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If you're looking for a top fire this one from Happ can be bought on Ebay from a guy in Canada for around $10 plus shipping. It's compact and available in 2, 4 and 8 way.

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50700800.htm

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Bender:

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!!!!!!!!

I've been promising to do this for a while. I have been on the same quest as theShanMan for a couple of years but put it on hold after I actually got a Tron cab, but I want to put a happ/tron stick in my mame cab eventually, now I know it definitely works

You can easily put Encryptor's restrictor in a happ trigger stick in less than 10 min and have a Tron stick
The Happ stick IS NOT welded (just lock-tight) there is a little trick to getting it apart
I'll make a post of the whole process but here are a couple photos in the mean time

Also I've tried Tron and DOT and they actually BOTH work great with that restrictor.
In Tron there is no difference in game play.
There are a couple of physical differences, the Happ stick has a forward lean, the original post is straight, and of course the microswich clicking(maybe leaf type microswiches would fix that) and no transparent blue handles :(

Tron is really more of an 8 way with a positive track to hit the 4 ways on the light cycles, than a 4 way that you have to push hard to get the diagonals as I've heard it described before.








stan2323:


--- Quote from: TheShanMan on February 23, 2008, 09:03:22 pm ---There has to be a solution -
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I have a HAPP heavy duty 8 way.  It takes practice but it works just fine.  You get used to coming back to center before going the next direction.  I know it is not "authentic" but it is ok for now.  I have been playing my control panel getting it and MAME right.  Now that I have most of it good I have moved on to fine tuning.  I ordered the restrictors from Encryptor and when they come in I will put them in.   To me the HAPP heavy Duty 8 way and Encryptor restrictor seems like an almost exact solution.  Add to that what Bender just said and well I do not think you could go wrong.  If you really want authentic pick up an old set of handles that comes up on Ebay from time to time and BOOM.  You got the right color and every thing.  I picked up an old control panel and the handles do fit the HAPP heavy duty 8 way.  There is one small piece of plastic that must be cut off to make the micro switch fit in the Tron handles but that is no bid deal.  You will see what I mean when you try to put them in place.

arzoo:


--- Quote from: ahofle on February 24, 2008, 07:46:35 pm ---Sorry, I actually meant a U360 or 49 way with a flight stick shaft attached to it of course.

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As well as a 360 is made, I doubt the base and mechanics could handle the extra stress from the long trigger handle - that's why the base and grommet of a "heavy duty" trigger is a beast! Also, the spring in a 360 most likely would not center the stick well. Same goes for a 49. I built a custom trigger stick from a cheap analog pc stick and a Happ Super base. I never really used it much for fear it would snap the base or shaft. In the end, I purchased a Happ Heavy Duty Trigger (used) off ebay. With some adjustments to the leafs, you can make it work for the Tron cycles, but it's not nearly perfect - you still end up with the dreaded "step" path!

Bender:


--- Quote from: Encryptor on March 23, 2008, 07:32:36 am ---If you're looking for a top fire this one from Happ can be bought on Ebay from a guy in Canada for around $10 plus shipping. It's compact and available in 2, 4 and 8 way.

http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/50700800.htm

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look at this diagram it looks like you might be able to make a tron resrictor to replace the one in there(part 95-1258-03)



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