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Spinner knob WHICH ONES DO YOU GUYS LIKE?
NoOne=NBA=:
Nope.
Tempest was put out by some right-handed wacko who didn't know any better.
The spinner didn't really hit its prime until they moved it to the RIGHT (read: LEFT) side of the cabinet.
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Long Live the Lefties!
OSCAR:
I'm actually a little surprised by the amount of feedback on the DOT knobs. Even though that knob is my personal 2nd favorite after the Tempest one, it is the slowest mover over all the other aluminum knobs by a long shot! The regular and engraved knobs outsell the DOT knob by about 4:1, and the Tempest knob outsells it by closer to 15:1.
On the last couple batches of the Tempest knobs, I've had them tumble deburred to knock off the edges on the knurl prior to the anodizing. That makes them much smoother.
If anyone has played Tempest at Clay's Ground Kontrol, then you have used my Tempest knob. :) Clay had some knobs from my first run, and he told me that after about 2 weeks in the arcade the knurl had smoothed down a bit and it felt very nice, and it is holding up very well in the arcade. It is very common for original Tempest knobs to be wobbly, off-center, and cracked; which is why Clay was interested in something more durable that would keep looking nice for a long time. I think Clay has had my Tempest knob in his arcade for about a year now, and he has been very pleased with it from what I've been told.
Minwah:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on September 09, 2004, 06:16:35 pm ---Nope.
Tempest was put out by some right-handed wacko who didn't know any better.
The spinner didn't really hit its prime until they moved it to the RIGHT (read: LEFT) side of the cabinet.
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Odd that I'm right handed but offset my spinner to the left. I really like using my left hand for spinner & right hand for buttons.
All this talk about knobs is making me want the black Tempest one...
NoOne=NBA=:
It's not odd Minwah.
That's the point I was making.
They apparently realized their mistake, and started putting them on the left from that point on.
And I LOVE the DOT knobs Oscar.
The larger size gives a little better control I think.
The only thing I like better about the "regular" knobs is that the bottom of them sits closer to the CP than the DOT knob, which fits my playstyle a little better.
If I didn't have the up/downs, I probably would have bought the regular knob for both.
I think another reason that the DOT knobs aren't bigger sellers is that they may be misconstrued as a "specialty" item, to be used ONLY with the up/down spinners.
Minwah:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on September 10, 2004, 08:32:19 am ---It's not odd Minwah.
That's the point I was making.
They apparently realized their mistake, and started putting them on the left from that point on.
And I LOVE the DOT knobs Oscar.
The larger size gives a little better control I think.
The only thing I like better about the "regular" knobs is that the bottom of them sits closer to the CP than the DOT knob, which fits my playstyle a little better.
If I didn't have the up/downs, I probably would have bought the regular knob for both.
I think another reason that the DOT knobs aren't bigger sellers is that they may be misconstrued as a "specialty" item, to be used ONLY with the up/down spinners.
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I see...I wasn't sure if right handed players prefer 'spinning' with their right hand. I suppose most people use joysticks in their left hand, buttons right, so it makes sense.
I have a DOT knob also...I really like it too - just for some reason when I had been using it on my CP I found myself wanting to go back to the Tempest. I think perhaps I find it easier to get an instant, quick twist with the smaller diameter of the Tempest knob.