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My standalone CP project
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Next items up for bid are two longer shafts for the JLW and some harder springs. I suspect I will be needing these once I am done fully modding the sticks.
The extended shaft is 10mm longer than the standard shaft. Doesn't seem like much but every little bit helps in a wood CP.
Here's the JLW fully dissassembled. The restrictor is a bit of a bear to take off but it does make it easy to switch from 4-way to 8-way.
JLW reassembled with the longer shaft. I also put a nut on the threads to make the bat top sit a bit higher. It's all about the length. :D
And with the bat top back on. Don't have the other one here atm to show a height comparison.
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The last item in the order is the Mini Pac. It comes with three wiring harnesses; one for the pushbuttons and sticks, one for a trackball / spinner, and a ground harness. My one gripe about the entire order is the Mini Pac did not come with any mounting feet given its cost. 300 dollars in Ultimarc products so far, would have been nice if they were included. I'll have to add that to my next order...
Here you can see how small the encoder really is. I was suprised when I saw it.
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Latest CP progress
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Small update today. I placed my third Ultimarc order this week for the spinner and two of the red Ultralux pushbuttons. Assuming I plan to light the panel, my last order would be for the rest of the buttons, a lighting module for the trackball and a PacDrive. My HTPC (Dell Zino) has two USB ports on the front so I am cool with up to two USB ports if I decide to light the CP.
I removed 8 of the wires coming off of the main harness for the MiniPac that will not be used.
Two of these wires were added to the optical harness for the mouse buttons. The harness does not come with these wires.
I also created a new wiring harness to accommodate 4 LED's.
And I dug out enough push buttons to fill out the CP for the time being. The blacks came off a Hot Rod stick and the rest are Happ. They all have Zippy switches on them.
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Latest order came in today. Ultimark SpinTrak with red top and the big flyweight. In another thread it was shown that the standard top has a machined look to it. The red top is very smooth. Smexxy.
Two red Ultralux pushbuttons. First pic is the buttons, Second picture is lighted with flash, third is without flash.
I decided to stick a white LED into a red pushbutton to see what kind of a difference it made. Doesn't look as bright.
I have a few other odds and ends I either need to order or are on the way but they are not necessary for getting the CP up and running. I am holding off on getting the overlay printed until I get the CP which is close to completion.