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Title: Do the TurboTwist spinners fit in regular button hole?
Post by: equlizer on November 25, 2012, 12:46:26 am
Do the turbo twist spinners fit in the same hole as the regular buttons do?
Title: Re: Do the TurboTwist spinners fit in regular button hole?
Post by: PL1 on November 25, 2012, 01:08:01 am
Quote from: equlizer on November 25, 2012, 12:46:26 am
Do the turbo twist spinners fit in the same hole as the regular buttons do?
Regular TT2  (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=268)- Yes.  Randy designed them to do just that.  You can tighten the nut using a standard button wrench. (right)
(http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/images/medium/Tt2ps_MED.jpg)   (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/images/medium/Pbwrnch_MED.jpg)

TT2 High/Low (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=86&products_id=311) - No.  Different mounting method.
(http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/images/medium/Tthl_MED.jpg)


Scott
Title: Re: Do the TurboTwist spinners fit in regular button hole?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on November 25, 2012, 01:20:32 am
Just curious.  What is the mounting method for the push/pull spinner?  I checked Randy's site and didn't see any mention of this.

D
Title: Re: Do the TurboTwist spinners fit in regular button hole?
Post by: equlizer on November 25, 2012, 02:02:46 am
how about the ultimarc spintrak? same as TT2 regular?  which one is better?
Title: Re: Do the TurboTwist spinners fit in regular button hole?
Post by: PL1 on November 25, 2012, 02:52:07 am
Quote from: equlizer on November 25, 2012, 02:02:46 am
how about the ultimarc spintrak? same as TT2 regular?  which one is better?

They are fairly similar.  Small difference in resolution IIRC, different knob choices.

Looks like when the flywheel is installed on the SpinTrak (http://www.ultimarc.com/SpinTrak.html), it prevents you using a button wrench.

"which one is better?" - You trying to spark another Randy vs. Andy thread here?   :jerry   :laugh2:

To avoid throwing gas on that fire, I'll just say that after long and careful evaluation, I chose the TT2 spinner, a U-Trak trackball and a Mini-Pac Opti encoder w. wiring harness. YMMV.

Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on November 25, 2012, 01:20:32 am
Just curious.  What is the mounting method for the push/pull spinner?  I checked Randy's site and didn't see any mention of this.

Here's (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,74483.msg771161.html#msg771161) the product announcement thread.

Here's (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,107361.msg1138908.html#msg1138908) an offer to e-mail the template and a mention of how to undermount the TT2HL to a metal panel.

Other than it being a relatively low-demand item (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,118028.msg1250701.html#msg1250701), I'm not sure why he doesn't have the template PDF link or a pic on the product page.


Scott

EDIT: Le Chuck posted a great pic below showing the cutout required.
Title: Re: Do the TurboTwist spinners fit in regular button hole?
Post by: Le Chuck on November 25, 2012, 11:56:52 am
Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on November 25, 2012, 01:20:32 am
Just curious.  What is the mounting method for the push/pull spinner?  I checked Randy's site and didn't see any mention of this.

D

It comes with a template and you make a crazy hole that looks like this:
(http://i479.photobucket.com/albums/rr155/vonjett/CPtestfit.jpg)

It's not as bad as it looks but it does take a bit of finesse.