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Ultimarc U360 - Disassembly, Upgrade, Review and Critique
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blind_dado:
Ah, I never noticed the "TOP" printed on the circuit board.  That helps!

Andy, the other issue that I identified has to do with the curved slots on the plastic restrictor itself.  Those could certainly be made a bit wider, which would help a lot with getting the pillars in.

drventure: I find that there is a pretty big difference when using the circular restrictor.  This is especially the case with the longer handle because the amount of throw you get will increase as the handle gets longer (maybe the restrictor with the short handle would reduce the throw too much).  It really is just a matter of preference though, and I prefer the shorter throw that you get with the restrictor + long handle.

I've never experienced the stickiness you mention, but I imagine any kind of grease or WD-40 would help.
emphatic:
Very nice video. If I ever build a pure MAME machine, I use this product as the complete interface. That default spring looks like crap.
syph007:
It's for sure personal preference.  But to use the stick as they come stock, I would hate them and rate them a 2/10.  Sloppy huge throw with poor centering.  I wouldnt even want to use them in this state unless it was for an analog game.

Now add the circular restrictor and stiff springs, and you get a beautiful crisp responsive joystick with good centering, a 9/10 for me.  I top mount my sticks and the stock handle length hasn't been an issue for me.

So I just wish the default offering was more inline with anticipated usage.  ie. most of us are going to use them in 4way/8way mode, and not as an analog huge throw stick.  Dont get me wrong I still love them, I just want an option to buy them in the configuration (that I assume) most people want.
LeedsFan:
As already mentioned as stock items the U360's are analogue sticks with a huge throw. But remember that when you add a restrictor (and you tick the correct restrictor box in the software) the mapping is compensated for with that particular restrictor. This means that you get the same "range" within the maps but over a smaller distance. So you could still use it as an analogue stick but your movements would be much more"twitchy", if that is the correct word.

Adding a restrictor is only used (I'd say 99% of the time) for use with classic games. I prefer the round restrictor as it's a comfortable "fit's all" solution. Having said that puritst will still want to feel the 4-way gate of a traditional 4-way stick. I myself have done that one one of my projects and swapped out the U360 for a reproduction Nintendo stick. But these are still the best all round joystick you can buy. Especially with the mapping utility and the ability to swap maps on the fly in the background as different games are selected.
Vidiot:
Thats a great video. I'm definitely buying the U360 for my next build and I'll want to add the restrictor kit. I was looking on the Ultimarc website and it looks like they've completely redesigned the restrictor kit. I guess this vid would only apply to the older kit then?  Wonder why Andy didn't mention this in his post? I'm kinda confused.
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