There's a hack you could try, but that involves a soldering iron π Let me know if you want to try.
There's a hack you could try, but that involves a soldering iron 
Let me know if you want to try.
Let me know if you want to try.
CI'm willing to try if the alternative is mailing it back and waiting for another again
SSame - I do have a soldering iron (or two), would love to avoid waiting for another
SBut I could probably use some instructions
Wokay, I'll try to make a short vid
W
WThe idea is to push the pins in without creating solder bridges, only 3 pins labeled DATA GND and 3.3V are necessary, the others are NoConnect
WTo disassemble the plastic parts, mount it on the Rhino and then you can unscrew the 4 bolts holding it together
Cok I see! I will give this a shot in the morning. Thank you @walmis !
S@walmis I unscrewed the 4 screws, what do I do now?
Wpull out the top part
Swith force?
Sah, indeed
Sit looks like this, Iβm going to try pushing it in
S
SPushed them in a good amount
Wlet's hope it works
S
Sit does!!!
Sthank you!!! @walmis
Sthere are 3 axis on this grip though - any way for me to use those axis?
Wyeah, select WinWing adapter profile, axes should show up in windows controller settings
S@walmis is it still possible to get a replacement part? i noticed teh connection is quite unstable... it's very easy for the buttons to disappear if i move the stick
Sdamn, now i just get 0xFFs with the adapter... maybe i shorted something when i was doing this
CLong story short, Mine works too!
Long story long:
Long story long:
- I had 2 adapters because I goofed and snapped a pin in half on my first (Adapter A)
- I got a new one yesterday (Adapter B) and had the issue above
- I tried the fix on Adapter B and it didn't work. I think I might have created a solder bridge so I removed the solder with some solder wick and couldn't find my excess solder so I figured I'd try the fix on Adapter A even with one pin being about half length and missing that middle stabilizing plastic piece.
- I did a much better job with pushing the pins without messing up the solder on this one, however, when I put it all back together and tried it I had to get just enough force on the Rhino -> Adapter port for it to register. I'm worried if I move it too much it will likely disconnect one day.
- So I'm waiting on some new solder for Adapter B to see if I can salvage that one
WHmm, for some reason it's not talking on the Rhino end
CWhen this happened to me it seemed to help to take off the two-screw plus adapter part to try to get a tighter fit on the plug
WYou could disassemble it again and plug directly into the Rhino to isolate any mechanical issues
SYeah itβs directly attached right now
Sanything obvious from this?
S(i hope it's not the rhino base that was affected...)
BI see this in the manual. What does it mean? Does it mean that my Virpil Alpha Prime grip won't work without an extension? "Note that rotating Thrustmaster grips requires the use of an extension. "
BThrustmaster grips dont have the din connector on a cable, they have a fixed orientation when mounting.
That's not necessarily the more ergonomic solution especially for center mount so they need an extension with an intermediary cable to allow for rotation of the grip so the grip points in the same direction as your arm when in your lap.
Every virpil grip that ive seen has a little cable coming out of the grip so they can simply be angle mounted directly.
Although there are many other reasons to want an extension as well.
That's not necessarily the more ergonomic solution especially for center mount so they need an extension with an intermediary cable to allow for rotation of the grip so the grip points in the same direction as your arm when in your lap.
Every virpil grip that ive seen has a little cable coming out of the grip so they can simply be angle mounted directly.
Although there are many other reasons to want an extension as well.
BI have two 100mm extensions but am not sure I have vertical room for them, at least w.r.t. how I plan to mount the Rhino (using the MT adapter plate, which appears to be a 1:1 replacement for the Virpil plate that I have my CM3 base mounted on). Thanks for your reply, btw.
BIts a big boy for sure.
Got a boeing pit myself, so no real idea how to solve it myself yet, then again got a few years to ponder it.
Got a boeing pit myself, so no real idea how to solve it myself yet, then again got a few years to ponder it.
SIs there a way to implement a dead zone? I'm having trouble in a non-sim game where the Rhino is causing a constant scrolling in menus. Of course, I could disconnect it's USB but the cable is routed under my desk and it's a pain to get at.
SLook into hidhide. You can hide your rhino from that program
KThis is the way. HIDhide was built to solve this problem exactly. Works great. I use it to hide the rhino and my custom sim controls when playing βnormalβ games like cyberpunk and diablo which have an embarrassingly limited control customization.
SThanks!
CI've had the same issue with my adaptor. You're missing the metallic shield on the lower mini din connector which helps the connection. I replaced my din Mini 6 with one from Jaycar but accidentally caused the pads to lift. I now have a couple of new PCBs and have soldered mine directly to the rhino board for my DIY kit.
P@walmis did you manage to get a new connector out to me buddy ??
C@walmis I'm likely going to need one too and I can send back my second one. I haven't had any luck with resoldering it.
SHello, is the rhino directly compatible with the warthog stick?
Jsays yes in #
faq
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WDo you need the inner piece or the whole assembly?
GIf mounting the base to a motion rig, what would be the effective weight of the unit (i.e., the base itself in the absence of a power supply or anything that could effectively be on the floor and connected by wiring alone)?
WBase without grip weighs in at 4.7kg
CActually yea just the inner piece with microcontroller would be fine
JSettings question: if the game is taking over the centering force instead of it being the spring force in the settings, is that considered a periodic effect?