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DIY SW Yoke revisited... many years later, questions again.
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rbarr110:
Seeing this project,
http://urbaninteractive.wordpress.com/
for the Vector ROTJ and his launcher has re-invigorated my desire to try and  make a yoke again.

Several years have passed since I first wanted to try and make my own yoke and a lot of the research I had done has escaped my memory or the websites I used as references are either long gone or have new URL’s and I cant find them.

I plan on using the MS Dualstrike hack for my yoke, but questions regarding what pots to use has come up.  I am referencing this how-to
http://arcadecontrols.com/hosted/yoke/
for some inspiration and info, but want to bypass the use of gears (I think I have a way figured out).  So I have a couple of questions.  In the guide posted, the builder uses a 2:1 ratio gear to get his 5K pots to rotate the full 270 degrees.

The original SW yoke had about 70 degrees L/R rotation for a total of 140 degrees.  I plan on using 67.5 degrees or 135 total, half the rotation of a 270 degree linear pot.  Couldn’t I get a away with using a 10K  270 degree linear pot, and limits its motion to 135 degrees and be ok?
1UP:
That should work.  The DS is doing this already.  If you're talking about the same Dual Strike hack, then it's the one I originally posted a looong time ago.  If I remember correctly, I tested the pots in the DS with a multimeter and found that they were actually 10k or so, but that the controller was mechanically limited so you only got 5k of range out of them, which is the reason why the hack works!
1UP:
Also, you may want to take a browse through here to see if there are any 1/2 or 1/4 turn pots or such available.
rbarr110:
OFF TOPIC
- 1up - I miss your website, tons of great info was there as well as inspirational ideas for many projects.  Thanks for the help as well.

ON TOPIC
Anyone know what the forward/backward tilt of the original SW yoke was? 45 degrees front/back for a total of 90 degrees?
1UP:
Dunno, but it was a lot less than 90 degrees.  I used to have a yoke but sold it with my DS!  :(
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