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Anyone ever put a ball-top on an E-Stik or Happ Universal?
paigeoliver:
They DON'T work on a wood panel. You either make a metal panel, or make a mounting plate. Back when I had a wooden panel I just made a mounting plate out of a little square of sheet metal I got fro, Home Depot.
Metal panels totally rock though. I reccomend them if at all possible. The majority of the high quality classic era controls are designed for them (especially those SWEET ball top leaf switch 8-ways).
Zeitgeist:
Ok,
I'm sure that I have read this issue addressed here before but here goes anyway:
In regards to the E Stick & Happs Universal Joystick (essentially the same stick - different color), the restrictor plate only rotates 45% to orient the corners like this + (4way) instead of like this X (8way).
You can still hit the diagonals in 4 way mode if you try hard but the great part about this stick is that you can actually feel the diamond pattern & know for sure you are really going straight up/down/left/right.
The 45% oreintation that applies to Qbert occurs when you physically loosen the joystick assembly (it attaches to the pannel with it's oun spanner nut) & turn the whole thing 45%.
Of course you would want the restrictor plate to be in the 4way mode or else this is pretty much useless.
I have this stick on one of my pannels & it works nicely.
It would be pretty sweet if it came in a ball top version though ;)
Hope this helps you BuhBuh-Ray & anyone else who is curious about this issue.
They say a picture is worth a thousand word so here goes:
Qbert orientation (in 4way mode):
Zeitgeist:
Here is a picture from the top side:
shmokes:
I hate to say this since you own one and I don't, but I think you're doing that wrong. Read this thread:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=5544;start=0
Zeitgeist:
Yep,
That's the thread that I was refering to.
The two sticks are essentially the same.
As AndyWarne suggested, you can rotate just the switch plate about 45 degrees if you like, but it will not be fully locked into place as the manufacturer intended.
It won't fall off mind you, but it is not as tight a feel IMHO as if you use the method of rotating the whole stick 45 degrees & properly locking the switch plate into place.
If you do do this, don't forget the notches.
I do agree however that rotating just the switch plate does work.
I have done this to test it.
Suppose it's just a matter of preference really.
Sorry, I was trying to help clear things up not furthur confuse.
:-[
Here is a close up of the Universal so everyone can compare: