[Fay King]

I wish I could help Bearcat. I never any luck with FFB sticks. I only owned two and neither of them ever lasted more than three months. I even had a MSFFB Pro and it failed. I can say that all the other MS sticks I owned back in th day worked very well. I gave them to family member when I got a new one. Now I have joined the Saitek bandwagon and absolutly love my X52. I also have a ST290 Pro that is a few years old and still works perfectly.

I hope you find a solution soon. That sounds like really lousey problem, especially if you play online.