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arzoo:
Illuminated RGB ball-top joystick replacement handles. ;D Randy – you've already got cool colored ball-tops for the various joysticks (including the 49-way). You’ve already got cool RGB illuminated buttons and trackball products. It seems like the next step should be illuminated joystick handles! Any chance this will happen?
headkaze:
Hear Hear! I'm about to order some RGB Buttons from Randy, and wouldn't mind having a an RGB ball-top joystick to go along with it.
squirrellydw:
And have it work with the U360 and reunion sticks
RandyT:

There's always a chance :)

I actually have balls on my shelf slated for this project.  They are just waiting for me to do something with them.

There are a number of challenges to the implementation of the ball to the shaft however  (eghh!  this is starting to sound dirty...so please try to refrain yourselves  ;D )

Some shafts have very small diameters that don't allow for holes to go through the center unless they are very small.  Then there is the issue of either a slip connection somewhere or a limiter to prevent stick rotation from winding up the wires until they snap.  2 wires are one thing, 4 is another. 

All that being said, the Retro edition of the OMNI-Stik Prodigy currently has a hollow shaft that would work for this and I have been contemplating just offering the RGB ball-tops for folks to do with them what they will.  Any interest in this?

RandyT



horseboy:

--- Quote from: RandyT on January 30, 2007, 11:44:43 am ---
There's always a chance :)

I actually have balls on my shelf slated for this project.  They are just waiting for me to do something with them.

There are a number of challenges to the implementation of the ball to the shaft however  (eghh!  this is starting to sound dirty...so please try to refrain yourselves  ;D )

Some shafts have very small diameters that don't allow for holes to go through the center unless they are very small.  Then there is the issue of either a slip connection somewhere or a limiter to prevent stick rotation from winding up the wires until they snap.  2 wires are one thing, 4 is another. 

All that being said, the Retro edition of the OMNI-Stik Prodigy currently has a hollow shaft that would work for this and I have been contemplating just offering the RGB ball-tops for folks to do with them what they will.  Any interest in this?

RandyT





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Yes, I would be interested. Also, technical jargon can sometimes be hilarious.  :laugh2:
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