Author Topic: * SlikStik Lighted Joystick Handles -New Photos- * (Read 45614 times)

Toonces · « **Reply #80 on:** July 18, 2005, 08:18:57 pm »

Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 18, 2005, 02:17:16 pm

Quote from: g1275 on July 17, 2005, 08:09:57 pm
SlikStik Christian,

Do the Multi Color Cycling joysticks cycle by themselves or do they need a driver board to cycle? Because I wanted to use a driver board to be able change the colors of each balltop to a different constant color according to what game I was playing. Like when I open up Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles blue, orange, purple, and red ball tops and buttons would be lit. Is this possible with the Multi Color Cycling joysticks?

g1275,

The multi-colored handles morph on their own, no driver board needed. It cannot be controlled. There is a led that will allow you to select colors but they are way too big in physical size for the application we use them for.

g1275,

The multi-colored handles morph on their own. It cannot be controlled. There is an led that will allow you to slect colors but they are way to big in phsycal size for the application we use them for.

What size LED does the stick use and is it possible for the end user to change them?

Thanks!

Toonces

Toonces · « **Reply #81 on:** July 18, 2005, 08:41:37 pm »

Sorry, one more question and I'm done

What length are the shafts? Are they standard 3.5" or 4" or both? I am thinking of a set of these in Red or maybe color cycling for my Robotron. I already have competion bases with repro stainless shafts/red ball in 4" height but lit up red would be sooo cool.

Thanks Again,

Toonces

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #82 on:** July 19, 2005, 07:31:26 am »

Quote from: Toonces on July 18, 2005, 08:41:37 pm

Are they standard 3.5" or 4" or both?

I think they might be either, but I don't think they can be both?

AlanS17 · « **Reply #83 on:** July 19, 2005, 10:40:02 am »

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 19, 2005, 07:31:26 am

Quote from: Toonces on July 18, 2005, 08:41:37 pm
Are they standard 3.5" or 4" or both?
I think they might be either, but I don't think they can be both?

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #84 on:** July 19, 2005, 10:42:35 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 19, 2005, 10:40:02 am

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 19, 2005, 07:31:26 am
Quote from: Toonces on July 18, 2005, 08:41:37 pm
Are they standard 3.5" or 4" or both?
I think they might be either, but I don't think they can be both?
With more than one notch, why couldn't they be both?

You missed the joke . . .

Toonces · « **Reply #85 on:** July 19, 2005, 04:42:58 pm »

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 19, 2005, 10:42:35 am

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 19, 2005, 10:40:02 am
Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 19, 2005, 07:31:26 am
Quote from: Toonces on July 18, 2005, 08:41:37 pm
Are they standard 3.5" or 4" or both?
I think they might be either, but I don't think they can be both?
With more than one notch, why couldn't they be both?
You missed the joke . . .

I was just trying to cover all the bases. a 4" shaft with 2 notches could be both. But, in technical terms of the english language, the shaft length is what it is and so it could not be both. Only one or the other. Mongo not know. Mongo just a pawn in the game of life.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #86 on:** July 19, 2005, 05:16:24 pm »

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 19, 2005, 10:42:35 am

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 19, 2005, 10:40:02 am
Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 19, 2005, 07:31:26 am
Quote from: Toonces on July 18, 2005, 08:41:37 pm
Are they standard 3.5" or 4" or both?
I think they might be either, but I don't think they can be both?

SlikStik Christian · « **Reply #87 on:** July 19, 2005, 09:32:23 pm »

Toonces,

pointdablame · « **Reply #88 on:** July 20, 2005, 12:47:23 am »

Are these joysticks their respective colors if they are unlit... or are they all clear until the LED is illuminated?

BTW... they look totally amazing.

SlikStik Christian · « **Reply #89 on:** July 20, 2005, 08:35:10 am »

pointdablame,

When they are powered off they are plain opaque white. It

AlanS17 · « **Reply #90 on:** July 20, 2005, 10:16:36 am »

Thos things are spiffy.

