Vipergear C-MUK for TM COUGAR

[Windmill31]

Hi guys!

We have released the C-MUK (Cougar Midlife Upgrade Kit).
What does it do?
It replaces the old potentiometers in your TM Cougar with Hall Sensors.

This has mulptiple advantages over the old potentiometers;
- Higher accuracy of your Cougar axis
- Non friction system so no wear and tear on the sensors

The kit comes pre-assembled and fits right into your cougar.
No added soldering required except in some older version of the throttle printed circuit board, which hold a single resistor that needs to be bridged using a small piece of electrical wire.

TM does not longer provide replacement parts for this amazing HOTAS and the expected lifespan of the TM Cougar potentionmeters is slowly running out..

In order to keep you guys flying this great HOTAS we have designed and built the C-MUK.


The kit is supplied in three options:
-Full Kit (stick and throttle)
-Stick Kit (X and Y sensors)
-Throttle Kit (Z sensor)

Please take a look at our facebook page for further details

https://www.facebook.com/Redneck.Vipergear/?hc_ref=ART5htV6Z1M7HxsWatN8hkySo6xRO6Lngy91lXJZpPcyp1z12JLgUCM-3US4qSJ_NmY&fref=nf


You can also contact us via email for any questions you might have
sales@vipergear.eu


Kind regards,
Vipergear Team
- Redneck
- Blade

[MrWell]

Hi,
For those weirdoes like me we don't have a "book of faces", could we check it out somewhere else?
Cheers

[Windmill31]

Hi @mrwell!

that is a truly valid point you make there..

Our website is still under construction so I will duplicate the facebook post below:

Releasing the sensor upgrade kit today
As promised we giving a full set to the one who comes up with a name for the sensor kit.
We choose the name Cougar Midlife Upgrade Kit by Graham Harper.
In short the C-MUK is available now.
You can buy the C-MUK as a full set, throttle sensor only or stick set only.
We decided to have an introduction price for Viperpits.org members this week only... 26th June 2018 till 7th July 2018

C-MUK Full set €70,00
C-MUK Throttle €24.99
C-MUK Stick set €54.99
*prices include shipping and 3.4% pay pal fee
shipping world wide

contact us through messenger or e-mail (sales@vipergear.eu) to place an order

In your email, please provide the following information:

-Full Name
-Shipping address
-Type and number of product(s)


Kind regards,
Redneck and Blade
Vipergear

[Keule]

Thanks mrwell, 

Same here, I have no Facebook account. So please provide the information on another way.

BG
Keule

[Windmill31]

No problem guys, just posted the pricing and ordering information above

[Willy]

I think a better name would be "Cougar MLU Kit" or "Cougar HOTAS MLU Kit".  C-MUK doesn't say anything to most folks (it certainly didn't to me) and we have to research to find out what you are talking about.

On the other hand, "Cougar MLU Kit" or "Cougar HOTAS MLU Kit" are pretty straightforward names.  We all know what:

• "Cougar" (or "Cougar HOTAS") means
  and
  
• MLU (Mid-Life Update) means

As soon as you say we offer a "Cougar HOTAS MLU Kit", it is pretty much understood by the Viperbuilder community what you are talking about.  It is then only a matter of finding out what is included in the Kit(s).

My 0.02$ worth.

[JCook]

I see on the Facebook page there are text instructions for each step. Could you please provide step instructions with photos to go along with text?

[tiger-31]

I hate facebook. Would love to see your products though...

[Windmill31]

I will make some new pictures tonight and post them here mate

Cheers,
Blade

[tiger-31]

Thanks a lot

[Windmill31]

As promised;

The first pic shows one of two of the original Cougar stick potentiometers in its holder.
Next to it is the hall sensor kit That replaces it.

On the second picture is the complete set for stick and throttle.
Note the purple axis detent holder. That is done to be avle to identify the Y axis due to magnetic polarity.

Cheers,
Blade

[Rambowski]

I would actually love to see 2 pictures...one showing the old Cougar configuration and the other one after the C-MUK implementation. 

[MrWell]

Thanks very much, @87th Blade
I see it now. Very clever solution mimicing original pots.
Its installation is strait forward. Just replace one for the other and instead of the pot axis you use the mimic shape with the magnet.
This is the kind of mod I like: simple, just replacing and better specs in the end.
Great work

[Windmill31]

You are absolutely correct mrwell..

This mod is just srew out the old, put in the new!

Attached are two more pictures:
1) C-MUK Stick installed in the Cougar Stick base
2) C-MUK Throttle installed in the Cougar Throttle Base

Don't have pictures yet of the Original pots in place, but they look exactly the same but in a different color.

The pictures shows the prototype installed, for a good representation of the final product please reference the pictures in my earlier post.

Cheers,
Blade

[Windmill31]

In case some of you guys are wondering if it is difficult to install the kit..
I have attached the installation guide in this post, so you can take a look at it yourself.

Cheers,
Blade