Replace the more realistic Thrustmaster TCA Airbus throttle engine switch [QuickMade]

Main material:
Engine switch hat:100 CNY/piece
Switch: Taiwan SALECOM, 1x CNY/piece (need to fix pin matching PCB)
Disadvantages: a little shaking

[Pvt_PandaPear]

I find it baffling that thrustmaster cocked this up and didn’t include this kind of switch in the original.. nice job!

[mikeyoung]

I don't have this but I admire the skill in doing it. And while it may be easier to just lift your wrist I can appreciate the desire for something more realistic or more workable especially when you have the skill, knowledge and tools to do it. Good job.

[Radizic]

Great! Please send the idea to Thrusmaster.

[embecmom]

I would have 3 screws left over by the end... amazing work..but by this standard why not just build your own throttle quadrant!

[blazinthat]

I cant even get one and here you are modifying it already, dang.

[XPofficial]

Excellent work my friend. I’m your 40th sub and you deserve way more. Thanks for the mod.

[Duzz]

Making the nylon bushings everything wow. You got crazy skill. I’m not even sure that’s what they’re called, I’m that clueless when it comes to this stuff.

[chrisallan]

I understood it because I know engineering but I just don’t have the tools otherwise I’d be able to do this following the vid really love this little modification

[jpast]

Well spotted .Definitely an upgrade is needed.Sometime it might be a volontary omission to be able to release a version 2.0. Same strategy done by phone manufacturer.

[richpaul]

I think Thrustmaster charged too much for this quadrant, considering what it is made from and the simple manufacturing process. I bought this TCA and the two side controllers, (which are even more over priced). I felt like I had a 'senior moment' when I opened the boxes and realized that I should never have bought them in the first place. Anyway, as others said, for the amount of money TM charges for these quadrants, they should have used the 2-position toggle lock switches in the first place.
Thanks for the video.
BTW:
As a machinist myself, (25+ years, 1st class/Job shop/Journeyman), I would like to suggest that you run your lathe's RPM at least twice, (if not 3-times) faster whenever you machine this kind of material. You could've avoided the "Game Over", (I liked that term, lol), when you were parting it off the workpiece.

Also, you used carbide turning and part-off tools, which are never a good idea for soft materials, especially at low RPMs. Carbide is most proficient at high RPMs, light tool load (relatively speaking) and cut best when the there's a high degree of heat generated at the tool/workpiece contact point.

To cut this kind of plastic, you should use sharp, high-speed tool steel cutters, with about a 1/32 to 1/16 tip radius. Finally, the cutting edge of the tools for your lathe, should be between .003" to .005" below centerline, (convert that for metric sizes).


Too far below that, and the workpiece can ride up over the tool if machined w/o a live center, (or if it's chucked too far out), and too much above that centerline will result in surface tearing and short cutting tool life. Just some suggestions, which you can disregard or accept, it's up to you.😉
Rich

[Theno__]

Nice work
Where did you found the engine switch hat, I can't manage to find one ?

[MrBradleyPants]

Cool! @8:22 what is the switch board in the back left??? I WANT!

[farcydebop]

Great! Now, can we have the same for the brakes and flaps addon?

[ronloveflying]

Thanks for the tutorial video. I am seeing the MCDU behind the throttle, are they for sale? From where can I buy one for the A32nx please? Thanks in advance.

[pavelkostrov]

Great. Lets begin from the getting original one. Not in stock(

[GG_Booboo]

Man! Great talent! I wouldn't dare open mine up if I didn't have that skill1

[philippevandamme]

hello very good video. I found the switches but not your "ENG1-2" buttons or have you had them please
Thank you

[kapilapatikiriachchige]

Nice job, where did you find those A320 Starter switch caps? Thanks let me know.

[lataniereatofs]

Nice ! And how to make the throttle more harder to move forward/backward ?
He is too soft, even with the screw at his max.
Thanks.

[Enzo]

People: they modify something and happy about the result
Me: I try to modify something but I destroy it and then I'm mad because of my stupidity