Knievel · « **Reply #91 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:13:21 am »

Man those pictures look photoshop'd...I find it hard to believe an LED could light that ball so evenly.
I will be buying some if they really look that good in person.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #92 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:19:00 am »

Are the balls frosted or translucent? I could see a frosted ball doing that, but not a translucent one.

pointdablame · « **Reply #93 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:29:17 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 20, 2005, 11:19:00 am

Are the balls frosted or translucent? I could see a frosted ball doing that, but not a translucent one.

My guess is that by Christian's use of the word opaque as opposed to translucent is that the ball is frosted in some way... that would definitely explain the even glow.

All I know is that when I finally get around to building my new control panel... these will be on it.

gl.tter · « **Reply #94 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:33:33 am »

Quote from: Knievel on July 20, 2005, 11:13:21 am

Man those pictures look photoshop'd...I find it hard to believe an LED could light that ball so evenly.
I will be buying some if they really look that good in person.

Agreed, compared to the earlier pictures that clearly showed a highlight in the top half (as expected from uplighting), this is just too perfect.

gl.tter · « **Reply #95 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:38:10 am »

Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 18, 2005, 02:17:16 pm

quarterback · « **Reply #96 on:** July 20, 2005, 04:02:37 pm »

Quote from: gl.tter on July 20, 2005, 11:33:33 am

At first I thought it was a 3D render, because even the buttons seem fake in the first pic - but the start button looks real...

I had similar thoughts, but I didn't think it was a 3D render. It just looks to me like there was some 'tweaking' of the reds in that first pic.

But I'm sure it's only to the degree that makes the photo appear the same as real life

SlikStik Christian · « **Reply #97 on:** July 20, 2005, 06:36:27 pm »

The main reason we had a custom solid opaque ball made rather than an exterior only or frosted one is so that the light would refract throughout the entire ball as much as possible. In addition we modify the LED's in such a way that the beam of light is at 180 degrees or more to light up the sides and bottom.

The photos were not altered in any way except for cropping around the images. Its probably the way the camera took the photos, I would even say they are more red in person than in the photos. Also its not too visible but the bottom of the ball (in a lit room) is a little lighter than the top which is expected, but in the dark you cant see that, the entire ball glows like the sun.

Each color is different obviously; I will have photos of each very soon.

If anyone is interested I have them here in our showroom and you are more than welcome to come see them in person.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #98 on:** July 20, 2005, 06:58:31 pm »

I, for one, am a believer. There's no business sense in faking it. There would just be hundreds of returns being made.

However, if people have a hard time believeing it, I'd recommend a video clip. That's a lot harder to photo shop. (Yes, that's sarcasm - not an ignorant statement.)

I don't need a video clip for proof, but I would like to see how darker colors would look.

sonicflood · « **Reply #99 on:** July 20, 2005, 07:29:35 pm »

Is there a way to make them pulsate? That would be really cool! I too, wish you offered bats as well as the ball type. I may have to have one of those for my 4-way.

Sonic

pointdablame · « **Reply #100 on:** July 20, 2005, 07:39:47 pm »

Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 20, 2005, 06:36:27 pm

The main reason we had a custom solid opaque ball made rather than an exterior only or frosted one is so that the light would refract throughout the entire ball as much as possible. In addition we modify the LED's in such a way that the beam of light is at 180 degrees or more to light up the sides and bottom.

The photos were not altered in any way except for cropping around the images. Its probably the way the camera took the photos, I would even say they are more red in person than in the photos. Also its not too visible but the bottom of the ball (in a lit room) is a little lighter than the top which is expected, but in the dark you cant see that, the entire ball glows like the sun.

Each color is different obviously; I will have photos of each very soon.

If anyone is interested I have them here in our showroom and you are more than welcome to come see them in person.

hmm... I may just take you up on that. You're in NJ correct? How far away from the Union/Elizabeth area are you?

