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Mounting Joysticks diagonally... am I screwed?
Doom bucket:
Basically I had made some woodworking and button placement mistakes that I can not work around without rebuilding this control panel. So I was thinking that I either have to buy a new joystick or turn it diagonally and mount it. It would be possible, I assume, to change the settings once I got this all hooked up... because if I didn't it would obviously mean that up would become upper right, left would become down-right... etc... so is it possible to change this in windows settings to correct it?
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: Doom bucket on February 02, 2008, 04:25:06 pm ---It would be possible, I assume, to change the settings once I got this all hooked up... because if I didn't it would obviously mean that up would become upper right, left would become down-right... etc... so is it possible to change this in windows settings to correct it?
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No it isn't..... on an 8 way if you mount the joystick diagonally you're going to be hitting two switches instead of one, when you push in any regular direction. There are no windows settings that can compensate for that.
Sorry! but you're going to have to start again and build it the right way this time.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
Doom bucket:
its a happs perfect 360
would that make a difference?
Doom bucket:
please respond
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: Doom bucket on February 02, 2008, 05:29:48 pm ---please respond
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Have a bit of patience!!!! we don't all live on here all the time. A bit of patience might also have saved you from having to build your panel again.
The answer is no.... it makes no difference. It just uses optical switches instead of mechanical ones. The instruction sheet is quite clear about positioning.
1. Always install the joystick with the electrical terminals facing the player’s right.
and
4. Connect control wires to the proper terminals on the joystick according to the directions (up, down, left, and right).
Sorry! you need to build your panel the right way. A bit of planning before you build it will go a LONG way!
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)