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Ideas on a homemade 4 way restictor
nipsmg:
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This would be a good Idea except I change it slightly instead of making the peices come out put the peices in a guide. So they slide out to the side. Then have a small lever at the bottom that will slide them out and lock them back into position.
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That actually isn't a bad Idea.. I was considering something like that myself. Only issue is what to use to lock them back into place.. without making the control panel look too rediculous..
the only idea I could come up with is to install some kind of springed button style lever (like you see on telescoping poles (like on an umbrella).. Drill a hole in the restrictor place and have the levers pop up into the holes when slid to lock around the joystick shaft and when you slide them outward. I just wish I had time to try it out... :(
1UP:
Actually, if you're going to use a guide, why does it still need to be 2 pieces? You could actually make one of the 4 joystick grooves (perhaps the upward one) extend all the way to the end of the plate. Then you can slide the whole thing in from the bottom in one piece, with the joystick shaft sliding down through the groove until it's centered. ???
Agent Davis:
Just make sure you all try all these ideas on a test panel or something.... Otherwise I can only imagine how many people will ruin their panels.
1UP:
No kidding. I'm actually building a prototype panel out of shelving to make sure everything is perfect in final form.
mw:
Ok I did it... and it worked, actually quite good.
A small square 3" frame with 2 inserts with a diamond pattern. The inserts actually snap into the frame so they don't pop out unless you forget and play a fighting game. The frame is secured with double sided tape for now.
I do have a couple of problems.
1) the frame is two small, My Ultimate's dust cover gets caught on the frame if not using the insert. (made a insert with just a hole in it.)
2) The inserts arn't that easy to remove once snapped into place. (working on this one still, plan on a small pull like in battery compartment of radios or removing the dust cover.)
3) The fact that the plate can come out during play, allthough you have to crank on the stick pretty hard to get it to pop out. The seam of the two pieces appear to cause this so I'm going to angle the pieces instead of a verticle/horizontal seam. ( / this, not | or - )
:o I know I need pictures :-[ I promise I'll get some.