SlikStik Christian · « **Reply #101 on:** July 20, 2005, 07:43:49 pm »

Quote from: pointdablame on July 20, 2005, 07:39:47 pm

Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 20, 2005, 06:36:27 pm
The main reason we had a custom solid opaque ball made rather than an exterior only or frosted one is so that the light would refract throughout the entire ball as much as possible. In addition we modify the LED's in such a way that the beam of light is at 180 degrees or more to light up the sides and bottom.

The photos were not altered in any way except for cropping around the images. Its probably the way the camera took the photos, I would even say they are more red in person than in the photos. Also its not too visible but the bottom of the ball (in a lit room) is a little lighter than the top which is expected, but in the dark you cant see that, the entire ball glows like the sun.

Each color is different obviously; I will have photos of each very soon.

If anyone is interested I have them here in our showroom and you are more than welcome to come see them in person.

hmm... I may just take you up on that.

Toonces · « **Reply #102 on:** July 20, 2005, 11:43:12 pm »

Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 19, 2005, 09:32:23 pm

Toonces,

pointdablame · « **Reply #103 on:** July 21, 2005, 12:51:02 am »

Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 20, 2005, 07:43:49 pm

Quote from: pointdablame on July 20, 2005, 07:39:47 pm
Quote from: SlikStik Christian on July 20, 2005, 06:36:27 pm
The main reason we had a custom solid opaque ball made rather than an exterior only or frosted one is so that the light would refract throughout the entire ball as much as possible. In addition we modify the LED's in such a way that the beam of light is at 180 degrees or more to light up the sides and bottom.

The photos were not altered in any way except for cropping around the images. Its probably the way the camera took the photos, I would even say they are more red in person than in the photos. Also its not too visible but the bottom of the ball (in a lit room) is a little lighter than the top which is expected, but in the dark you cant see that, the entire ball glows like the sun.

Each color is different obviously; I will have photos of each very soon.

If anyone is interested I have them here in our showroom and you are more than welcome to come see them in person.

hmm... I may just take you up on that. You're in NJ correct? How far away from the Union/Elizabeth area are you?

20 minutes, you can take the turnpike to RT3 and be here in no time. Then you can come back to the arcadecontrols forum and post exactly what you have seen.

How does Friday around 6pm sound?

Actually... I might be able to make that happen. I'll PM you in a moment.

amerish · « **Reply #104 on:** July 21, 2005, 02:20:37 pm »

Just got my two in the mail today. They are for two different cabs so I did not need them joined together (nice shrink wrap though).

Are there resisters on the wire feeds or can I just cut the wires?

I also want to convert the Happ super to 4 way. When I open it up, should I be worried about anything or need to be specially careful with.

On a side note, for those on the fence, they are SWEET and the glow fills the entire ball top.

I also am thinking of powering it with the optipac, dont think it should be a problem.

pointdablame · « **Reply #105 on:** July 21, 2005, 02:24:55 pm »

I'm pretty positive that I'll be taking a ride there on Saturday morning to see them. Christian said that I could take pics, so I'll be sure to post them when I get back. At least that might help some people as to whether the pics were photoshop'd or not.

I swear to tell the truth... unless SlikStik wants to bribe me with free parts

gl.tter · « **Reply #106 on:** July 21, 2005, 02:27:43 pm »

Quote from: pointdablame on July 21, 2005, 02:24:55 pm

Christian said that I could take pics, so I'll be sure to post them when I get back.

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #107 on:** July 21, 2005, 03:43:25 pm »

Quote from: amerish on July 21, 2005, 02:20:37 pm

I also want to convert the Happ super to 4 way. When I open it up, should I be worried about anything or need to be specially careful with.

Catch the E-clip retainer BEFORE it goes flying across the room, never to be seen again.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #108 on:** July 21, 2005, 06:03:09 pm »

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on July 21, 2005, 03:43:25 pm

Quote from: amerish on July 21, 2005, 02:20:37 pm
I also want to convert the Happ super to 4 way.

amerish · « **Reply #109 on:** July 21, 2005, 07:12:25 pm »

okay could not wait, turns out the wires were just joined together, no resistors. The optipac will work find for powering the stick.

