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Pedals that work with Saitek X45? (Read 301 times)

Oct 26^th, 2004 at 8:08pm

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Has anyone used pedals with the X45 controllers from Saitek? Thinking specifically about the CH Pro USB pedals, but if you've used another brand successfully I'm interested.

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Reply #1 - Oct 26^th, 2004 at 9:59pm

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But why? I find that the rudder control for the X-45 works great . . . unless you're looking for realism.

But I would suggest the CH Pro Pedals, since they're durable and well-built.

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Reply #2 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 2:06am

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I agree with ender. Rudder pedals are useful if you need total realism, the Saitek rocker works fine otherwise. Any USB pedals will work, don't waste your money on expensive hardware you don't need.

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Reply #3 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 3:51pm

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Thanks guys. Actually I seem to get inconsistent (usually too much) sensitivity values from the rocker. I know I can go to the a/c config. file and change the value for each a/c, but I wondered if pedals would alleviate that? I am assuming pedals MAY have a wider range of travel and thus be easier to modulate. Of course the realism aspect woudn't hurt either. Any comments?

AMD 64 X2-5200, NVidia 9600GT 512, 2048 DDR, 2x250 GB SATA, Saitek X45, Win XP SP3 (Win7-64bitRC1 and FSX on 2nd HD)

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Reply #4 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 4:38pm

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I know this may sound dumb, but have you lowered the sensitivity in FS? Or have I misunderstood you?
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Reply #5 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 9:45pm

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Fair question. Usually I run the sensitivity levels at 50-75% since I'm not quick enough to use 100%. I have reset rudder sensitivity in individual a/c config files when that particular downloaded a/c is overly sensitive - latest example being the otherwise marvellous Alpha Bleu Ciel Corsair for FS9 - but what I'm really trying to say is that the rocker seems to be MORE sensitive than the aileron-elevator control. (I do have FSUIPC installed but haven't used it to configure controls since the X-45 is already customized to my liking)

AMD 64 X2-5200, NVidia 9600GT 512, 2048 DDR, 2x250 GB SATA, Saitek X45, Win XP SP3 (Win7-64bitRC1 and FSX on 2nd HD)

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Reply #6 - Nov 3^rd, 2004 at 2:29pm

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If you can afford 79.99 USD (Circuit City/Best Buy) for the X-45, you might as well go another 30 or so USD for CH pedals and have the realism. I have both the yoke and pedals and wouldn't be without them. In fact, last year I accidently pinched the cord of my yoke and damaged it when I was clamping it to the desk. My original warrenty was a year out of date and CH still accepted and repaired my yoke for free. Only cost me shipping and the turn around time was approximatley 4 weeks. CH stands behind their products and their products work well. I am saving now for their new throttle quadrent. I highly recommend CH. Why not have realism? Anything short of that is just a video game, not a simulator.

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