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Shattered:

Hello all,

I'm new to the sport of building my own cp, it's already on revision 2.   I want to use a spinner and trackball for the first time.  What are your opinions on the following product for use as a spinner?

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/


Thanks,

Teebor:

Yes it does work quite well, bit dodgy in some games like arkanoid but still playable.

Best thing to do is to prise the top off carefully and remove the spongy ring from inside the powermate as it will then spin more freely.  Unfortunately with mine another part came away from the inside of the knob and now after re-attaching it, it does not quite sit perfect.  But it worked better afterwards :)

Shattered:

Awesome, now to convince the wife that I need another "vitally important piece" of computer hardware.   

 :applaud:

ARTIFACT:

these are all over ebay for cheap (10 bucksd or so)

fyi this is NOT th same feel as a proper spinner such as the turbo twist 2 (which i have and love) so only buy it if its CHEAP :)p

same deal as using pc trackballs to sub a real arcade trackball

Stobe:

They also work great as volume controls for cabs and especially jukes.  (I believe Knievel used one on the Metal Station).

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