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Has anyone seen/used the new T-Stik PLUS from Ultimarc???
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mushmouth:
Andy, you're trying to kill me. So, what you're telling me... what you're trying to say... is... lol... oh man, this is too funny... 2 more weeks?

That converation was laugh out loud funny about having them in "any colour." :)

The only thing that's killing me in all this is that I need the serial/power cables to run my opti-pac in serial rather than USB because I have STILL not been able to correct the usb problems I'm having in XP. What happens is that out of the blue my spinner will just go unresponsive, then after 5-10 seconds it'll come back. I've rewired every connection between, so I have now narrowed it down to this. I had trouble running my i-pac USB as well, so it was consistent there too. I moved my i-pac to the ps2 port and it works dandy.

My cab is only partially functional until I get those cables, and I've been waiting to order my T-stick and get these cables I need at the same time. I can't order them separately and pay 15 bucks shipping for a $7 cable. If it weren't for that, waiting awhile for a joystick wouldn't be that frustrating.

So, you know what I'm gonna do Andy? Hmmm? Do you? I'll tell you. I'm gonna wait. Take that...

*grin*

Are you telling me that I'm waiting 2 more weeks for MICROSWITCHES? There have got to be a half dozen electronics stores in any give city that has those in stock, aren't there? I don't want the quiet ones. I'm fine with the normal ones. So if that makes a difference, please let me know...

bigmoe:
Andy, is 35mm the same size as the current red balltop stick you're selling for the T-stick?
hyiu:
although that plastic hold is broken....

but from what I see... if you put a screw there to hold the switch.... it'll become a perfectly playable stick again !!!!!...
 ;) ;D

it does seems like its broken by shipping....

so... you get 2 sticks for the price of one....
 ;)
NOP:
I've got 2 of the t-stick pluses and they're really nice; solid construction and the 4-8 way switcher is a breeze to operate.  Quite a clever design.

As as been mentioned before, the throw is extrememly short.  I found that playing games like donkey kong with it is difficult.  The resistance against the self centering springs is really high, and after playing a game that has you constantly moving the joystick wears my hand out pretty fast.  (ok, I'm also a wimp)

For playing games like frogger, it's absolutely perfect.

Mine is mounted in a cocktail cabinet.  Even with the short ball tops, there is very little clearance between the top of the stick and the bottom of the cocktail glass.  The low clearance makes it impossible to grab the ball by the top to use your entire hand in moving it.  In the future, I will probably mount the joystick a bit lower on the control panel, which will give a little extra room on top.  I might also try to screw the ball top down tighter into the base to take up some of the stick length.  

-jeff!
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