Replace the more realistic Thrustmaster TCA Airbus throttle engine switch [QuickMade]
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2020
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Engine switch hat:100 CNY/piece
Switch: Taiwan SALECOM, 1x CNY/piece (need to fix pin matching PCB)
Disadvantages: a little shaking
I find it baffling that thrustmaster cocked this up and didn’t include this kind of switch in the original.. nice job!
It’s cheap plastic shit, that’s why sadly...
@@Tom-ih8gr the modified versions accessories are expensive, look at the top comment where he replies
They keep their products affordable. These seemingly easy and small mods actually add up to a lot of overhead when added to a production. Providing a solid platform for the user to make their own mods while providing an affordable product is imo of much greater importance than shipping out a 1000$ bulletproof tank of hardware. Their Warthog is legendary but it will never have the userbase their HOTAS X and t1600 have.
You find it "Baffling"? Just the two tops of the switches would add another 30 bucks...
to me the switches feel fine... its not meant to be a really good quality product, its an entry level plus the throttle flows very well
I cant even get one and here you are modifying it already, dang.
same here :/
preorder 2 months ago still not here. And the AddOns are already realesed although they couldn't even manage to send all the throttles yet. Bad job from thrustmaster there
I bought it today!
@@cdllc1956 where?!?
@@blazinthat7439 IT isnt available again! But I got one! At Thrustmaster Website! Im sorry for you! Have to wait! I recommend to Look every day at their Shop!
Great! Please send the idea to Thrusmaster.
For this toy, the value of these accessories is too expensive.
@@quickmadesim the bigger switch covers that you put on yes but the simple electronic switch that you need to pull could easily be implemented at a good price, a real shame they didnt do it
@@quickmadesim i dont think u call this a "toy"
Can plz someone help I really don’t know what throttle quadrent to get!?
@@IdkIdk-yj6kg look at the VKD setups, brilliantly done
I don't have this but I admire the skill in doing it. And while it may be easier to just lift your wrist I can appreciate the desire for something more realistic or more workable especially when you have the skill, knowledge and tools to do it. Good job.
Excellent work my friend. I’m your 40th sub and you deserve way more. Thanks for the mod.
XP72!!! My man! Love your streams dude!
@@MsRifle Thanks man. I appreciate it.
I would have 3 screws left over by the end... amazing work..but by this standard why not just build your own throttle quadrant!
Making the nylon bushings everything wow. You got crazy skill. I’m not even sure that’s what they’re called, I’m that clueless when it comes to this stuff.
Jeez. That’s impressive work. 👍🏻
Man! Great talent! I wouldn't dare open mine up if I didn't have that skill1
I understood it because I know engineering but I just don’t have the tools otherwise I’d be able to do this following the vid really love this little modification
Great job, wish i had just a bit of your skill in my hands
Well spotted .Definitely an upgrade is needed.Sometime it might be a volontary omission to be able to release a version 2.0. Same strategy done by phone manufacturer.
I think Thrustmaster charged too much for this quadrant, considering what it is made from and the simple manufacturing process. I bought this TCA and the two side controllers, (which are even more over priced). I felt like I had a 'senior moment' when I opened the boxes and realized that I should never have bought them in the first place. Anyway, as others said, for the amount of money TM charges for these quadrants, they should have used the 2-position toggle lock switches in the first place.
Thanks for the video.
BTW:
As a machinist myself, (25+ years, 1st class/Job shop/Journeyman), I would like to suggest that you run your lathe's RPM at least twice, (if not 3-times) faster whenever you machine this kind of material. You could've avoided the "Game Over", (I liked that term, lol), when you were parting it off the workpiece.
Also, you used carbide turning and part-off tools, which are never a good idea for soft materials, especially at low RPMs. Carbide is most proficient at high RPMs, light tool load (relatively speaking) and cut best when the there's a high degree of heat generated at the tool/workpiece contact point.
To cut this kind of plastic, you should use sharp, high-speed tool steel cutters, with about a 1/32 to 1/16 tip radius. Finally, the cutting edge of the tools for your lathe, should be between .003" to .005" below centerline, (convert that for metric sizes).
Too far below that, and the workpiece can ride up over the tool if machined w/o a live center, (or if it's chucked too far out), and too much above that centerline will result in surface tearing and short cutting tool life. Just some suggestions, which you can disregard or accept, it's up to you.😉
Rich
lol just imagine. I got their TFR pendular, which now is reaching $500 for some rudder pedals lol.
@@jungleboy1 Don't laugh! I have the Crosswind rudder pedals, which start at about $300 but I bought a good used pair for about $250. I had a Saitek rudder pedal set for years, before I bought the Crosswinds. I could tell the plastic in the Saitek set wasn't going to last much longer. I sold the Saitek rudder pedals because the Crosswinds are about the last pedals I'll ever need to buy.
