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Rotary adapter for Happ/Midway 49-way Joystick
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fl0yd:

--- Quote from: Flinkly on April 19, 2005, 03:30:25 pm ---they rotate...and the spiders affect nothing.
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specfire:
This is my 2nd post ever!

If this modification works, I will buy one, however, here is my concern:

As I understand it, the Midway/Happs 49 way joystick detects the position optically by detecting the position of the base of the joystick shaft.  With the sleeve on the shaft, I think it would alter what position is detected by the joystick.  This may just take some getting used to when in 49 way mode, however, with RandyT's GPWiz49, the other DRS modes probably wouldn't work well at all.

FlOyd, can you comment on how your prototype works in the various DRS modes?

Thanks,

Specfire
Flinkly:
no, i don't, but the end of the shaft is very small.
fl0yd:

--- Quote ---Could you post the below-panel depth of the stick with the adapter mounted?
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The clearance needed under my CP surface with the adapter mounted is 5.25 inches.  If you were to bend the connections of the switch outwards, it may be possible to decrease the overall depth needed by as much as .5 inches.


--- Quote ---As I understand it, the Midway/Happs 49 way joystick detects the position optically by detecting the position of the base of the joystick shaft.
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Not quite, the shaft actually moves 2 sliders at 90 degree angles to eachother.
fl0yd:

--- Quote ---i'm unaware as to how your assemblies connect to the shaft
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This assembly replaces the lower sleeve completely.  It has been milled so that it has 2 different inner diameters.  1 is the diameter of the shaft, the other end is the diameter of the rotary switches post.  Both connections are secured using set screws.
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