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| LeedsFan:
Crazy? Maybe... but I think it's possible. I asked the question recently if anyone had successfully made their own "top-fire" joystick and people pointed me to this thread: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=20914 Quite a neat bit work there installing that button to a ball top. No reason why that exact same button couldn't be installed into a U360 ball top. Aren't they both 35mm balls? Then I saw this thread about adding glowing LED ball tops onto Sanwa joysticks: http://www.retroblast.com/Articles/DIY-LED-Joysticks.php Now on close inspection I noticed that those Sanwa shafts are the exact same shafts used in the U360s. So getting the hole machined like Franco did there should be no problem. Just gotta find a machine shop to do it. :P Then we come to the problem of the wires. Franco had it easy because the wires just come out the end of the shaft. Of course you can't exactly do that with a U360 because the end is covered with the magnet. However... the magnet only sticks to the end of the shaft with its own magnetism and so is easily removed. Also there is the slot cutting in the end of the joystick shaft which will now be either side of the hole to be drilled. One of these slots would be perfect to run the wires through. All you would need to do then is drill a very small notch into the back of the magnet to allow the wires to escape out. The magnet will then sit exactly as normal on the end of the shaft. Only a small notch is needed in the raised bit surrounding the centre part..... you can't drill right through or the joystick wont work. You may also have to line up the notch with the gap the e-clip has. I don't see any reason why this couldn't work. The only other problem I can envisage is if someone twists the shaft while playing games, because that will wrap the wires round under the control panel. What you think? Stupid idea or viable mod? :dunno |
| AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: LeedsFan on December 30, 2007, 03:59:31 pm ---. The only other problem I can envisage is if someone twists the shaft while playing games, because that will wrap the wires round under the control panel. What you think? Stupid idea or viable mod? :dunno --- End quote --- That problem would need to be solved and I have not yet thought of a way... Andy |
| Vash:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on January 01, 2008, 12:32:17 am --- --- Quote from: LeedsFan on December 30, 2007, 03:59:31 pm ---. The only other problem I can envisage is if someone twists the shaft while playing games, because that will wrap the wires round under the control panel. What you think? Stupid idea or viable mod? :dunno --- End quote --- That problem would need to be solved and I have not yet thought of a way... Andy --- End quote --- This might be new years talking...but super glue? If the only problem is not having the shaft get twisted, just glue it to the sides of the panel(the hole you drilled ), and call it a day. It'd make disassembling a ---smurfette---, but it'd prevent anyone from just absently twisting the shaft....god, that sounds like a really bad innuendo. |
| LeedsFan:
--- Quote from: Vash on January 01, 2008, 05:58:29 am --- --- Quote from: AndyWarne on January 01, 2008, 12:32:17 am --- --- Quote from: LeedsFan on December 30, 2007, 03:59:31 pm ---. The only other problem I can envisage is if someone twists the shaft while playing games, because that will wrap the wires round under the control panel. What you think? Stupid idea or viable mod? :dunno --- End quote --- That problem would need to be solved and I have not yet thought of a way... Andy --- End quote --- This might be new years talking...but super glue? If the only problem is not having the shaft get twisted, just glue it to the sides of the panel(the hole you drilled ), and call it a day. It'd make disassembling a ---smurf---, but it'd prevent anyone from just absently twisting the shaft....god, that sounds like a really bad innuendo. --- End quote --- No mate.... the joystick shaft twists and moves in a bearing. There's no way to stop it doing that because if you did the stick just wouldn't move. The problem is to how to allow the shaft to behave normally but without allowing constant rotation which would wrap the wires up under the panel. I thought about attaching a small length of plastic to the shaft that would protrude past the blocks that the metal legs attach to. That would still allow the stick to twist but not constantly. However, when the stick is moved in any direction so will the length of plastic making it totally unworkable.The joystick wouldn't be able to reach half it's positions. The problem is quite a difficult one to get round. Of course for personal use I could just go ahead with my mod and be careful not to twist the shaft. But for commercial purposes that flaw in the idea needs to be eradicated totally. |
| headkaze:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on January 01, 2008, 12:32:17 am ---That problem would need to be solved and I have not yet thought of a way... Andy --- End quote --- What about my patented Anti-Twist Rotary Cable Connector? Only 99 cents each! :cheers: |
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