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Anyone made a auto 4way/8way switching joystick?
trevski:
Very interesting!
One question that might be an obvious one (I've never used a switchable stick)..
What would happen if someone (kid or drunken adult) was hanging off the stick when
the servo attempted to rotate the restrictor plate?
mgb:
The stick and restrictor plate are two different parts so there shouldn't be any issue there.
Just a thought but I wonder if muscle wire would work (though a little more pricey). Muscle wire is used in robotics, its a length of wire that retracts (like a muscle) when a voltage is applied to it.
I've never used it and I don't know how far the travel is but I wonder if it would work.
danny_galaga:
--- Quote from: mgb on August 31, 2010, 08:34:16 am ---The stick and restrictor plate are two different parts so there shouldn't be any issue there.
Just a thought but I wonder if muscle wire would work (though a little more pricey). Muscle wire is used in robotics, its a length of wire that retracts (like a muscle) when a voltage is applied to it.
I've never used it and I don't know how far the travel is but I wonder if it would work.
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Would it be cheaper than a 5 buck servo?
rbarr110:
Speaking of cheap 5 buck servo.... any info on the servo used on the joystick in this particular thread. I am looking for a servo just like that for a homebrewing related project, but alot of what I find are well over 5 bucks.
ranma:
--- Quote from: rbarr110 on September 08, 2010, 12:14:01 pm ---Speaking of cheap 5 buck servo.... any info on the servo used on the joystick in this particular thread. I am looking for a servo just like that for a homebrewing related project, but alot of what I find are well over 5 bucks.
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One of these:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.12859
You should be able to get one of those in any RC hobby shop I guess.