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Minwah:

--- Quote from: Matthew Fisher on October 11, 2005, 07:11:12 am ---I would gladly hack a DualStrike, but my only problem with the hacks, A-pac, etc., is that I can't use USB (at least I think I can't because I'm stuck with DOS for now).  Did the DualStrike ever have a gameport version?  I couldn't Google one, so I'm assuming no...

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I'm not sure...but sounds like you are stuck with the gameport.  Still, go for some 100k pots and you should be fine - I would probably avoid Happ since they are so expensive...worse case with a cheaper pot is that it'll wear out quicker.
Lilwolf:
btw, there are some real differences in quality.  Some will break apart right away.  I believe all pots are rated in resistance range, throw length and number of turns before they die (other then the physical ones).   some of the cheaper ones aren't ment to be used 100k times + but maybe 1000 times (for a dial used for volume lets say).  Those will not make it.

NoOne=NBA=:
The "S taper" makes it so that the stick has to move significantly from center before a movement reading will be seen.
On a linear pot, any movement from center will result in a change in resistance, and thus movement.
On the "S taper" ones the center has a dead spot, where you can move the stick a bit without changing the resistance on the pots.
Minwah:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on October 11, 2005, 09:35:36 am ---The "S taper" makes it so that the stick has to move significantly from center before a movement reading will be seen.

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That's very interesting to know.  I have a Happ analog stick which I've never been happy with - it would probably benefit from the S-taper ones but their 3x as expensive as the standard ones.

I presume these would also work well in steering wheels since a bit of deadzone would be a good thing.
NoOne=NBA=:
Edited to reduce confusion.
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