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Rubber "HOLE" Knob?
shorthair:
Probly too small a space, but something like a small ball set into the shaft, that would push outward and lodge in the screw hole of the knob. Then a button (maybe spring-loaded, itself) inside the hole in the knob. Or perhaps something like a half-cylinder of something, connected to the shaft that would press against the knob, and a button inside the screw hole to push against it and release. Of course both of these require an added level of fab/measurable degree of modification.
bfauska:
Basically a setup similar to the ball the stem of a ratchet wrench. Some only have a spring actuated ball that you simply overcome the force of to remove the socket, but others have a button on the back of the wrench that lets the ball fall into it's hole out of the recess in the socket and makes it removable. It would definitely be some careful manufacturing and then you would have to use compatible knobs to get the effect. However I suppose if the shaft was still standard size you could use other knobs w/ a set screw, and only have the quick release feature when using the compatible knobs.
Sounds like a bunch of work, but I think that the simplified exchange of knobs might be worth it. The downside is that there isn't a big enough market to invest the kind of time it would take to develop. Most people don't have arcade games, many of the people who do, don't have spinners, and many of the people with spinners just leave the knob on most of the time. It would be interesting to look into making a 1 of a kind though, you could put it on a 1up style cab, with a rotating monitor, and every emulator ever. :o it would be the greatest thing ever. :laugh2:
I do like the quick disconnect idea though.
Later,B
shorthair:
Actually, out running errands, your idea occured to me. Mine is more, though related is more involved than that. I kept thinking during writing it that it was too complex, but couldn't get simpler. The thing that then occured to me was that I had forgotten something - or, since I don't own one to really know how it works, didn't get that the knob changes elevation to enable degrees of resistance, right?
GregorDV:
The socket concept is such a good match. I can imagine somebody with more dedication than myself doing exactly that - either build a new shaft with a 3/8" male socket on the end or weld the male socket from a cheap wrench on to the shaft (making sure your alignment is _spot_on_). Then you could use off-the-shelf sockets to mount your spinner or wheel, and changing would be just a matter of pull/push.
shorthair:
I hadn't thought of it along that axis - cos that definitely, at least off the top of my head, wouldn't work with the TT2. I'm sure Randy could come up with something clever. He might now, given we're talking about it.