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$2 USB Optical rotary upgrade for most joysticks
griffindodd:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on September 12, 2012, 01:25:06 pm ---The resolution on these cheap encoders is too low to be of use for spinner or steering wheel games,
but if it's only going to be used for the SNK rotary joystick games, this little one is interesting.
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9117
12 pulses, 12 clicky indents.
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yeah my main focus here is Rotary Stick games like Ikari Warriors, i say leave the spinners for spinning games (for now at least) Clicky indents RULE!!!
emphatic:
Well done! :cheers:
griffindodd:
Also for the handles I will be making my own ball tops.
Split ping pong ball or similar in two. A ping pong ball is 40mm in Diameter
- In the 'top' half place the clear knob that I got for the encoder and fill the half ball with 'Everlasting Elegance Arcylic'.
- In the bottom half cut a hole in the top of the half sphere,
- place a joystick shaft nut at the hole,
- make a small chimney for the joytsick shaft to screw up into (roll a tube from sode bottle plastic)
- place the encoder on top of the chimney & thread the wires down through the chimney from the encoder
- Make sure the enconder shaft is above the 'fill line' of the half ping pong ball
- Fill with acrylic
Once they are set, peel off the ping pong ball plastic, push the two halves together and Bob's yer Uncle :cheers:
BadMouth:
I ordered the 12 position clicky ones.
When they come in, I'lll hook them up to the opti-wiz, fire up Ikari warriors and report back.
griffindodd:
Here's a cool tutorial on how to make acrylic spheres...
http://www.spencerandbrown.com/mbb/juggling/acrylicballs.html