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TOK:

He bought a Craftsman set that was around $40.
If you want to take a chance on Harbor Freight, they have a real cheap set.
Might work once, and that's all you need.  ;)

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=91201


TOK:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on September 23, 2005, 02:48:02 pm ---Awesome.  How much do those run?


EDIT:  Oh, duh!  I forgot, he wants to use a JPac he has on hand, which would preclude a third stick, yes?

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Not at all, you just double up the wires from the encoder. Run one set to the 8 way, other to the 4 way. As long as he's only trying to use one of them at a time (since MAME will recognize both as stick 1) he won't have a problem.

ChadTower:


Ah, yes, parallel wiring.  Gotcha. 

Hrm... which is better... a pair of 4/8 ways, or keeping the existing 8 ways and buying the hole punch + a 4 way...

The cost is roughly the same, I think.

Level42:


--- Quote from: stratjakt on September 23, 2005, 12:47:40 pm ---Those Suzo inductive sticks where you switch 4/8 way by adjusting a pot sound really intriguing.  You could either find two resistance values you like, and wire them to a switch, or maybe just remount the pot itself on the panel..

Has anyone actually bought one of these sticks and played with them to see if any of this is possible?



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http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=43210.0

and

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=42066.0

nostrebor:


--- Quote from: ChadTower on September 23, 2005, 03:07:39 pm ---
Ah, yes, parallel wiring.  Gotcha. 

Hrm... which is better... a pair of 4/8 ways, or keeping the existing 8 ways and buying the hole punch + a 4 way...

The cost is roughly the same, I think.

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From a gameplay standpoint, you will not beat a dedicated 4-way. 4-way wico leaf sticks are my personal pick. Next best compromise IMO is the 49way, but cost gets up there. 3rd choice is T-stick+, but I don't like mine in 8-way games. I really do like it in 4-way games because of the short throw, but it's no wico.

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