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equlizer:
I want to use a foot pedal and put a switch in it to use it as a button.  Has anyone done this before? Have any pics?

I want to install a TT2 spinner and use the foot pedal to fire :)
Xiaou2:
Its not hard to hack, make, or obtain a digital pedal solution...

 However,  the real question is.. what are you using it for?

 Any game that requires decent fire rates... will be a big problem for most people. Even drummers need to sit down, use dual pedals, and those pedals are leverage-sprung (Not typical arcade pedals. More akin to a trebuchet -vs- a single axis catapult).

 One idea I had was to use a center axis pedal, with 2 leaf switches, 1 on each end.  That could be use for aiming in the up/down sections of Discs of Tron.  The original spinner is a bit difficult to spin+change vertically. ..at the same time,  so this solution could actually improve the control.

 For non analog racing games, a digital pedal will work fine.  May work ok enough for some analog games too.

 On mame, an analog pedal can be used as a digital button as well.  May not work like that on all games and emulators however.

 You can also fashion a dual mode pedal... where its geared analog, with a leafswitch, or similar,  for digital as well.
PL1:
The 2-switch rocker pedal here can be connected using a stereo audio jack  (or similar) to wire the pedal switches in parallel with two buttons.   ;D



Works great for the high/low function in Discs of Tron.


--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on September 17, 2014, 11:13:45 pm --- Any game that requires decent fire rates... will be a big problem for most people.

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Agreed.  Will not work well for Galaga.   :lol

Foot pedal and rapid fire are mutually exclusive unless you use some sort of auto-fire solution.


Scott
RandyT:

These are a very nice foot switch, and cheap too.  I use them on some of my machinery.

It wouldn't take much to remove the cords and rewire for gaming use.
Thenasty:
Tried playing TRON with a foot button  :banghead:
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