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Retrofitting X-Arcade Tankstick with 2 TurboTwist2 USB Spinners - Mame settings?
TPB:
Has anyone installed the TT2's on an X-Arcade XXL panel ?
http://www.xgaming.com/mame-panel.shtml
... there's plenty of free real estate on the left & right sides of these panels ... just waiting for the installation of some spinners, methinks.
roger:
--- Quote from: TPB on April 01, 2008, 02:24:22 am ---Has anyone installed the TT2's on an X-Arcade XXL panel ?
http://www.xgaming.com/mame-panel.shtml
... there's plenty of free real estate on the left & right sides of these panels ... just waiting for the installation of some spinners, methinks.
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Yeah, you should have plenty of room. Although, if you put the spinners on the sides you will have different layouts for player 1 and player 2. I.e. Player 1 would have to use the spinner with the left hand and the buttons with the right hand, while it would be the opposite for player 2.
It seems as if there is enough room for the spinners above the buttons, similar to the layout I chose.
You might want to do what I did, and tape the knobs to the locations you consider using double-sided tape, and see what feels comfortable to you, before drilling holes (BTW, i used an 1 1/8" boring bit, which works great. Just use it at a slow speed initially in order to not damage the veneer. Drill from the top, not the bottom).
roger:
One more thing to consider. If you're playing with the thought of perhaps using the steering wheels that are available for the TT2s (for racing games), you need to keep some clearance from the joysticks so that they don't interfere with the wheels. On my arrangement I could use up to 7" wheels if I wanted to, however, since the spinners are close to the buttons, I would have to reach underneath the wheel to press them. Not a huge deal since there is clearance under the wheels. But if you have room to move the spinners further away from the buttons (e.g. further up, closer to the top edge), it should work better with wheels.
I'm probably going to order a s pair of wheels at a later time (probably the 5"), maybe when it is time to build my cabinet. I might even get a pair of pedals, who knows.
TPB:
Roger,
Thanks for the tips. :D
roger:
--- Quote from: TPB on April 02, 2008, 04:33:32 am ---Thanks for the tips. :D
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You're welcome. Post some pictures when you're done.