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Title: Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?
Post by: Raymondvanderploeg on September 26, 2013, 06:42:14 AM
Hi,

Somebody here has any experiences with the Opencockpits CDU v3 ??

Regards,
Raymond
Title: Re: Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?
Post by: luisclement on September 26, 2013, 12:45:53 PM
Yes I have mine and works great in my cockpit: Prepar3d, 737NGX!
Title: Re: Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?
Post by: Andrew 737 on September 26, 2013, 02:14:54 PM
Yup mine too

Good value :)
Title: Re: Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?
Post by: Raymondvanderploeg on September 26, 2013, 10:31:41 PM
What about the backlight? Heard that it is not really bright ?
Title: Re: Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?
Post by: Andrew 737 on October 01, 2013, 02:43:16 PM
Quote from: Raymondvanderploeg on September 26, 2013, 10:31:41 PM
What about the backlight? Heard that it is not really bright ?

Not dazzling but I'm pleased enough; or you could spend double and get a better one - Mark on this forum swears by his FDS ones, as indeed do others who use them :)

Good luck with your choice :)
Title: Re: Opencockpits CDU v3 experiences?
Post by: tennyson on October 01, 2013, 03:50:14 PM
Raymond, I think I may have been one of OC's first customers with the V3 product.
I bought one, to see how good they were and then I bought the other.

The SIOC script took some getting used to, but the OC site had most of the answers, so it wasn't too hard.

I did a couple of youtube vids on setting them up, I think you've already viewed them.

I was surprised at the quality for the price. I did, however have one issue with them.

Some of the buttons were sticking and I tried all manner of fixes. I finally fixed the problem by adding an additional gasket between one of the layers, thus adding a little room to stop chafing. It worked a treat and saved me sending it back for repair.

I just bought a complete MIP and CDU bay from FDS, so I'll have to move them from my current cdu bay, which was tailored for them. I don't envisage any problems, as the bays are similar for all brands.

My advise would be, if you are on a budget and want a good quality item at half the normal price, go the OC.

If you have the extra money, buy quality FDS ones, plug and play, excellence in a box, nothing better in the market place.


Frank Cooper