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| yotsuya:
Good job thinking out loud, but it's such an unnatural place for one that ultimately I don't think it would be very successful. Remember, there's a lot of wiring UNDER the panel in that area. A spinner would probably be too close to the joystick, if not the buttons. It's pretty cramped in that area just doing a SFII layout. |
| PL1:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on April 02, 2013, 05:02:03 pm ---You should try it out on some scrap wood but a spinner is much larger than the size of a button so I can't imagine it'll fit it that exact position at all without blocking the buttons. --- End quote --- Depends on the size of the knob you install. GGG Arcade Prime buttons - 1.275" surround GGG TT2 Default - 1.325" GGG Black Rubber knob - 1.32" top, 1.48" skirt As long as it's the TT2 (not the original Turbo Twist spinner -- shown below) you're talking about, the wiring isn't going to be a problem, but your right thumb might be bumping it unless you leave some room. The wiring from the joystick shouldn't be a problem since the microswitch tabs that point toward the buttons are on the monitor side. Scott |
| DaveMMR:
Even if near it, and closer in size to an actual button, I still feel as if it'll be awkward. I dunno. You "twist" a knob, so your fingers are already kind of awkwardly close to the buttons your other hand has to work (unless you use the other set of buttons, if applicable). And its height blocks easy access to the mostly flat buttons. Maybe if they were behind the buttons? I think if you could make a test panel with it to see how it'll work out... I'm going off what I'm seeing in my head. |
| RyoriNoTetsujin:
--- Quote from: PL1 on April 02, 2013, 05:59:52 pm ---As long as it's the TT2 (not the original Turbo Twist spinner -- shown below) you're talking about, the wiring isn't going to be a problem, but your right thumb might be bumping it unless you leave some room. --- End quote --- Really good point, I wasn't being specific enough there: Yes, I'm thinking TT2. The one that mounts in a standard button hole. My layout on my panel is a standard SFII (straight button rows) layout. I'm thinking (if it is even necessary?) all I would need to do is separate the joy and buttons maaaybe 1/2"(?) to facilitate even better comfort/clearance. --- Quote from: DaveMMR on April 02, 2013, 06:06:09 pm ---And its height blocks easy access to the mostly flat buttons. Maybe if they were behind the buttons? --- End quote --- Not if it were below and to the left of the buttons (again, that 7th button-ISH area) Behind the buttons and I think you have joystick clearance issues (left handed, anyway.) I'm also wondering how many spinner games use more than one or two buttons anyway? I should bust out ROMlister for that... I'll try to post a picture of what I'm thinking later this evening. |
| Nephasth:
There's a CP in the Database that has a spinner in P2's 7th button hole. Looks like crap, and definitely looks like it would get in the way during regular play. |
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