Happ Super Joystick help

[jjhlk]

I'm nearing completion (haha) of my control panel, and I'd like to make a mockup on some scrap wood. I realized that I'm not so sure how to put the Super together. To me it looks like you have to do this:

   O   (top)
   ||   (long shaft for wood)
   /\   (thing to keep shaft high - sinks into the hole in the box)
 -----
 |__|  (box)
   \/
   /\     (hour glass)
   C     (clip)

At first I couldn't see a space for the clip to go on because all that plastic covered too much of the shaft, but I think I figured out that you can push the hourglass in a little bit against the force of the spring and get the clip on. Is this right?

Also, once the clip is on, how hard is it to get off? I want to have a full mockup so I can feel the controls a little, but I'm afraid I'll never get it off.

Lastly, how exactly is the hourglass used? I'm guessing it's for 8-way, and without the hourglass is 4-way. But I don't know which end (big or small) of the hourglass to put upwards (nearer the top of the joystick). Does the bigger side just make it more sensitive on the diagonals?

Thanks for reading.

[armad1ll0]

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

see the diagram

flipping hourglass switches 4/8 way.

[CthulhuLuke]

The one difficulty a lot of people have with putting together the super is that YES you do have to push the hour glass upwards into the joystick base.  The e-ring goes on very tightly, but its easier to come off than on, because you can just stick a ( - ) screwdriver in there and pop it out *DONT LOSE IT*  The way the hourglass works in 8 way/4 way is that when the BIG hourglass side is going towards the joystick base, its in 8-way, when the small hourglass side is going towards the joystick base, its in 4-way, and the joystick wouldn't do anything without the hourglass.
     -Luke

[TrickyFishy]

When the Super Joystick is set up for 4 way, does it still physically move into the diagonal position?  Or does it lock the joystick movement into a 'plus' pattern?

[rampy]

When the Super Joystick is set up for 4 way, does it still physically move into the diagonal position?  Or does it lock the joystick movement into a 'plus' pattern?

yes you still can go in the diagonal position, just that the actuator is smaller and doesn't hit the levers.  So it's no where as good as say an oscar restrictor plate or the 4->8 way rotating restrictor plate on the ultimarc sticks...

*srhug*

rampy

[BillyJack]

"*srhug*"

rampy

*SRHUG* = Super Rampy Hug.

You lucky bastard!