OMNI-Stik PRODIGY and CP Overlays.

[Czapala]

Greetings,

     First time poster and first time MAME cab builder.  I have been lurking here for the past few months.  Enough Intro  ... down to business   

Has anyone had any experience doing a flush install of the OMNI-Stik PRODIGY type joysticks with an overlay?  Reason I ask is the 4-way/8-way switch.

I am worried about the switch maybe causing the Overlay to peel up.

(of course I could just mount is over,  but I thought I would ask)

[vorghagen]

Just to check exactly what you're after....
were you planning to make the mounting plate flush with the CP itself (routing out a shallow square) and having only the switch show through the overlay
-or-
placing the mounting plate on top of the CP, so it's flush with the overlay around the mounting plate.

[kiddk1]

i made my mounting plate for my happs trackball flush with the cp and laid my cp overlay(mamemarquees) and have no problems with peeling.

[Czapala]

vorghagen:

Flush to the CP.  Overlay over top with a slot(?) for the switch action?

kiddk1:

Yeah I will be getting my overlay from Mamemarquees.  I wanted to use that polycarbonate(?) stuff so I could skip the plexi/lexan.  But with the switch being ... well  "switched" back and forth was just wondeing.

[vorghagen]

Excellent, pretty much exactly what I'm planning on doing with my CP. I've had a good look around and it seems there shouldn't be any problem with peeling as long as you make the slot for the switch 2-3mm wider than needed, so the metal leverdoesn't actually rub against the overlay. It will make the slot a little more obvious but that's far better than having the overlay peel.
Let us know how it all turns out.
Cheers.