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Title: Joystick Orientation
Post by: Richardgregory on September 11, 2013, 09:52:14 am
Ok, perhaps this is a dumb question - I"m allowed one here no?

I'm mounting a Mag Stik Plus, and the mounting plate horizontal distance is around 95 mm and 64 mm vertical - I would rather have it mounted (turned 90 deg) clockwise such that the horizontal becomes vertically placed - to save CP space for a trackball placemnet and spinner.

It shouldn't matter if I make this change provided that the joystick wires are respectively wired mapped to reflect their direction. 

Okay, shoot me now. :)
Title: Re: Joystick Orientation
Post by: BadMouth on September 11, 2013, 10:06:59 am
Ok, perhaps this is a dumb question - I"m allowed one here no?

I'm mounting a Mag Stik Plus, and the mounting plate horizontal distance is around 95 mm and 64 mm vertical - I would rather have it mounted (turned 90 deg) clockwise such that the horizontal becomes vertically placed - to save CP space for a trackball placemnet and spinner.

It shouldn't matter if I make this change provided that the joystick wires are respectively wired mapped to reflect their direction. 

Okay, shoot me now. :)

Yeah, UP is whatever direction you want UP to be.
This usually only comes up when people ask for a wiring diagram for the Japanese sticks that come with multi-colored harnesses.
Title: Re: Joystick Orientation
Post by: BobA on September 11, 2013, 11:37:30 am
I always thought that the larger measurement was vertical and the smaller was horizontal.  I have always mounted them this way.
Title: Re: Joystick Orientation
Post by: PL1 on September 11, 2013, 11:52:30 am
The sticks I've seen with a metal mounting plate that connects to the body of the joystick have a square pattern for the screws holding the plate to the body.

This comes in useful when you want to turn the mount plate 90 degrees for an LS-32-01/LS-32-02 type stick like Badmouth mentioned or a triggerstick like this.

(http://www.ultimarc.com/images/minigrip.jpg)


Scott