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Super Ultra-Mega Massive 49-way Review online at Retroblast!
JoeB:
I currently have a couple of super's (or is it competition ..) 8 way joysticks on my panel. How hard is it to replace them with 49-way joysticks? Will I need to drill new holes? or am I stuck making a new panel?
thanks.
KenToad:
--- Quote from: JoeB on June 28, 2005, 02:14:02 pm ---I currently have a couple of super's (or is it competition ..) 8 way joysticks on my panel. How hard is it to replace them with 49-way joysticks? Will I need to drill new holes? or am I stuck making a new panel?
thanks.
--- End quote ---
I replaced the second joystick on my panel, a super, with a 49-way. One problem might be that you, like me, mounted the supers with the long side vertical. The 49-way joysticks must be mounted horizontally, with extra room on the left side for the connector on the 49-way joysticks. I haven't actually physically matched up the holes on the two different types of joysticks, so, in your case, if you haven't got them mounted vertically, I would check out Markrvp's template. You can print it out at 100% and match it up to your setup.
Here is the link:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,35820.0.html
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
KenToad
*Edit* That topic has been updated and somehow I missed it. You can mount the 49-way joystick with the long edge vertical. You just have to unscrew the assembly and reorientate the PCB to face left to get it to work normally with the GPWiz-49. Also, do a search for super joystick template and you could just compare the two printouts.
fl0yd:
I thought the review was great!
Another thing to note about replacing a super with a 49-way is the hole used for the shaft. If you are using wood, a 1 1/8" hole works for the shaft, but the 49-way joystick needs 1 1/4" to not 'bump' into the wood. The bumping doesn't stop the diagonals from being registered, it just has a different feel than normal.
KenToad:
Thanks Floyd. I've really enjoyed your product.
Cheers,
KenToad
markrvp:
GREAT JOB!!! That was a really well written article (I'm not just saying that because I got mentioned). Very objective and gave both the positive and negative aspects. I think anyone reading that has all the info they need to make their purchasing decisions.
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