| Main > Main Forum |
| Contacts for removable panels (cable-free) |
| << < (3/14) > >> |
| markb:
Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but what about hacking wireless keyboards, joysticks etc Obviously they will need battery changes but if your swapping panels frequently it wouldn't be such a big deal. Alternatively if Andy from Ultimarc is listening what are the chances of a wireless Ipac? |
| Minwah:
--- Quote from: markb on September 20, 2005, 02:32:07 pm ---Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but what about hacking wireless keyboards, joysticks etc Obviously they will need battery changes but if your swapping panels frequently it wouldn't be such a big deal. --- End quote --- Keyboards probably still have problems with ghosting. Joypads would probably be fine. |
| rbarr110:
I thought about trying to use metal snap buttons that can be "bolted" on to two differnet pieces of wood. You could then use the circular crimp on wire connectors to attach to the bolted connection on the opposite side of the button. By the looks of the button you could put small threaded bolts on both parts and the button would still snap. I haven't tried it yet, but the biggest problem I can see would be that you would have to pre-drill all your wood plates at the same time to guarantee a matching pattern on all your CP's (or at least keep a pattern that you can use over and over). Heck, with a bunch of buttons it could even hold your CP on the cab. Just a thought. |
| mahuti:
Imagine the amount of effort it would take to get your panel off and on, though. |
| mahuti:
For a cable free system, the best thing to me seems to be the use of edge card connectors. They're easily available, cheap, and sturdy, and they come prelabled for jamma type arcade connections. I haven't thought of a good, cheap, easy mounting system for them yet, though. If there was some way of mounting them that provided good stability so that they would stay still when you pull a panel out, and enough positioning flexibility, that you could quickly install them without having to have some laser perfect, tiny tolerance installation method, they'd be awesome. |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |
| Previous page |