Recalibrating HAL Effect Sensors
You should never have to recalibrate the HAL
effect sensors, but if you do, it’s quite simple.
Follow the below procedure and experiment
a bit. You’ll get a feel for it. All you are doing
is rotating a magnet mounted to a shaft.
1.
Connect the base to a PC.
2.
Open the Thrustmaster Game
Controller settings from with
Windows Control Panel so that you
can see the input. Select “settings”
rather than “properties”. You can
also download and use DXTweek.
3.
Loosen the set screw.
4.
Insert a 3/32” hex wrench and rotate
the shaft in the same direction that it
would if you were operating the ring.
5.
Rotate until you see the input level
just come off of zero.
6.
Tighten the set screw.
7.
Unplug and plug the base back into
the PC to test. There will always be a
small dead zone, but if you feel it’s
too much then try recalibrating
again. This time go a little further
past zero.
NOTE: If you do not see any input, simply
turn the shaft about 180 degrees from where
you started and power the wheel off and
back on.