Fact is, WAYYY back when the Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS stick and throttle came out, I bought the system for $425 new. Now, you can't touch them for that. I still have and use the Warthog HOTAS system and with exception of one button, the system still works great.
Those TFR pedals should last you forever, so yes, it's a lot for rudder pedals, but considering that they have to handle a percentage of your weight, they'll probably be the last thing you'll ever need to replace.
Rich
People: they modify something and happy about the result
Me: I try to modify something but I destroy it and then I'm mad because of my stupidity
Thanks for sharing brother
Wow how creative you are I actually own one quadrant like that
This is so satisfying for some reason
Dude, I understood fuck all. Love it!!
Can't believe Thrustmaster didn't put more love into that product. I don't even want to buy this or the addons because of the lacking features like arm speed break and proper engine master switches
Great. Lets begin from the getting original one. Not in stock(
ok.. great thing, for people having the tools.
Nice work
Where did you found the engine switch hat, I can't manage to find one ?
Thanks for the tutorial video. I am seeing the MCDU behind the throttle, are they for sale? From where can I buy one for the A32nx please? Thanks in advance.
Great! Now, can we have the same for the brakes and flaps addon?
Hey what type of switch/rotary encoder is on the engine selector switch. Do you know what that is called. Building a button box
I wish I had the knowledge to do this myself...
That's why I only use them for light switches..
I'd rather make them reverse - disconnect for ENG RUN and connected for ENG OFF. thus a smll (even might be software caused) glitch to send the pluse to off will not cause a major problem inflight.....
I'd better if both direction have a button, but I've already moved those "FIRE" buttons for TO/GA on the lever.
Great vid mate, which switches did you use in the vid, cant find them :(
Say me please are you maked photo of board inside case?
Interesting which controller used on levers.
switches still look wobbly
Can I send you the mine for you to make the modification? and how much would it cost me?
Just wow...
can you put the link of the products you have replaced? Thanks so much
Toga Power!
Does it really have hall-effect sensor, or just potentiometers?
Nice job, where did you find those A320 Starter switch caps? Thanks let me know.
Great Job! How old areu? you’re hands are very mini hahaha :D
hello very good video. I found the switches but not your "ENG1-2" buttons or have you had them please
Thank you
Can you give a link to the Switches?
Wow
Maybe next version can be 1:1
HEy love your work. Can u please send me a link to this parts as i want to build it exactly like you did it. Thanks
nice....someone needs to send this video to them. I mean come on right? If he can do it then why couldn't they make it like this in the first place. The same with the speed brakes
Where is the engine hat switch from?
Can you send me the link to the website where you can buy thees😀
Do you have the switch model reference ?? Wondering how you guessed ! Great mod !
A small switch with a 6mm hole, there is a PCB underneath, and the pins need to be polished. I will replace it again in the next video for less shaking.
@@quickmadesim Nice idea. Is it the Salecom T80-T series switch with Manufacturer Ref. BLU 800-229 SPDT? I found it here www.banzaimusic.com/Salecom-SPDT-OO-LOCK.html The Thrustmaster switch hat would also fit?
Nice ! And how to make the throttle more harder to move forward/backward ?
He is too soft, even with the screw at his max.
Thanks.
I'm curious of the same thing. When I turn the tensioning screw, it made a click sound and now the screw is loose and won't stop. Now my lever can't hold its position at anywhere other than the detents. How do I fix this?
@@NeoKingArthur might have stripped the thread
@@NeoKingArthur you put too much pressure and destroyed it. It warns you in the manual to be careful with this screw. Lmao
@@windshearahead7012 Yeahh well, I screwed it before reading the manual, so I didn't know.. I was expecting the quadrant to have a bottom out mechanism to protect this. But ehh... It is what it is, at least the detent gates are still working, so even if it's loose it's still usable. I'm planning to get another quadrant once the FBW A380X is released, then I'll just use the new one as the main Engine 1&2 (and definitely be more careful with the screw) while the old broken screw one will be my engine 3&4.
Hey you show vedio cliprepair tca quarant x y axis chase sensor plese
Hi,what is the name of switch?
Broke friction by over tighting. Does anybody know, how to fix or what to do?
Such a shame Thrustmaster messed up these buttons. Same for the IGN mode selector that doesn’t recognize the default state/Normal. Wouldn’t cost them the world.
Guess you mean in Msfs? It's more or less a software issue than a hardware issue. Should be fixable since the configuration of the quadrant is showing that the button is off. So basicly they need a toggle inset of a set state. Guess they will fix this.
works on mine, its all how you map the controls
I sent in a ticket to thrustmaster because I added the add ons to make it 3&4 ,told them cant bind the ING Norm mode .Its in MSFS but in the thrustmaster input set up I asume its number 6 not working .
