Saitek Quadrant Detent Mod 

My Saitek throttle quadrant actually has a 'zero position' detent that separates the upper part for forward thrust and the lower part for reverse thrust. But I am converting it into A320 throttles and your solution is brilliantly simple when it comes to dealing with the need to 'lift' the reverser handles in order to be able to engage reverse thrust. Thank so much for sharing your ingenious idea!

You could also use an adhesive putty like Blu Tack to fix the stops on the base instead of screws. I've found it holds very well after a few minutes and allows you to move or remove the stop easily. I use it a lot when I want to fix two objects together but want the option to do it nondestructively.

Buy the Throttle &Yoke from Logitech, its the Saitek one relabled, and it hast that detend/reverse catch No need to cut or drill holes

Wonderful! What a life; retired airline and now genius simming! Congratulations on living an aviators life to the fullest!

Great video. Very cool. Also, I didn’t know there was a beta reverse. Awesome. Thank you!

Your doing awesome work. I'm planning on studying for a while and simming before getting my pilots license and your video's are a lot of help.

Awesome idea! It looks like this could be changed to work with flaps as well.

Thanks Russ, downloaded the files. Got to our public library and they printed these for me for NZ$2.60 and fitted well and works as you demonstrated. thank you for the idea

Would be great to see an adaptation of this for turbo props that have a clear beta range (for taxi) and reverse thrust. Great idea and video!

Hats off to you sir, from across the pond!

Awesome trick. I love this. Very clever. Simple solutions to what could have been an expensive product should you have bought the 700 model.

Brilliant. I had a set made, what a great idea !! Thanks Russ.

Just one word. OUTSTANDING!

Excellent Hardware Add on Russ. I have the Saitek Throttles but no 'Edit response Curve" . Is this a x plane 11.3 version? I am using 11.62r2. Thanks

Very inventive, thanks for sharing. As do no own a printer would be interested in finished product. Thanks

Awesome that you would design this and share the plans. Good karma for you!

Wow that is really a brilliant and useful invention. Do you make them available for sale to anyone who is interested? Or is this intended just as an idea of something we can do ourselves? Will you release the technical info i.e. dimensions etc? I sure would love to have a set asap.

Russ, Thanks for this. Another great idea from you. Great Videos!

I found the answer, I need to update to 11.3.. Lookin forward to your Hardware upgrade for the old Saitek..

Ingeneniously simple, Russ. Thanks!

Like number 500😉 I liked the tutorial, i watched this and don’t have any need for it but some will have. Great tutorial 👍

Awesome idea! Thx for sharing!

Hey I don’t have a 3D printer could I buy it from you please?

Excellent idea, if you could sell this in the $20 or less range I think you could sell the hell out of them.

@Russ Barlow do you think it would be possible to upgrade the pots in the saitek tq?

You come up with some amazing ideas. I would be interested in the file or purchasing them pre-made.

Is there any way you could print me off a set for my saitek throttle. This is an amazing item but I do not have a 3d printer available to me....

as a DIY'er, I'd make it out of plastic sheets and cut the four sides and use crazy glue or an epoxy... but once you've shown this to "the world" some controller Corp or add-on Co. has probably already applied for a patent. It also would be difficult to add a return spring to your idea. I have not decided what type of simulator I want to fly yet, ie, WWII or Commercial... but isn't there also a connecting bar/gate between dual throttles so that you can't accidentally unbalance R/L thrust? you could create some kind of sliding pin/bar to lock your throttles in sync.

Can you incorporate some sort of downward force on the 3D printed pseudo reverse unlock levers? Maybe a little pen spring or something that way there is some tactile feel and that way you can feel some force required to lift them over the detent. This is great

Great vid mate! I have been thinking about a controller like that for Train Simulator and those detents may be handy for throttle and breaking stops. Great KISS principle design. Train controller have ridiculous pricing. Regards, Jas. vk4fjgs Rockhampton Queensland Australia

clap clap clap, very smart design

Thanks Russ good Information all around.

Outstanding!

Great video.

That is just Simple and Stupid.... in order words, it's Brillant ! I'd definitely buy a set of those, if you go this route

Lucky all of you whose Quadrant works. Mine has the green light but they are nto recognized in the settings.

Love the idea, but can’t find the files and installation instructions on the theknobster web site.

Very cool idea.

genius ! will do this asap !

Im buying when you want !!

where can i get one more of those black tops for it?

The files can be downloaded here: siminnovations.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2538&p=21339#p21339

Excellent job!!! I would like to print it, can you share file to print?

..simple & still smart :-) ...... I'm using the Saitek TQ for my Flaps, so I, definitely, can use it for better control ....... so if you have any attention to put it in the market, put me on the list

Really nice!!

Thank you very much for sharing ....

What a great idea.

Great idea.

Brilliant!

can you sell the stops?

Am i dumb? Arent They got detents from factory? At least my ones do.

amazing idea. MAKE THEM AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!! Great!!!

Thanks for sharing this! Do you have the .stl files available?

Genius!

Can you do this in fsx

Cool

yes, please make the design available

Is it really needed????

Great idea!