[simpits-tech] Cougar's Spiking Pot!
Sittisudjatum, Sukit
simpits-tech@simpits.org
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 14:25:59 +0700
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Considering the working hours I've been using it, the pots in my Cougar =
set shouldn't have a well-known "spiking" problem! But it happened to =
the pot in my throttle last weekend. I just noticed it when I can't get =
to the idle position when I flew a DC-3 in MSFS2002. Then, I tested it =
in Foxy analyzer software, and accepted that there's a problem.
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I checked in the hardware section of the official cougar web pages, and =
saw that there's a Q&A about fixing the spiking pot! Gezzz... this must =
happen to many cougar owners, so they have the Q&A listed. I =
experienced fixing a spiking pot in my F-22 stick (FCLS+TQS) and it went =
well that time, so this shouldn't be a big deal with a small CTS pot. =
But it's not, after deassemble the pot, clean out the dust, putting =
grease, and put them all in the positions.... there's still some =
noticable (and unacceptable) spiking !!!! (It was an unhappy weekend to =
me). I thought I have to check the OEM web site, and see if I can buy =
.. may be 10 pots! as spare parts.
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I found the CTS web site, printed out the product catalog, and I even =
found that there's a distributor in Bangkok (a big surprise to me). I =
suddenly called the distributor, a sale person was not very kind. I was =
told that they have some samples for the customers, and the minimum =
order will be as lessas 10,000 pots!!!! Gosh, I need only 10.
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FYI: The CTS web site is www.ctscorp.com. You can download the pdf =
technical data from it's product section =
http://www.ctscorp.com/electro/251pot.htm=20
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Just a story of my "almost" dead pot to share with the community. I =
would be so glad if anyone can tell the exact model of the pot. My best =
guess would be 251B15F104B5N1
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If anyone here can find an electronic supply store where you can buy =
this model, please let me know. Also, have anyone used the Cougar stick =
mod "Hall effect sensor" from a cubpilot? It would be great if you can =
tell how do you like it.
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Sukit Sittisudjatum
Bangkok, Thailand
www.thaiflight.com
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pots in my Cougar set shouldn't have a well-known "spiking" =
problem! But=20
it happened to the pot in my throttle last weekend. I just noticed =
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I can't get to the idle position when I flew a DC-3 in MSFS2002. =
Then, I=20
tested it in Foxy analyzer software, and accepted that there's a=20
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<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><SPAN=20
class=3D637193606-03032003>I checked in the <U>hardware</U> section of =
the=20
official cougar web pages, and saw that there's a Q&A about fixing =
the=20
spiking pot! Gezzz... this must happen to many cougar owners, so =
they have=20
the Q&A listed. I experienced fixing a spiking pot in my F-22 =
stick=20
(FCLS+TQS) and it went well that time, so this shouldn't be a big deal =
with a=20
small CTS pot. But it's not, after deassemble the pot, clean out =
the dust,=20
putting grease, and put them all in the positions.... there's still some =
noticable (and unacceptable) spiking !!!! (It was an unhappy =
weekend=20
to me). I thought I have to check the OEM web site, and see if I =
can buy=20
.. may be 10 pots! as spare parts.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D637193606-03032003>I found the CTS web site, printed out the =
product=20
catalog, and I even found that there's a distributor in Bangkok (a big =
surprise=20
to me). I suddenly called the distributor, a sale person was not =
very=20
kind. I was told that they have some samples for the customers, =
and the=20
minimum order will be as lessas 10,000 pots!!!! Gosh, I need only=20
10.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D637193606-03032003>FYI: The CTS web site is <A=20
href=3D"http://www.ctscorp.com">www.ctscorp.com</A>. You can =
download the=20
pdf technical data from it's product section <A=20
href=3D"http://www.ctscorp.com/electro/251pot.htm">http://www.ctscorp.com=
/electro/251pot.htm</A>=20
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<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><SPAN=20
class=3D637193606-03032003>Just a story of my "almost" dead pot to share =
with the=20
community. I would be so glad if anyone can tell the exact model =
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pot. My best guess would be =
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class=3D637193606-03032003>If anyone here can find an =
electronic supply store=20
where you can buy this model, please let me know. Also, have =
anyone used=20
the Cougar stick mod "Hall effect sensor" from a cubpilot? It =
would be=20
great if you can tell how do you like it.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 =
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><SPAN=20
class=3D637193606-03032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><SPAN=20
class=3D637193606-03032003>Sukit Sittisudjatum</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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