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Lilwolf:
I would go with the DOT knob myself. (have you come up with an estimate price yet??).
Why?
I believe that the design of the knob will allow you to push it up and down easier.
And I like the look.
But how well does it work with non-dot games would be the question I guess.
pocketz:
i double and triple checked the spin on all 3 of my genuine dot spinners. two of the 3 have ultra silky gliding spinner action, the 3rd has a tiny bit more drag maybe because the knob shaft is slightly bent. if your dot spinner is a beast maybe its in need of a good cleaning and oiling.
the spin isnt really heavy either, after reading all this talk about how its a beast i was suprised at how light the spin of my dot spinner feels. maybe you should take a multivitamin or eat a bowl of wheaties. :D
oscar, did you need to get a license from bally/midway/disney to make copies of the dot spinners? im gonna guess that there is some kinda patent or something. not that i care but as this hobby gets bigger and bigger, they might want a piece of the pie. better to ask them now instead of two or three years down the road bally/midway/disney wanting back royalties after youve already sold a few thousand.
-pocketz
shmokes:
A FEW THOUSAND!!! Are there that many of us ;) ?
You know, I might have to take back what I said. The more I look at that DOT spinner the more I kind of like it. It's really growing on me. I'm starting to think that I might go for the DOT spinner over the brushed one.
OSCAR:
--- Quote from: pocketz on April 12, 2003, 01:00:17 pm ---i double and triple checked the spin on all 3 of my genuine dot spinners. two of the 3 have ultra silky gliding spinner action, the 3rd has a tiny bit more drag maybe because the knob shaft is slightly bent. if your dot spinner is a beast maybe its in need of a good cleaning and oiling.
the spin isnt really heavy either, after reading all this talk about how its a beast i was suprised at how light the spin of my dot spinner feels. maybe you should take a multivitamin or eat a bowl of wheaties. :D
oscar, did you need to get a license from bally/midway/disney to make copies of the dot spinners? im gonna guess that there is some kinda patent or something. not that i care but as this hobby gets bigger and bigger, they might want a piece of the pie. better to ask them now instead of two or three years down the road bally/midway/disney wanting back royalties after youve already sold a few thousand.
-pocketz
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Perhaps I should have added a comparison than just stating that it was a beast. I certainly don't want to offend the proud owner of 3 DOT spinners! :)
I agree that the DOT's do have very smooth action. I'm not saying that there is anything wrong at all with the original DOT design, in fact it is very sturdy and smooth! But have you compared your DOT spinner directly with a Tempest spinner? I have and the DOT does seem a bit beastly in that comparison as a Tempest spinner is very light (aluminum flywheel), that's all I meant. One of my goals was to make the DOT a bit more MAME-friendly in that it would feel just as good in a game like Tempest as well as Tron. Even so, it still feels much more like a Tron spinner that a Tempest spinner.
Nothing firm on the price yet, I hope to have that cleared up early this coming week. The DOT knob is not very well suited to engraving because the flat spot on the top of the knob is fairly small. Right now I'm not planning on engraving the DOT knobs.
Aceldamor:
I'm a big fan of the DOT knob, I would buy one or two
Oscar....I'm going to be sending you a lot of money I don't have soon! ;D I have to get 2 spinners.....