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D-Pad for control panel
zelony:
Hi all,
Does anyone know if there is a d-pad that is designed for an arcade control panel, ideally one that could go into a standard pushbotton hole?
Or, a very small joystick to server the same purpose? I am converting my Rush the Rock sit down racer to an Xbox powered system, and i need a D-pad for menu navigation as not all games let you use the wheel for navigation.
Thanks for any help.
Jeff Green
Ginsu Victim:
a small joystick would be best
zelony:
I can't seem to find one, I would like one the size of an anolog joystick on an xbox controller. Any help would be appreciated.
Jack Burton:
I'm not sure how big these actually are, but the name sounds interesting:
http://happcontrols.com/joysticks/50275500.htm
or if you could find a way to mount it, maybe this one
http://www.p3america.com/pp/802.htm
that website looks to have a few promising options:
http://www.p3america.com/industrial_joystick_miniature_selection_guide.htm
How do you plan on mounting it? I think putting it on the steering column like a gear shift would look cool, but maybe near the gear shift would be better.
zelony:
Thanks for the help. I found this joystick online and it looks to be a good match for what I want. http://www.trossenrobotics.com/store/p/3255-Mini-Joy-Stick.aspx?feed=Froogle
It is small enough to put on the dashboard. I will use it as a digital D-pad instead of an analog joystick, but it should work. I plan to mount it near the abort button. Here is a picture of the dash I found at Arcadehits.net.
I plan to add several more buttons so that I have all of the Xbox buttons remapped. The shifter paddles will be in a modified shifter in the standard shifter location on the cabinet.
Thanks again for the input.