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Anyone with an original Pac Man joy?
Crazy Cooter:
mm?
9/16" ;)
I'll run back over there...
I measured 14mm.
FWIW:
14mm vs. 9/16" is about 0.01" difference based on a conversion of 2.54 cm/inch. So my eyes are pretty good. A mic would be better than a ruler though. It's def in the ballpark.
whammoed:
Thanks, definitely close enough. I'm going with a 13mm shaft so it should look very similar besides not having the black color...btw what is that black color? Is it paint or a black oxide finish or something else?
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: whammoed on March 10, 2005, 08:43:04 pm ---Thanks, definitely close enough. I'm going with a 13mm shaft so it should look very similar besides not having the black color...btw what is that black color? Is it paint or a black oxide finish or something else?
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Actually I seem to remember it being a black plastic sleeve or something, I have a couple of the 8-way versions of the Pac-sticks are home, I can't check at the moment, but I thought is was a plastic sleeve.
And those original pac-man joysticks are one of the most overengineered thing you have ever seen. If happs sold them today they would cost $200.
Franco:
Whilst were on the subject of custom 'sticks....
I made these stainless ones to replace the naff black ones that came as standard with my Happ rotaries.
The only thing is they are to heavy. The weight of them and the angle of my CP means they take very little pressure to activate the down microswitch and they some time do not spring back to center.
Im going to make some alluminum ones and get them annodised and this should hopefully solve the problem.
Just means im stuck with these till I can find something to do with them.
Crazy Cooter:
Looks like paint to me, I tapped it with a steel ruler and it sounds like a metal shaft. It's all mounted right now, I'll check into it more tonight.
It's over-engineering alright, the stick shift on my car isn't built like this thing. ;)