Rotary Board

[rdagger]

Man that is a brilliant idea for a quick portable CP enclosure.  Makes me want to gut out an old VCR and make a test CP hehe.

Off topic, but I was reading an article in the latest issue of Silicon Chip about a DIY anemometer.  The guy uses the VCR head for a bearing.  Apparently, they are very good quality.  I was thinking that a VCR head could also be used for an excellent spinner hack (either ball or optical).   One more excuse to gut the VCR.

[horseboy]

Someone on here mentioned a few days ago that they used vcr heads for a spinner. Maybe they will post up some pics.

[XtraSmiley]

Man that is a brilliant idea for a quick portable CP enclosure.  Makes me want to gut out an old VCR and make a test CP hehe.

That is awesome.  I've got 2 new sticks and two old ones.  Will I be able to set the chips to work with both?  Also, how do I know if the rotary part is worn down?  Thanks.

[rdagger]

That is awesome.  I've got 2 new sticks and two old ones.  Will I be able to set the chips to work with both?  Also, how do I know if the rotary part is worn down?  Thanks.

The best way to test the rotary switch is with the interface.  You just load Notepad and see if it is firing the key press events properly with respect to the joystick rotation.  There are different possible problems.  I had a brand new LS-30 that I had to send back to Video Connection because it was shorting between 2 of the pins.   This was determined by a clear pattern to the error in Notepad.  I confirmed it by using an ohm meter.  On one of the very beat up LS-30's I have, it will occasionally misfire a rotation key press.  You would really need an oscilloscope to determine what is going on because there is no pattern.  I'd guess that the brushes inside the switch are probably worn, dirty or slightly out of alignment.   A bent shaft can be another source of problems with the rotary switch and this can easily be determined by visual inspection.

[pcates]

This is very exciting Is it too late to jump on the band wagon I have a rotary, and have been waiting patiently for an interface, now it looks like this one may actually work. Let me know if you have any extras, if not I will continue to wait patiently for the next batch.
Thanks, Patrick

[Ninten-doh]

I got my interface from rdagger and hooked it up with his easy to follow instructions and...

it absolutely rocks!!   

Thanks again for making this limited run of interfaces.  My LS30's are happy at last.