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More info on hacking Namco 5-in-1 to arcade controls?
shawnzilla:
--- Quote from: markrvp on March 28, 2005, 06:51:58 pm ---For Pole Position, the ball top rotates left/right to turn a POTENTIOMETER inside the case. There is a return to center spring that keeps it centered. Playing Pole Position with this knob is actually easier than with a spinner in MAME (In My Humble Opinion). Anybody hacked that, yet? If so, what controls did you replace it with on your CP?
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I'd be very intersted to know if anyone has done or thought of a hack for the Pole Position pot.
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: shawnzilla on March 30, 2005, 08:40:57 am ---
--- Quote from: markrvp on March 28, 2005, 06:51:58 pm ---For Pole Position, the ball top rotates left/right to turn a POTENTIOMETER inside the case. There is a return to center spring that keeps it centered. Playing Pole Position with this knob is actually easier than with a spinner in MAME (In My Humble Opinion). Anybody hacked that, yet? If so, what controls did you replace it with on your CP?
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I'd be very intersted to know if anyone has done or thought of a hack for the Pole Position pot.
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You should be able to hook it up to a Pong type spinner or Stereo knob with no problems.
shawnzilla:
Does anyone know the email address for this guy:
http://www.bishopzone.com/bishopzone/projects/tabletops/tabletops.html
His plans for bartops seem to be the nicest I've seen.
Shape D.:
--- Quote from: shawnzilla on March 30, 2005, 08:40:57 am ---
--- Quote from: markrvp on March 28, 2005, 06:51:58 pm ---For Pole Position, the ball top rotates left/right to turn a POTENTIOMETER inside the case. There is a return to center spring that keeps it centered. Playing Pole Position with this knob is actually easier than with a spinner in MAME (In My Humble Opinion). Anybody hacked that, yet? If so, what controls did you replace it with on your CP?
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I'd be very intersted to know if anyone has done or thought of a hack for the Pole Position pot.
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I'm sticking a spinner knob on mine if I ever get around to building it.
SteveJ34:
--- Quote from: shawnzilla on March 30, 2005, 12:13:56 pm ---Does anyone know the email address for this guy:
http://www.bishopzone.com/bishopzone/projects/tabletops/tabletops.html
His plans for bartops seem to be the nicest I've seen.
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Historically at the time he posted those projects, he was not interested in releasing plans based on his desire to perhaps make a project kit from them himself to sell to others.
I created my own by scaling the Ms Pac/Galaga plans from jakobud....I would pass those along but they are not in electronic form atm.
I just drew them up on a piece of foamboard that I then used as a template for the side panels and top/bottom/back/CP placement.