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English forum => Ship Simulator Extremes => General discussions => Topic started by: MokMok on September 05, 2010, 13:01:21

Title: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: MokMok on September 05, 2010, 13:01:21
On board the CoastGuard cutter I see a little button below the left throttle. What is the purpose of this?
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: 2000 on September 05, 2010, 13:38:08
In real life it for keeping the throttles alined.
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: MokMok on September 05, 2010, 16:44:14
@2000:
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In real life it for keeping the throttles alined.

What do you mean with keeping the throttles aligned?
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: Sgt. Dutchy on September 05, 2010, 17:10:47
@ above (replying in dutch)

dat knopje houd de bijden hendels op gelijke positie, zo hoef je dus maar 1 hendel te bewgen om ze allebei tegelijk te doen (beetje zoals de normale pijltjes fungeren in tegensetlling tot numpad toetsen 7,8 1,3
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: 2000 on September 05, 2010, 17:16:52
To make the throttle levers at be at the same percentedge example: (60%)
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: 2000 on September 10, 2010, 21:45:12
To make the throttle levers at be at the same percentedge example: (60%)

The Cutter has a Controllable pitch propeller and that is what the the button is for.

(To control the pitch.)
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: Ballast on September 10, 2010, 21:56:21
The Cutter has a Controllable pitch propeller and that is what the the button is for.

(To control the pitch.)


If the vessel has a CPP the main engines run on a fixed rpm. The pitch is operated with the trottle levers, where you normally operate the RPM's with   :)
Title: Re: What is tha little button below the left throttle?
Post by: LucAtC on September 10, 2010, 22:35:41
No function has been assigned to the rotating knob, but one can think its use would be to lock the controls. The control of the propulsion is simulated by a combinator varying pitch and shaft speed following a fixed curve, in order to represent -and somehow also to get around- the various propulsion modes of the ships

Regards,
Luc