I'm rebuilding my own CAB PC and I was thinking about adding finally rotary joystick for old SNK games and spinner with push/pull option (for Forgotten Worlds, Disc of Tron). What options are now on market?
Push/pull spinner:AFAIK there are two commercial options either currently or recently in production.
GGG TurboTwist High-Low™ Push-Pull Arcade Spinner Control -- Higher quality optical encoder.
GRS Push & Pull Arcade Spinner -- Lower quality Hall-effect encoder.
Rotary joystick:AFAIK there are no commercial options currently in production.
- Several years ago, Happ stopped making the mechanical rotary stick (P/N
50-5618-00) that was based on the Happ Super.
I'm in the very early stages of designing a shaft replacement + 3d printable rotary mod for the IL Eurojoystick/Happ Competition
or the IL Compact/Happ Super
or the Seimitsu LS-32(microswitch and PCB versions)/Zippyy sticks.
- All of these sticks have a 10mm shaft, like the handle replacement mod I did
here.
- You'll need a 12 position rotary switch like
this one. That's the closest I could find
other than getting the
original switch used on the Happ rotary stick and dealing with Happ's minimum orders and overpriced shipping.
- You'll also need a 10mm shaft, a
10mm to 6.35mm (1/4") shaft coupler, a
10mm shaft collar, and a M5-0.80 x 10mm setscrew for the shaft collar that transmits torque from the 3d printed handle to the shaft.
If clearance under the control panel is a concern, the LS-32 or Zippyy sticks are the shortest I've found.
Scott