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| rackoon:
I took a lot of time to get this right. First of all, I have a standard upright, cab but I made it shorter to allow for sitting in a standard folding chair. I then had several Friends sit in the chairs and I measured their elbows and had them hold out their arms like they are playing. Next, I tilted a piece of plywood up and down until I got the right angle. The top of my control panel is 29" off the ground and tilts 15 degrees up to 31" at the monitor. I works great because you can rest your wrist on the panel and it slopes with your arm. :applaud: |
| D_Harris:
What's comfortable and what will tend to cause repetitive use problems will be different from one person to the next. Staring for zero, the higher the degree of angle the higher the chance of developing overuse injuries. That said, I've been making my controls panels to match the 10° slant of the Williams arcade control panels on Joust, StarGate, Robotron, etc. Darren Harris Staten Island, New York. |
| nakeworks:
Part of it may depend on how much room is on your CP. If your buttons are right on the edge and there is no room to rest your wrists/forearms, then having some tilt might be nice. I already have carpal tunnel syndrome so I left plenty of room on the CP for my wrists and part of the forearms. I tested several inclines out while watching tv and felt that no incline was preferable. Any incline gave my fingers the tingles and went numb after a little while. Sadly I didn't even think to try a decline or negative angle. :banghead: |
| emb:
Is your control panel Belly button height? I've always found the thumb rule "only angle it if it is higher than your belly button" to be pretty valuable for me. |
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