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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: eds1275 on September 27, 2012, 04:47:07 pm
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I've had little luck searching for a joystick or d-pad assembly. Preferably a d-pad. I have an idea in mind for a really rocking jukebox and am sourcing parts right now.
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Hack an NES controller? Joystick wise... is this too big?
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=232957)
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That's a little big but I could live with it!
If I could I'd rather purchase a d-pad assembly than hack a controller. Not that I have issues soldering, but inside this juke idea there is limited space.
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Google "Apem joystick" and you'll find a few varities of the stick I posted in the previous post. Then there's really small stuff like what Bender used in his micro DK build: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,111395.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,111395.0.html)
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Here are a few possibilities:
Thumbstick (http://www.arcadeshop.de/Miscellaneous-Thumbstick-yellow_452.html) from arcadeshop.de
(http://www.arcadeshop.de/images/thumbs_gr/arcade-thumbstick-y.jpg)
Grayhill battop (http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70216782#tab=overview) from Allied Electronics. Other suppliers like Mouser carry it too, IIRC. This is what Bender used in his micro DK and Le Chuck is using in his micro Gauntlet.
(http://www.alliedelec.com/images/products/Small/70216782.jpg)
Grayhill joystick (http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70217130) from Allied
(http://www.alliedelec.com/images/products/Small/70217130.jpg)
These Grayhill joysticks have a .850" square base. Darasheet here (http://www.alliedelec.com/images/products/datasheets/bm/GRAYHILL_INC/70217130.pdf).
BTW you don't need to solder on the Grayhill joystick pins. The joystick pins fit snugly into .100" header sockets like this (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/jamma-harnesses/301-4-wire-100-header-wiring-harness.html) or this (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/jamma-harnesses/302-2-wire-100-header-wiring-harness.html). The spacing is wrong to fit more than one pin to a connector, but 5 individual connections works great. These box-style socket pins can be easily removed from the connector body.
(http://www.robotgear.com.au/Cache/Files/ProductImages/942_Female%20crimp%20pin%20for%200.1%20housings%20crimped%20onto%20a%20wire.jpg)
CAUTION: The joystick pins aren't quite long enough to work properly with the commonly used ramp-style KK100-type contacts (http://www.twistywristarcade.com/molex-100-kk-series/322-terminal-female-22-30awg-tin.html) like this.
(http://www.twistywristarcade.com/322-434-large/terminal-female-22-30awg-tin.jpg)
Scott
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Sparkfun thumbsticks, extra tiny...
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9032 (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9032)
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9426 (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9426)
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Thanks guys this is a big help!
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Sparkfun thumbsticks, extra tiny...
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9032 (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9032)
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9426 (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9426)
Note that both of those are analog, not digital.
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That thumbstick from arcadeshop seems pretty cool. its digital so hook up should be easy and it appears to have the easiest mounting of any of the others shown.
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I sell the mini sticks from happ, they look just like that & are very nice. You can get these from my online store at arcadeemulator.net, I have these in stock
thanks
dm
arcadeemulator.net
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Divemaster, I looked all over your site and didn't see them.
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Divemaster, I looked all over your site and didn't see them.
I think this (http://www.arcadeemulator.net/cgi-bin/shop/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F7642702&rnd=1473410&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=Subminiature+Joystick+&cat=Joysticks&catstr=HOME:Joysticks) is what he was referring to.
(http://www.arcadeemulator.net/media/images/product_category/substick.jpg)
Scott