Review on Joystick Logitech G Saitek X56 H.O.T.A.S., black by Micha Mitrut ᠌

Name: Joystick Logitech G Saitek X56 H.O.T.A.S., black
Item: Joystick Logitech G Saitek X56 H.O.T.A.S., black
Rating: 4

May 02, 2023

A good and high-quality product, but there are disadvantages.

I like it, but I would recommend it to others to buy only taking into account the fact that you are ready to put up with the shortcomings.

I recommend disassembling the RUS immediately after the purchase and lubricating all the rubbing pairs of the joystick (there are plastic-plastic friction pairs), if you don’t do this, the attachment points will rub off and with active use for more than six months or a year, the RUS will not live. Those who simply buy and use . after six months or a year, they begin to complain that the joy RUS is hanging out (and there is nothing to fix this if they didn’t take care of the lubricant immediately after the purchase).

Pros

A huge number of buttons / joysticks and switches tactile felt blindly. One of the best choices for VR headsets. The ore is divided into 2 parts. The handles can either be paired (for space sims) or separated (for aircraft sims). RUS comes with a set of springs with different stiffness.

Cons

From the very beginning, the slider on the throttle did not work (which indicates the quality of workmanship). I learned about this after 3 months of use, when I found what it can be used for, but I could not use it. Electronics and cables are NOT SHIELDED. As a result, the joysticks receive pickups from any nearby WiFi / Bluetooth radio transmitters. And if there are no problems with the RSS because of this (there is no metal, only plastic on the outside), then on the throttle, when you touch any metal part (switches, left disk), spontaneous operation of some buttons or switches is occasionally possible (kick "useful" when in spacesim during the battle your shields turn off by themselves or the rocket itself launches at an ally). If you turn off all sources of radio emission in the house (routers, smartphones, radio headphones), then the problems completely disappear. And I'm not the only one with this problem. It can be partially eliminated by installing ferrite rings on the wires, but this will reduce the likelihood of arbitrary trips by a factor of three, but not completely. The rigidity of the throttle is controlled. But this is done due to plastic-plastic friction pairs between which there is a thick lubricant. This works for the first 10-15 minutes, then the lubricant heats up, becoming liquid (not due to friction, but due to heating of electronic boards nearby) and the friction disappears completely . as a result, the throttle starts to slide and no matter what hardness you set before that, the handle dangles like a G in the hole.