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Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: paigeoliver on August 07, 2003, 05:24:24 am

Title: Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: paigeoliver on August 07, 2003, 05:24:24 am: I was browsing Bob Roberts website, and noticed an interesting control panel that looks like it has a spinner on it.

(http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/fm8r.jpg)

It is listed on http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/fm.html (http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/fm.html) as "Control Panel w Lit Buttons & Controller".

I just bought a spinner panel, but I thought I might give someone a heads up about this one.
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: Chris on August 07, 2003, 10:33:27 am: That is an Omega Race panel.
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: AlanS17 on August 07, 2003, 01:47:54 pm: Seems to be an odd looking spinner there...
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: Hoagie_one on August 07, 2003, 01:50:49 pm: mmmmm, lighted buttons
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: Zeitgeist on August 07, 2003, 07:57:36 pm: I believe that this is a rotary switch & not a spinner.
It uses a pot & not an opti.
I could be wrong...
???
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: nighthawk2099 on August 07, 2003, 10:32:34 pm: Per KLOV...

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=O&game_id=8920

....Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
Rotary: Optical
Buttons: 2...
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: kspiff on August 08, 2003, 02:20:58 am: KLoV has plenty of incorrect entries, though.. I think he was basing his guess on the fact that the panel's 'spinner' doesn't look much like a spinner ???

I don't know either way, I almost had an OR but passed due to price :/
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: tmasman on August 08, 2003, 09:30:50 am: I thought only optics used encoder wheels...
Here's another quote from KLOV.com (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=O&game_id=8920) on that game...

Quote
"An encoder wheel controller makes the player's ship highly maneuverable."
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: nighthawk2099 on August 08, 2003, 09:48:24 am: That's true...... I forget that some info is based on educated guess not always fact. sorry.
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: Lilwolf on August 09, 2003, 02:28:41 pm: btw, I think it runs on 5k pots instead of optics... So more like a 1d joystick then a spinner. (not free spinning)

But I could be wrong...
Title: Re:Just noticed a cheap spinner panel
Post by: Chris on August 09, 2003, 02:34:30 pm: To make this even wierder, my understanding was that the coctails used pots and the stand-ups used optical spinners...