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OMNI-Stik PRODIGY (TM) - New Product Announcement
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: GroovyTuesdaY on January 20, 2004, 03:32:23 am ---I was browseing your web site looking for the new sticks and the ball top options and i didn't see them listed anywhere. Are they on there yet? Thanks! :) Look forward to seeing what i can buy heheh.
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See RandyT's post above. This Friday or Mid-next week
djbriane:
Just out of curiosity, is it possible to swap in the ball top sticks with already purchased Omni-Stiks? Will you be making them available individually on the site?
Thanks,
Brian
RandyT:
--- Quote from: djbriane on January 20, 2004, 11:51:12 am ---Just out of curiosity, is it possible to swap in the ball top sticks with already purchased Omni-Stiks? Will you be making them available individually on the site?
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Yes, they can be swapped. :)
The ball-tops will be made available for purchase to individuals who have bought the OMNI-Stiks from us in the past, including both the Prodigys and the Basics. At this point in time, we don't plan to sell them "ala carte".
It's important for owners of the OMNI-Stik Basics to note that you will need a mounting plate to use the Retro replacement parts. The shaft length was intentionally made short to provide an authentic "retro" feel, which means it won't be long enough for a "from the bottom" wood panel installation.
RandyT
Grasshopper:
The new handles certainly look good however it's a shame that they aren't a little longer, or better still height adjustable.
You've already mentioned that it won't be possible to use these handles if you've attached your joystick to the underside of a thick wood panel. However there is a potentially bigger problem - the short height will also shorten the joystick's throw.
I'm a big fan of the standard Suzo 500 joystick partly because of its relatively short throw compared to the Happ sticks. However, I'm not sure I'd want its throw to be any shorter.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on January 20, 2004, 03:07:54 pm ---The new handles certainly look good however it's a shame that they aren't a little longer, or better still height adjustable.
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Due to the way these (and several other) sticks are engineered, height adjustability is not a viable option. It costs less to make one for each model than to make the extra parts required to make it adjustable. At least in this case.
--- Quote ---You've already mentioned that it won't be possible to use these handles if you've attached your joystick to the underside of a thick wood panel. However there is a potentially bigger problem - the short height will also shorten the joystick's throw.
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Surely you don't think I've committed many hundreds of dollars to a project without testing for this sort of thing do you? ;)
--- Quote ---I'm a big fan of the standard Suzo 500 joystick partly because of its relatively short throw compared to the Happ sticks. However, I'm not sure I'd want its throw to be any shorter.
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The the modified stick still has plenty of throw, probably 90% of it's "pre-retro'd" state.
I have 1 retro'd Prodigy and 1 standard Prodigy on a panel next to each other and the difference in throw between the 2 is not even perceivable. One just looks shinier than the other :)
RandyT