@walmis will grip swapping work on the base? I was thinking of swapping between my VKB ones and VP
@walmis will grip swapping work on the base? I was thinking of swapping between my VKB ones and VPC ones, maybe one of the Winwing ones later on.
TOr will that require a firmware update?
WOh yeah, that will work fine - adapter for VKB and native support for others (TM/VPC).
Ais there already native support for ww?
WNot yet
NAnybody had it shipped to the uk? How much was the customs import duty? how does that work without VAT?
DVAT is 20%. And the courier company will make an “admin charge” of whatever they like for collecting tax on behalf of HMRC.
KI know that there are published numbers for the force required, but I was hoping somebody who has flown with a heavily springed VKB on an extension can compare to the VPforce. I'm currently on 2 no. 50 springs, and the force required to get full deflection is quite significant. What has been the experience for people using the VPforce?
SI'm flying with the same setup with centering cams 200mm ext and honestly my ms ffb2 stick has more force than that. I can hardly fly without ffb, it's just no fun, hoping the rhino will bring that back and I won't suck with the 14 like I do with my vkb. But when I get it I'll let you know how it feels.
SStill alot of work left, this is just the initial.
VWoah thats pretty great
VIts that a shaker pad or just cushion
SIt's the gametrix jetpad, im messing with padding since the motors dig in pretty hard.
WIf you want to go scientific you can measure the force of the spring with a hook scale in kg at the base of the grip, to get Newtons - 1kg - 10N and multiply that by length from pivot to measurement point in m, you'll get the actual Nm
DOr just ask me
D
DY’ know we keep this info on the hotas server 
WIs there a reference torque in Nm ?
Ais 50+50 officially recommended?
AI thought the max was 40+50
Pis the seat that high because you're working on it or because that's where you want it to be?
Twhich grip / extension?
T50 + 50 with the MCGU on a 200mm is still pretty light in force, the short grips like the K12/SCG/F14 50/50 on 200mm is what I would term medium weight.
TVPC MT50 (OG not the V2) at the same height I can get much heavier
AJust to confirm/clarify, it should fit/attach to this center piece?
Pthat's not what I said
PI said the Rhino has M6 sized mounting holes, and extrusion profile can use M6 tnuts, allowing you to mount the Rhino directly to profile
TYeah it's wider than the vpc/vkb bases
ASorry, I guess i don’t know what you mean by mounting directly to profile 
Pand the mounting holes are horizontally spaced 160mm
Ythe metal with all the slots in it is 80/20 aluminium profile.
SI wanted it higher because I have my ac vent below it, it ended up bring alot taller than I wanted in the end, but I have to climb into it so it also gives me more of a sense of realism; still debating on cutting it down though.
Pcool
FOoooh, I changed color 
Pso jealous, I want to change color too =/
FStill haven't got it though, it's due to arrive tomorrow!
Just in time for the weekend
Just in time for the weekend
Pnice, congrats!
Psuper exciting, getting hardware you've been hotly anticipating
PI'm going through that now with PC parts, as I wait for my simpit PC build to come together
VOoh very nice! What base does that mean we're up to
AYes, on VKB forums, by the VKB owner/chief engineer.
FI'm 0005, but Walmis sent out a batch this time, not sure up to which number
WUp to 8
S@the.face Quick update on my VKB support ticket if you're interested. After a couple rounds back and forth, I sent them some pictures and some screenshots from the VKB USB error monitoring program, they said the pins on mine "look shorter than normal" and offered to send me replacement parts (new cable with contact pads and pogo pins) for free. Unfortunately I'm a few months outside the 2-year warranty so I need to pay for shipping from China via Alibaba, which is $26. Some quick googling doesn't turn up any generic replacements (wasn't really expecting to find any for this specific part), so looks like I'll probably have to eat the cost. I don't necessarily expect companies to support their products all the way to the heat death of the universe, and I've certainly gotten my money out of this (nevertheless very expensive) joystick, but I'll say that I'm totally unconvinced that this is not a weak point in the design that is almost bound to fail eventually. Contacts are notoriously hard to make durable, and these seem worse than most. When I take it apart to put in the new parts, I'll definitely be looking for a way to cut the whole thing out and replace it with a JST plug to avoid this happening again in a couple years.
W@sliphavoc I can sell you the contact PCBs
TDamage almost always happens after a non level install. Not always but it's usually the culprit. I have off level installed and it was glitchy. It didn't damage my pads at all. All the grip connectors out there require gentle handling, I know many people that have had failures on TM style. Especially the TM grip. The VPC at least went with a loose connection so the pins don't get smashed as easily.
DLol, I had to resolder wires in my WH grip twice, once because the wires were not soldered properly and second time was another wire, so I resoldered the 2nd time and hot glued it all together
DVPC grip with twist adapter (Alpha grip) would unscrew when using ‘under normal operation’ the twist adapter on the WarBRD base, I returned both to Virpil
DVKB, I have only had glitch when the grip is not seated correctly (user error), otherwise its the best adapter out of them all imho
SI found a post on r/hotas from 4 months ago that almost perfectly describes the issue I'm having, complete with pictures of the contact pads that look basically like mine do, except a little worse https://www.reddit.com/r/hotas/comments/tbsfkz/any_vkb_gunfighter_owners_having_connection_issues/ I would simply rather have a free-floating plug. At least that would only have the possibility of wear when it's actually being plugged or unplugged, rather than every time I move the stick. I'm going to be very very hard to convince that this is a good design compared to the alternatives. :-D
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DI have seen far more issues with plugs being ripped out of the base and tearing connectors from virpil / winwing bases because if this
