Anyone try using this as a spinner?

[testicle187]

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I was wondering if anyone had tried adapting one of these atari paddles into their cabinets?  I am thinking of buying one of these to try, but wonder if anyone else had tried and failed before I proceed.

I mean removing the paddle part and perhaps using a mouse hack to connect it to my pc.

[grueinthebox]

Why not just go to the thrift store and pick up a pair of real Atari paddles for a quarter?

[Kremmit]

If you do try it, it won't be a spinner, and it won't use a mouse hack . 

Those are paddles, and paddles do not rotate a full 360 degrees. They also do not have an optical encoder wheel. 

A paddle is basically a knob on a potentiometer.  You would interface this like a 270 degree steering wheel, through an AKI, A-Pac, or Dual Strike Hack.