off. These are a common annoyance with joysticks. The two cylinders next to the joystick on the base can be turned, and you'll have to experimentally adjust them until both the x and y values on the joystick read 127.
in a normal scenario, that would be the case, but the sidewinders use digital (opto i think) sensors internally instead of pots, therefore they dont need adjusted and dont drift... in theory... the way the work with the OI involves emulating a pot IIRC...

i would just crack em open and look for trims or something inside, but im not about to do that when i dont have a ready replacement in case something goes wrong
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