Author Topic: Anyone ever hacked a Star Wars yoke that used leaf switches for l/r control? (Read 2110 times)

Ondedge · « **on:** October 29, 2002, 01:47:17 pm »

Just snagged a yoke off Ebay....

The left/right controls are leaf switches... not pots. (see pic here: http://mymamecab.0catch.com/my-sw-rear.jpg )

Obviously... at some point Atart replaced the leafs with pots. Anyone know if the control suffered at all? If the leaf switches work fine I will just use them but if switching to pots is worth it I will go that route. I can snag some gears from a hobby shop (or just tear something apart that has gears).

Thanks all!

Jason

1UP · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2002, 02:04:19 pm »

I'm sure the control would not work as well with leaf switches. The reason why the SW yoke is such a good control is because of its precision aiming. For this, it must be a full analog control. Try playing Star Wars with a Happ super, and you'll get about the same effect. I wonder if your yoke is a prototype. Have you opened the body of the yoke yet? There are probably leafs in there as well. Shouldn't be too hard to hack though.

Ondedge · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2002, 02:08:28 pm »

I agree with you... it just can't be as precise with the leaf switches.

Luckily... it shouldn't be that hard to convert. I just have to find a proper setup to get the correct gear ratio to the pots.

I haven't gotten it yet... so I don't know if the inside has a pot or leafs.

Jason

Quote from: 1UP on October 29, 2002, 02:04:19 pm

I'm sure the control would not work as well with leaf switches. The reason why the SW yoke is such a good control is because of its precision aiming. For this, it must be a full analog control. Try playing Star Wars with a Happ super, and you'll get about the same effect. I wonder if your yoke is a prototype. Have you opened the body of the yoke yet? There are probably leafs in there as well. Shouldn't be too hard to hack though.

Ondedge · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2002, 02:26:26 pm »

I meant to add... if someone can even simply take a closeup digital pic of the gears that would be all I need.

Just put a quarter (or ruler) in the shot so I have an idea of the scale.

Thanks

Jason

dag2000 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2002, 02:28:02 pm »

I was wondering where that auction had disappeared to. How did you get it with going through the auction?


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Author Topic: Anyone ever hacked a Star Wars yoke that used leaf switches for l/r control? (Read 2110 times)

Ondedge

Anyone ever hacked a Star Wars yoke that used leaf switches for l/r control?

1UP

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Ondedge

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Ondedge

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dag2000

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