game port connections and USB converters

[chazzmo]

Has anyone got any experience with trying to use CH yoke and pedals that are game port connections, but then using USB converters to plug the equipment into USB computer inputs?

My question is simply - does  this work?

I keep talking myself out of forking over the $200 for new CH yoke and pedals equipped with USB connectors when I see lots of $50 sets on ebay that seem to differ only in that they are game port connectors.

Anyone actually done this?

Thanks-

[Fozzer]

Has anyone got any experience with trying to use CH yoke and pedals that are game port connections, but then using USB converters to plug the equipment into USB computer inputs?

My question is simply - does  this work?

I keep talking myself out of forking over the $200 for new CH yoke and pedals equipped with USB connectors when I see lots of $50 sets on ebay that seem to differ only in that they are game port connectors.

Anyone actually done this?

Thanks-

Very interesting....

Apart from a suitable converter plug/socket, another way is to get hold of a cheap Sound Card fitted with a Gameport Socket, (Soundblaster, etc?).

I find my Sound Card-Gameport connector very useful sometimes, for older-type Joysticks, etc......
(...and as a MIDI connector, for music applications)

Paul... 8-)...!

[garymbuska]

Has anyone got any experience with trying to use CH yoke and pedals that are game port connections, but then using USB converters to plug the equipment into USB computer inputs?

My question is simply - does  this work?

I keep talking myself out of forking over the $200 for new CH yoke and pedals equipped with USB connectors when I see lots of $50 sets on ebay that seem to differ only in that they are game port connectors.

Anyone actually done this?

Thanks-

I currently use the CH pedals with no problems at all and I do not have a sound card or a game card I just plug it into the usb port.
Mind you if your system stills has the older version of USB you should look into buying a adapter which plugs into a standard PCI slot and gives you 4 USB ports in the front and Two in the back. You will need a external A drive size hole for the front card. if you do not have one take out the outdated A drive and put it there that is what I did till I bought a case that had a extra external 3.25 slot in it. 8-)

[chazzmo]

heck - I'm going to try it.

I'll let you all know in a few weeks if it worked.

Thanks-

[garymbuska]

heck - I'm going to try it.

I'll let you all know in a few weeks if it worked.

Thanks-

Like I said make sure your USB ports are version 2 or higher as the peddles and yoke will need that. A older system if it has a usb port will more than likely be version 1 and the yoke and the peddles will not work. I added the card as I needed the extra ports. With my Printer, joystick, Wireless mouse, UPS power supply I needed the extra slots as my system only had four slots in the back the two that were upfront would not sty in the tower so i just took them out so now I have 10 USB slots. 8-)