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crashwg:
Here's the thing, I'm making a mini-galaga, that will mostly be often used by children, and explaining that you have to pull up on the stick and rotate it all the time is not appealing to me so I want to re-locate the switch on the T-Stick (not Plus) to the front of the CP.

I've attached a picture to give a general idea of what I'm looking to accomplish, which is basically a mechanical dohicky that will directly control the switch on t-stick, be "low-profile" and not take too much work.
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: crashwg on March 22, 2004, 06:36:59 am ---Here's the thing, I'm making a mini-galaga, that will mostly be often used by children, and explaining that you have to pull up on the stick and rotate it all the time is not appealing to me so I want to re-locate the switch on the T-Stick (not Plus) to the front of the CP.

I've attached a picture to give a general idea of what I'm looking to accomplish, which is basically a mechanical dohicky that will directly control the switch on t-stick, be "low-profile" and not take too much work.

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Someone did this a while back, but they had the stick rotated 90 degrees left from your drawing, and mounted a rod to the T-Stick going to the front of the panel with a knob on the end.  Pulling the knob out put you in 4-way and pushing it in put you in 8-way.

There's also the Prodigy joystick from www.groovygamegear.com, which would be similar to what you initially described with no rework.

I plan to use prodigies and have a graphic display in my frontend to show whether the stick should be in 4-way or 8-way mode.
maraxle:
One thing I considered was a set of buttons that ran a little motor that would rotate the restrictor plate for you.  You would need some way of making it stop at the appropriate point, though (and that was beyond my electronic understanding without more research than I have time for).

Those Omni-Sticks might be a good option.  Just keep in mind that they have a 5" mounting plate around them.  I'm not sure how "mini" your mini-Galaga is, or if the plate would be a problem.
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: maraxle on March 22, 2004, 07:22:27 am ---One thing I considered was a set of buttons that ran a little motor that would rotate the restrictor plate for you.  You would need some way of making it stop at the appropriate point, though (and that was beyond my electronic understanding without more research than I have time for).

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You could probably do this with the type of motors that they use for switch machines for model railroads, I'm not sure of the precise term, but the motors turn slightly and then stop turning when they meet a resistance.

Just a thought.
MinerAl:
You could do it with 10 speed bicycle type gear shifter cables and levers.  Then you could put the lever pretty much wherever you want.  
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