All these people complaining that there order hasn't came be glad. Cancel it and get your money back.
I don't have the money to buy it, but even if I had I wouldn't. I'm very disappointed by the quality of this thing, cheap plastic, cheap components and very different from the way the marketed it "licensed product" I don't know how Airbus allowed their name to be on this thing.
Do you sell those?
My guy got chubby hands
How can you lose your warranty when an ultra-fast setting in FSUIPC (which we need anyway with other simulation software) allows you to have the "norm" status recognized in MSFS2020!
I sent in a ticket to thrustmaster because I added the add ons to make it 3&4 ,told them cant bind the ING Norm mode .Its in MSFS but in the thrustmaster input set up I asume its number 6 not working .
did you use FSUIPC for all bindings?I had a look at SPADS but was too complicated to use
tca quarand left side is not loose Push it up and it doesn't match the lock.
Thrustmaster should change their name to thrustslave
My symptoms are leading right. It doesn't go together.
666 on your calculator?
上淘宝链接🔗
Poor APU, and it's master switch, not being included.
@Maurits Veen yeah, poor guy.
@Maurits Veen I know, it's on the overhead panel, but without it you still couldn't start the engines.
@@ngaviation3489 I think you could start them with the GPU right?
@@ezanchi5422 yep, you could do a manual start!
@@ngaviation3489 For a second I imagined a worker trying to start the turbine as they did with the propeller back in the 20s hahaha
?? those switches are the only good thing about this unaccurate device!
you can do the same operation wiyh elastic band.
Shake your bum music yeah
Hand belongs to a five year old.
You did all of that, just for two buttons 😂😂 where the rest is just plastic fantastic
All good, and i thought i'd have a go at this.............................. until the 'LATHE' came out. Yes everyone has a lathe handy in their garage/Shed/outbuilding. Never mind back to silly little unrealistic Thrustmaster engine switches.
Funny and so true when we realize we either don't have the tools, or the skill or the inclination to do something (or all three) and we just go back to what we have. It's the smartest thing to do. hehe.
Hey any hand drill can be a lathe with enough work clamps 🗜 and vices and a willingness to take life into your own hands
Another option would be to lengthen the throttle height.
Beautiful work of you have the time and the tools. But... they are start switches and that is all they will ever be. Totally not worth the effort for a mortal man. Perhaps TM will adopt your retrofit.
I totally agree, it's not worth the work.
Hi, interesting work but the output does not provide a wow effect considering the time and effort.
Not questioning the quality of the component or cap, but the way you need to pull the master switch to activate it is not really natural. Unless fixing the quadrant to a clamp or cockpit, I don't really see it work compared to what is avalable on the device. WOuld be intersting though to see if you can boost the friction!
real life you pull up on the switch and then move it forward its a safety switch, this guy did amazing
@@bigkahuna2297 well real life you are in a plane, not your desktop chair. Not quetsioning the work, but the end result benefit vs potential other mods
Why did u have 666 on ur calculator?????😂
666 is the same as "very proficient" in Chinese pronunciation. and it's a lucky number in China.
@@quickmadesim ooooohhhh. I thought it was something else........😂
why so satanic in the calculator?
Thrustmaster Airbus series is just overrated IMO. Some of my friends on the A320, who were simmers too would say these look like what they would gift to their 5 year old nephew. Your mod should have come from the manufacturer given the price and hype, but you had to do it and way better than the OEM which is a shame for Thrustmaster.
Well, good luck to you and your friends finding an exact replica of A320 throttle quadrant, priced as low as even 5 times the price of this one :) Considering the functionality and build quality, it is well worth the price. And with proper detents and reversers, it has more value than any other low price range throttle quadrant.
@@gaz0z I'm very happy with it, great price for what it can accomplish
Nice Job! Where did you get these switches from? Are they metal?
This plastic crap with the internal electronics should never cost more than 40 bucks.
Yes, it does look more like the switches on the real Airbus. BUT, for all that work, it still doesn't require one to pull up and over a blocker like the real ones. I'll take the easy way out and just add the ENG label in miniature and call it good enough. Very interesting to watch you do all that work however.
Pretty clearly demonstrates at 7:39 that same functionality
strongly disapprove of the 666 on ur calculator
Are you serious... obviously never had piano lessons. Lift your wrists and problem solved.
Kinda missed the point, real Airbus aircraft you have to lift to switch on and off (safety), to keep pilots from accidentally shutting off fuel to the engines. The released throttle quadrants is a simple on off
total waste off time