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Paul Olson:
I would definitely use arcade wheels. They can be found fairly cheap on ebay. Actually, the best thing to do would be to get a real Super Sprint cabinet with a bad monitor. The med res monitor costs more to replace than the game is worth, so you might get one pretty cheap. The U-HID is a great all in one solution in most cases. I used wheels from Atari Badlands because they are really easy to mount. Unfortunately, they do not work with the U-HID. They are (I think) active low, and the U-HID can only handle active high. I may have those reversed, but anyway, you would need to use an optipac with those wheels. Other than that, they have been great.

You can kinda see how easy the wheels are to mount in this pic. Just 3 holes to drill in the wood for the mounting screws, and one in between them to run the wires. Most other wheels would need an enclosure.

PL1:

--- Quote from: Paul Olson on October 23, 2014, 02:05:57 am ---They are (I think) active low, and the U-HID can only handle active high. I may have those reversed

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Most optical devices and encoders are active low.

Some encoders can be switched to accept active high inputs.


Scott

Paul Olson:

--- Quote from: PL1 on October 23, 2014, 02:35:56 am ---
--- Quote from: Paul Olson on October 23, 2014, 02:05:57 am ---They are (I think) active low, and the U-HID can only handle active high. I may have those reversed

--- End quote ---
Most optical devices and encoders are active low.

Some encoders can be switched to accept active high inputs.


Scott

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Yeah, I just checked, and my optipac is set to active High for use with the Badlands wheels. The U-HID is not switchable, so these wheels are not usable with it.

winnydapoo:
Thanks again folks, so much for me to learn around this stuff and lots of good info hehe.

Does anyone know if the super sprint pedals were progressive acceleration or just accelerator on/off? I haven't played an actual machine since i was a kid but I remember smashing it either on or off.

I actually have a crazy idea to make a 3 player bartop super sprint using the mini wheels, in a mini showcase style. It's not somethnig that will be hammered everyday, just the occasional game.

PL1:
Super Sprint uses potentiometer pedals similar to these from WestControls.

See pg. 52 of the manual here.

You will need an analog encoder like KADESTICK, A-Pac, or U-HID for the pedals.


Scott

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