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A Mouse Spinner Hack just about anyone can make.
Nephasth:
Interesting hack. Got me thinking, could you mount an optical mouse in a similar fashion under a cp and have some sort of cylinder on the end of the bolt so it moves in front of the optics (making the mouse think it is moving)? Haven't done any research, but would that work as a spinner for MAME?
Louis Tully:
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Nephasth:
--- Quote from: Louis Tully on August 06, 2011, 02:51:45 pm ---I've thought about trying to use an optical mouse/cylinder for a spinner but couldn't get past the issue of friction. Something's got to keep contact with it for it to register movement. Just seemed like it'd work but not work well. I've not tried though, just thought about it. It could work better than anything out there right. Who knows? I've seen a hack somewhere that someone used an optical mouse to make a flight yoke. It's on the forum here. It looked seems like it'd be good for that application. No real spins are needed there.
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Friction? I can lift my mouse about 1/16" off the desk and it still registers movement.
Louis Tully:
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Nephasth:
*Digs for parts*
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