Simulation Panel Advanced Drivers: neXt Generation. SPAD.neXt is a replacement software for Saitek Flight Simulation Panels and other hardware. While most provide drivers for their panels, these have several shortcomings.
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Nope nothing holding in, I just burr the end of the shaft and it’s a very tight fit. I literally can’t pull mine out, which I was surprised about myselfSteve Horsfall wrote: ↑08 Apr 2020, 03:08Hi Daz, How do you stop the shaft from pulling out of the FIP, is there an inside collar?
Good Morning,Steve Horsfall wrote: ↑07 Apr 2020, 05:47Recently one of the Outer knobs on the Saitek Radio Panel stopped rotating 360 deg, only about 180 deg. I did not put force on it as it felt like it was going to break. I disassembled the panel for inspection ( WARNING - YOU CANNOT REMOVE THE KNOBS FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEY ARE HELD IN PLACE BY LOCKING COLLARS).
Dis assembly is a bit trickey. When finnaly pulled apart, I found that the Outer knob has a COG that rotates the shaft of the rorary switch with a smaller COG. The large COG was split with not much face to re glue.I decided to try to make a replica using Fusion 360. After many hours of design and printing 3d drafts I got a cog that works.
Replacement Cog.jpg
A bit rough but fits on the shaft and works, all 24 teeth mesh OK and the knob feels normal.
Now I will try to make replacement FIP knobs.