As for the pics being altered. Nope, in the dark the red is darn right sinister. My opinion is that the red is the strongest color and it does look like the pic.

smiling all the way with the line to the wife..... "I bought it for the kids".

KevSteele · « **Reply #110 on:** July 21, 2005, 10:12:21 pm »

I'm going to be getting a set of all 8 colors for a review, and I'll be sure and take some video of the joysticks both lit and unlit, in a bright room and dark. Video is certainly the best way to get a feel for the overall lighting (I'll "arc" around the joysticks with the camera)

I'm looking forward to reviewing these...between these and the translucent buttons and the new LED driver boards coming out, my CP's about to get a lot brighter...

Kevin

pointdablame · « **Reply #111 on:** July 22, 2005, 12:45:37 am »

If Christian gets back to me and I can get over there on Saturday, I should be able to take some videos as well. My cam takes pretty decent video, and I can hold around 12 minutes or so, so we'll see what happens.

I'd need a place to host the videos though, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

stellarola · « **Reply #112 on:** July 22, 2005, 12:55:48 am »

They look really soft...I don't know why. I want to touch the balls....whoops!

KevSteele · « **Reply #113 on:** July 22, 2005, 01:04:27 pm »

Quote from: pointdablame on July 22, 2005, 12:45:37 am

If Christian gets back to me and I can get over there on Saturday, I should be able to take some videos as well.

Toonces · « **Reply #114 on:** July 22, 2005, 09:27:51 pm »

Quote from: amerish on July 21, 2005, 02:20:37 pm

Just got my two in the mail today. They are for two different cabs so I did not need them joined together (nice shrink wrap though).

Are there resisters on the wire feeds or can I just cut the wires?

I also want to convert the Happ super to 4 way. When I open it up, should I be worried about anything or need to be specially careful with.

On a side note, for those on the fence, they are SWEET and the glow fills the entire ball top.

I also am thinking of powering it with the optipac, dont think it should be a problem.

Any possibility that you could measure the shaft from the lowest e-clip to the bottom of the ball for me? I want to see if they'd work in my Robotron cab.

Thanks!

Toonces

Jedi Master Matt · « **Reply #115 on:** July 29, 2005, 10:40:41 pm »

Greetings gang,

I'm getting the urge to do some upgrades to my cabinet and I'm thinking of replacing my sticks with some of these bad boys to match the rest of my LED mad control panel... all pushbuttons illuminated, trackball, and trigger joystick.

A couple of quick requests for advice.

I currently have a J-Stick ball top serving as a dedicated 4-way and this would be the one stick that I'm most intrestest in swapping out with one of the illuminated ones.

The question would be in your opinion, what would be the best 4-way joystick base to pick up to be compatible with the new illuminated ball top?
The one requirement I'd have for this would be it would need a diamond restrictor.

The other question would be about swapping my beloved P360 bats for some illmuninated love. I play a lot of fighters and have always prefered bats for those games, so I think I already know what advice I'll get... but, has anyone ever switched from bats to ball tops and not regreted it?

Thanks in advance!

1UP · « **Reply #116 on:** July 30, 2005, 05:20:18 pm »

Chris, Glad to see these are finally for sale.

pointdablame · « **Reply #117 on:** July 30, 2005, 05:37:53 pm »

1Up is totally right.. the colors of these handles in pictures are NOTHING like in person.

I have a bunch of pictures in the thread I made, but again, the colors aren't really done justice.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=40387.0

gl.tter · « **Reply #118 on:** July 30, 2005, 06:34:01 pm »

Quote from: pointdablame on July 30, 2005, 05:37:53 pm

I have a bunch of pictures in the thread I made, but again, the colors aren't really done justice.

Cameras on auto will usually over-expose this type of picture. You need manual exposure control to capture these right - knock the exposure down until the colour doesn't overload anymore.

JustMichael · « **Reply #119 on:** July 31, 2005, 12:08:17 am »

How do we order? Seems like the web application is unavailable...


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