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8 way Happ Joystick....whats the difference?
Hockeyboy:
Okay, I'm not trying to de-rail the thread but for those that claim the Happ Competition and Supers are fine for general use and built sturdy...what about bottom-mounting them to 3/4" of control panel material? I used a test piece of material, drilled holes for the joystick shaft and mounted them using threaded inserts and there's only about 1/4" under the bat-top -- will that be enough to use them? I can't top-mount them because I'm using ~ 1/4" of birch panel plywood, 1/2" of MDF, and a 1/16" piece of plexi on top of it all, making a sandwich that equals 3/4" of material.
Thoughts? Or should I ditch these and get some of the joysticks that use the extra-long shafts?
brad808:
That's fine they were meant to be bottom mounted on 3/4 panels.
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thehammer12:
--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on October 22, 2013, 12:48:00 am ---Okay, I'm not trying to de-rail the thread but for those that claim the Happ Competition and Supers are fine for general use and built sturdy...what about bottom-mounting them to 3/4" of control panel material? I used a test piece of material, drilled holes for the joystick shaft and mounted them using threaded inserts and there's only about 1/4" under the bat-top -- will that be enough to use them? I can't top-mount them because I'm using ~ 1/4" of birch panel plywood, 1/2" of MDF, and a 1/16" piece of plexi on top of it all, making a sandwich that equals 3/4" of material.
Thoughts? Or should I ditch these and get some of the joysticks that use the extra-long shafts?
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Thread jacker.....haha jk.
I think I will go with the comp joysticks and see if I like those for future projects.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on October 22, 2013, 12:48:00 am ---Okay, I'm not trying to de-rail the thread but for those that claim the Happ Competition and Supers are fine for general use and built sturdy...what about bottom-mounting them to 3/4" of control panel material? I used a test piece of material, drilled holes for the joystick shaft and mounted them using threaded inserts and there's only about 1/4" under the bat-top -- will that be enough to use them? I can't top-mount them because I'm using ~ 1/4" of birch panel plywood, 1/2" of MDF, and a 1/16" piece of plexi on top of it all, making a sandwich that equals 3/4" of material.
Thoughts? Or should I ditch these and get some of the joysticks that use the extra-long shafts?
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"Extra long" usually equates to "extra sloppy" control, without changing other aspects of the stick design. The longer the shaft, the further the top of that shaft must move to actuate the switches. Shorter is usually better in this regard.
The HAPP sticks are very often mounted below 3/4" panels and are fine for height. If you want them longer, you will be better served by pocketing the underside area where the joystick mounts, than using a longer shaft.
Hockeyboy:
@thehammer12 - ya caught me!! :-[
@RandyT - I thought I had read similar conclusions on this forum before, but I'm just wondering. Thanks for clearing that up. I couldn't do much of a pocket - maybe 1/8" total and that wouldn't give me a lot. I guess I'll just have to finish and see how things turn out. Thanks though!