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Thought I'd come here and find a USB Spinner instantly.. having problems
leapinlew:
I'm happy with the Turbotwist2
erictrumpet:
Just chiming in with support for the Apache Blackhawk. Check my other posts... I am always raving about this great spinner. It's built in the Oscar Controls tradition of HEAVY METAL BULLET PROOF -- only better. It is not built to a pricepoint and when you get one in your hands you will know why. As for usb connectivity -- the Blackhawk "Primary" is true plug-and-play and I run a trackball off mine, so it can do full optical device interfacing too. No need for an Optipac (nothing against Andy at Ultimarc -- the Optipac is great, I just dont need it with the Blackhawk Primary). Trust me, this spinner is worth every bit of $129. Heck, what is that, a 50 or 60 dollar premium? What's another 60 bucks on an arcade cabinet project that has already eaten 15 times that much money? :) And this thing is truly a lifetime item... you could wail on this thing 8 hours a day and it would hardly need a single adjustment much less replacement. It's a "forever" spinner... and the push/pull is great. It is useful for much more than Discs of Tron. I have the push/pull mapped to all sorts of different things in various games. It is a GREAT feature.
http://www.apachecontrols.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1&zenid=02733b78f71de0a8b0412a9e594e3492
wbassett:
This is probably going to be sacrilege, but have some forgiveness... I originally built my cab and started buying things before finding this site. I know, I know... how could I or anyone not have found ArcadeControls.com right?
Anyway, I don't have this installed yet but I bought one of these...http://www.ezarcadesolutions.com/
Its solidly built but nothing more than a USB mouse hack. The reason I got it over a more expensive spinner... I don't play that many spinner games.
I got it because I ultimately will be building a swappable cp instead of an all in one panel and USB seems like the easiest way to go. This seemed to fit the bill and wasn't that expensive, but I can say that the spinner knob is pretty cheap looking.
Has anyone else use this?
TPB:
--- Quote from: Timstuff on July 01, 2008, 05:15:39 pm ---
There's also the Apache Blackhawk spinner ... As far as I know, it's the only push/pull spinner on the market, so if you're a Discs of Tron fan it's pretty much your only option ...
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There is another spinner with push-pull functionality.
The TT-HL, from GGG.
It's priced the same as the Apache spinner (ie, NOT CHEAP).
But it does appear to be the "Rolls Royce" of spinners.
It has higher resolution than the Apache, and the price includes a nice stainless steel spinner knob (unlike the Apache, which doesn't come with a knob, unless you fork out an additional $10).
The TT-HL combines push-pull functionality, with the high resolution required to play Arkanoid and Revenge of DOH.
It has the same resolution of the TT2, being 1,200 transitions per revolution.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=311
pinballwizard79:
Yeah, what they said.... GGG ;D