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b3atmania:

I would like to gauge interest in bulk buying LS-30 rotary joysticks and saving us all some cash. I reckon most people want at least two. I am probably not the best person to arrange this, as I am located in Europe where supplies of this particular item are non-existant. Better would be someone in the US or Asia to source a good deal (with VideoConnect perhaps?) .

Any interest in this? Anyone willing to pick up on this?

jcoleman:

When I bought my two LS-30s from Video Connection (about a year ago), the operator told me that they had just one case left.  They could very well have been lying, or just making an excuse for why the sticks were $30 each, but think about it...there is ONE place that we know of online to buy them.  Supposedly they are out of production, which doesn't surprise me.  I think you'll be hard pressed to find these at a discount, or in any large quantities at all, for that matter.  Sorry to burst your bubble.  :)

Coleman

WonderMellon:


--- Quote from: jcoleman on March 23, 2004, 09:44:53 am ---When I bought my two LS-30s from Video Connection (about a year ago), the operator told me that they had just one case left.  They could very well have been lying, or just making an excuse for why the sticks were $30 each, but think about it...there is ONE place that we know of online to buy them.  Supposedly they are out of production, which doesn't surprise me.  I think you'll be hard pressed to find these at a discount, or in any large quantities at all, for that matter.  Sorry to burst your bubble.  :)

Coleman

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Coleman,
  I think you are correct about this.  I can't believe I didn't pick these up when they were $30.  The first time I ran across them they were still $15.  The cost of being a procrastinator I suppose.  

There are several people putting effort into creating an interface for these.  Is there any possibility for taking a standard 8 way and making it a rotary?  It sounds like there may be some interest for it if it can be done.


Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: WonderMellon on March 23, 2004, 12:36:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: jcoleman on March 23, 2004, 09:44:53 am ---When I bought my two LS-30s from Video Connection (about a year ago), the operator told me that they had just one case left.  They could very well have been lying, or just making an excuse for why the sticks were $30 each, but think about it...there is ONE place that we know of online to buy them.  Supposedly they are out of production, which doesn't surprise me.  I think you'll be hard pressed to find these at a discount, or in any large quantities at all, for that matter.  Sorry to burst your bubble.  :)

Coleman

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Coleman,
  I think you are correct about this.  I can't believe I didn't pick these up when they were $30.  The first time I ran across them they were still $15.  The cost of being a procrastinator I suppose.  

There are several people putting effort into creating an interface for these.  Is there any possibility for taking a standard 8 way and making it a rotary?  It sounds like there may be some interest for it if it can be done.


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I have an on-again/off-again project to add a couple of switches and an actuator to a standard joystick and have a mechanical rotary that doesn't need an interface.

It's more off-again now though . . .

mp2526:


--- Quote from: WonderMellon on March 23, 2004, 12:36:01 pm --- Is there any possibility for taking a standard 8 way and making it a rotary?  It sounds like there may be some interest for it if it can be done.


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You mean like this?

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/rotary_optical_joy_e.htm



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