Hardware & Technical Using a Thrustmaster TWCS throttle with Saitek X52 Pro joystick

[LuckyLuigi]

My Saitek X52 Pro throttle died and I was advised to buy a replacement Thrustmaster TWCS throttle.
I kinda hoped it would work plug and play but now Elite Dangerous recognizes neither the throttle or the stick.
Is this even possible or was this a mistake and should I buy a Thrustmaster stick ?
If it is possible how do I go about this ? Any pointers would be helpful.

 

[CMDR MAIN SEQUENCE]

It should just be plug-and-play. Does Windows recognise the throttle in the Devices window? What about the Windows Game Controllers window, is it listed there and if yes does it reflect your inputs?

 

[LuckyLuigi]

After some further research I determined that the 'brains' of the Saitek X52 Pro joystick are located in the now deceased companion Saitek throttle.
So this was a mistake and combining will never work.
Windows does register the Thrustmaster TWCS throttle correctly.
Correspondingly, I will purchase a Thrustmaster T.16000M FCS HOTAS to replace my Saitek stick as it is advertised to work best with the TWCS throttle and Elite Dangerous.

Thank you for your reply.