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Author Topic: Anyone ever hacked a Star Wars yoke that used leaf switches for l/r control?  (Read 2052 times)

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

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

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

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