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bimm25e:

So I'm looking at setting up a vertical digdug cabinet for MAME and I want to cover 4 way games AND spinner games...

is there a good option for a 4 way / spinner joystick?  I'd like to keep the control panel looking as stock as possible and dont think there is room on the side to squeeze in a dedicated spinner

Nephasth:

No.

yotsuya:

I don't think you could turn a rotary stick smoothly for the precision needed for some spinner games.  :dunno

PL1:

That's a real reach.   :dunno

Good luck with finding a 4-way stick that will turn smoothly enough to work decently as a spinner knob.   :dizzy:

IF you find one and IF you have enough depth under the panel, you might be able to couple the joystick to the spinner using a shaft coupler.



You may also be able to fabricate an arm and post setup like the one that keeps the body of the rotary switch from turning freely on a Happ Rotary Joystick. (P/Ns 96-1011-00 and 95-2507-00 below)

 


Scott
EDIT: On second thought, you might be able to adjust the microswitch arms or shave down the actuator (96-1012-00 -- only $2 here from Happ) on the Happ Optical Rotary stick to make it into a 4-way stick.

Anyone know if the Happ Optical Stick has clicks or if it turns smoothly? Confirmed as smooth turning here.
(IIRC the Loop-24 optical rotary stick has clicks)

EDIT2: Instead of bending switch arms or shaving the actuator, you might be able to cut off the 8-way end on the Rotary stick actuator and do the same on a Happ Super 4-way/8-way actuator so you can use the 4-way end of the Happ Super actuator on the Rotary.
Confirmed the same diameter shaft on both sticks. (The Rotary is basically a modded Super.)

lamprey:

The optical rotary might work. If it did you can get a 4-way joystick and use the base/restrictor plate from that on the optical. the happ rotaries use a pretty standard form factor.

How much space do you have to work with? A spinner only need take up as much space as a button

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