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agent_c:
A pic of the printed parts mounted on the mag stik, the arrows show the two sensors, (the ir led is one of the ones i had spare from the gun4ir build as they're powerful and there's now no issue as the distance of the receiver is 13mm away to allow the mag stik to still be able to switch between 4/8way.) the other arrows show i set the holes on the ir mount to use the existing screws/holes on the mag stik micro switches and to show i have the rectangular hole on the rotary wheel the perfect size to fit around the 4/8way lever actuator plate so it's a tight fit and stays nicely on even when switching the mag stik, only other thing i did was add a small amount of grease to the shaft of the mag stik so it is easier to spin.

bobbyb13:
That is VERY cool.

Nice work.

That adds a stack of games to the playability list, doesn't it?

PL1:

--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on December 27, 2021, 11:55:28 pm ---That adds a stack of games to the playability list, doesn't it?

--- End quote ---
It's over two dozen games between the mechanical rotary and optical rotary joystick games.
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/Joysticks#Mechanical_Rotary_Joystick_Games_.28LS-30.2C_Happ_Mechanical_Rotary_Sticks.29

Scott

agent_c:
Thanks for the list, I might try setting some of the others up to see how they work, It's by far not perfect but it's definitely workable, your never gonna do speed runs using the mechanical encoder but who cares when you wanna just have a 20 min blast of nostalgia. I tried it with spinner games like Arkanoid/Tempest and although it works the problem is for games like that you have to set the sensitivity high in mame plus the non clicky bit as you rotate means you tend to over rotate a lot, sadly then you have to go back into settings and reset sensitivity back for Ikari etc so I tend to just leave it as is unless my son wants to play Arkanoid, which is one of his faves.
Let me know if anyone wants the STL file so they can print their own to give it a blast, I've been thinking of modifying the design to include some resistance and clicks as you rotate as I think that would improve the overall feel of it, I print in PLA+ so it's relatively hard wearing so should last a while at least, simple serated edge on the wheel and solid support bar in the correct place on the ir holder would probably work, like the design below....might try that in next few days! Round rather than pointed contact points probably better as less resistance but hopefully you get the idea.

agent_c:
Realised why i never tried before, motion of the stick means the travel doesn't allow any way to add a click feel... still working on that in my head :)

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