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Best 3rd party control panel
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: brianoneill on April 02, 2003, 06:20:43 am ---I'd love to build my own panel but don't think I have the knowledge/skills :P required to wire/hack together a panel.
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Hmmmn, I'm building my own panels, but doubt I have the skills (or space) to build a cab. It's not that complicated and this is a great place to ask if you need assistance.
Just a thought
brianoneill:
so it seems that in general, the 3rd party solution is good but not 'the' solution.
Do people think it is possible to build a panel if you have NO previous experience wiring ANYTHING together ?
Cheers,
Brian.
Moebius:
Definitely. The wiring, mainly, is very simple - just that there's a lot of it to do. If you also get a keyboard encoder like the I-Pac, it' sjust a case of tracing a wire from each pushbutton to a terminal on the encoder. The I-Pac even has descriptions on each terminal, telling you where each button should be connected to. Easy :)
Drexdamack:
Anything is possible. I am the tard of tards...and when you see my cabinet (one day) you WILL soil yourself. You can do it. IMO, order the stuff...get to a problem, then search for the solution. If you cannot find that solution, post here. That is what I intend to do. Good luck!!
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Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Moebius on April 02, 2003, 07:10:36 am ---Definitely. The wiring, mainly, is very simple - just that there's a lot of it to do. If you also get a keyboard encoder like the I-Pac, it' sjust a case of tracing a wire from each pushbutton to a terminal on the encoder. The I-Pac even has descriptions on each terminal, telling you where each button should be connected to. Easy :)
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There's two other advantages that made me reject all the pre-built controllers - First, I want a diamond plus 2 button layout, second the encoders are usually programable.
Short summary is - I can build the panel exactly the way "I" like it. On a cab, if it doesn't work out, I just unbolt everything, get a new piece of CP top wood, and come up with something new.
And - with the encoder being programmable, I know my controls will work with any emulator I choose to play.