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spidermonkey:

WonderMellon. Video Connection only sells NOS SNK LS-30 rotarys. They do not have the similar Data East/Wico rotarys. Hell, the SNK LS-30'S haven't been made in a long time either but fortunatly Video Connection must have bought the remaining stock from SNK because they are brand new. I bought a pair a couple months ago.Over $90.00 for a pair after tax and shipping charges but at least they're not some old used Ebay junk with missing parts or wires. The only way to get the Wico rotarys is Ebay and good luck finding new ones. The Wico rotarys are actually just regular Wico leafswitch joysticks with the rotary hardware added on to it. Most of the Wico rotarys used the yellow cylindrical knobs similar to the SNK sticks except they were smooth instead of hexagon shaped. They also had  Data East (DE) embossed on the top of the handle since all the Data East rotary games used Wico rotarys and all the SNK,Tradewest and Nichibutsu rotary games used the LS-30's. Wico did however release a few balltop handle rotary sticks too. The balltop versions were yellow too. Personally I think the LS-30 rotarys feel and operate much better then the Wicos but thats my opinion.

DYNAGOD:

This is a kick ass little stick  8)
theres more to it than i had envisioned, especially the way they mate the knob to the shaft.
it uses a collet system  :o, very cool..
theres a tapered insert placed in the mold itself when the knob is fabricated.seated in that there is a small brass collet thats tensioned with a M6x1.0 nut.
As this is tightened it grips the knurled end of the shaft locking it in place.

heres a quick and sloppy print of the brass collet to wet the pallette.
http://www.wolfpackunit.com/mame/SNK_1A.pdf

ill get the knob completed asap, and id also like to make a print for the removal tool itself for all those poor unfortunets who have lost or broken theirs.


Aceldamor:

I wish I would have been around to see this thread...I would have offered up one of my LS-30 opticals for measuring purposes....

DYNAGOD:


--- Quote from: Aceldamor on March 17, 2004, 10:56:21 am ---I wish I would have been around to see this thread...I would have offered up one of my LS-30 opticals for measuring purposes....

--- End quote ---

being the impulsive bastard that i am, i proboly would have bought one anyways   ;D

DYNAGOD:

here it is, an almost idential clone of the ls30 removal tool.
theres simply too much uneeded geometry to machine this. A simpler interpretation of this item would be required to machine it,and even then it wouldnt really be cost effective.
the original manufacturing method of Injection molding is the only real way to go. Ill create a mold of this model.

http://www.wolfpackunit.com/mame/lv4.jpg

e-drawings file
http://www.wolfpackunit.com/mame/lv.eprt

heres the e-drawings viewer:
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/programs/eDrawings/e2_register.html?




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