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Turnarcades:
Seems a bit advanced for most arcade play, plus being statically charged as I find myself often (blowing light bulbs etc.) I'd be conscious of touching a shaft with a current running so close to the hand regardless of the insulation surrounding it. I blow light bulbs from plastic switches!
Ummon:

--- Quote from: RayB on August 22, 2009, 07:35:21 pm ---The problem with this design is friction causes intermittent "no contact" even when to the player it would "feel" like there was contact. That's why joysticks are designed with the "feel" and "contact" operations separated.
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Yeah, this was a thought I hadn't really articulated.



--- Quote from: Turnarcades on August 22, 2009, 10:33:40 pm ---Seems a bit advanced for most arcade play, plus being statically charged as I find myself often (blowing light bulbs etc.) I'd be conscious of touching a shaft with a current running so close to the hand regardless of the insulation surrounding it. I blow light bulbs from plastic switches!

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Dude, sounds like a psychic phenomenon.
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