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Slikstik custom pear drop installation Q's
hypernova:
I was messing around with these prior to installation, and noticed that the handles are obscenely fat around the upper half. When you put this in the base, it leaves only a 1/16" diameter space all around it. Makes for a VERY short throw. Much shorter than I remember joysticks being. Is this normal?
And I fell in that boat too. I thought for a second you weren't to use the actuator at all, and had to settle for 8way mode, figuring the stick acted as an actuator somehow. I figured you still used the sleeve as well.
This all may be pointless from me. I haven't played an arcade in so long, I forgot how throws and whatnot actually felt like. I may just be remembering wrong.
MikeDeuce:
--- Quote from: hypernova on March 01, 2006, 06:45:30 pm ---I was messing around with these prior to installation, and noticed that the handles are obscenely fat around the upper half. When you put this in the base, it leaves only a 1/16" diameter space all around it. Makes for a VERY short throw. Much shorter than I remember joysticks being. Is this normal?
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Sounds familiar, are you just holding the plastic base in your hand while you try to wiggle the stick? I did that too and it felt extremely short, but once it was mounted in my CP the throw felt normal. It might be the stiff action (springs? physical illusion perhaps?).
Retroblast has a review with videos showing the mounted throw:
http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/joysticks/happsp360.html
and
http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/slik_newhandles.html
HTH
mike
Havok:
Haha - I did the same thing when I got my handles. I ended up thinking - damn, that's tight (focus - no comments on that one) and then tried it without the sleeve. Worked great! They really should make a note of that to people - and I do RTFM!