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Vectoraster:
OH MY! You really did it!
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: Vectoraster on April 09, 2003, 08:31:14 pm ---OH MY! You really did it!
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Thanks to you, bud! It would have been much more difficult without your generous offer to let me keep your DOT spinner for so long. :)
Sorry I don't have much to offer in the way of 720 hacks. I'm not familiar enough with the control to even speculate on how feasible it would be. Doubtless one of you guys will find a way, though!
Here's a cartoony sketch with some dimensions. The shaft is long enough to accommodate a 3/4" control panel with 1/8" plexi by using the spacer bars. Because the lower end of the shaft is special for the push/pull action, the shaft length is not adjustable. For thinner control panels, either additional shims will be required, or just cut the top of the shaft down to the required length. I opted to use removable spacer bars so the spinner would retain the original metal panel mounting dimensions. All this technical info will be included in the documentation. The mounting hole sizes are the same as the original at 0.22" for a 3/16" bolt.
Thanks again for all the positive feedback everyone!
p.s. - Hey PJ, I haven't forgotten about you. I'm only a few months late, that's all. I'll try to finish them up this weekend. :)
skirge66:
:) :) :) DANCING WITH GLEE!! :) :) :)
the footprint will fit into my design without changing it... yay!!!
I didn't notice that it was a pushbutton as well...so i'm not the brightest crayon in the box, but hey, at least I'm completely on the right page now ;D
what are the odds of this working well as the shooting interface for frontline?
jdjuggler:
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--- Quote from: jdjuggler on April 09, 2003, 01:16:43 pm ---Will this have a 1/4" shaft?
I have large hands, so I'd like to get the 2" aluminum knob (unfortunately from those other guys).
It's just too bad that I can't get a 2" aluminum knob with the engraved MAME logo from OSCAR!
Boo Hoo....
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What other guys?
And OSCAR rocks! But we knew that.
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I was referring to the 2" Tornado Spinner Alum. knob... I tried to be subtle, in this OSCAR love fest.... But, you made me say it.
I was just saying that I think I like a larger knob (eh...) on the spinner I mean. It would be nice to be able to get that 2" spinner with the mame logo too.
I do like OSCAR'S new spinner and I'll most likely be buying it. See, the love is flowing again!!
I was thinking that the 2" alum. knob would be better than the 1.5" alum. knob... IMHO - authentic or not.
JD
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: OSCAR on April 09, 2003, 09:26:17 pm ---Sorry I don't have much to offer in the way of 720 hacks. I'm not familiar enough with the control to even speculate on how feasible it would be. Doubtless one of you guys will find a way, though!
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Yep, already done. Read the 720 thread sometime.
720 used a 72 encoder disc. And it uses a 2 slot calibration. I think I could hack this spinner just by making two of the grooves deeper and adding a second set of IRs. It'd take both axis of a mouse. urebel has the code integrated into analog+ mame to support that.. Just need a good knob that works well since I doubt it would be easy to make a joystick work.