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Title: Star Wars Controller how to?
Post by: ArcadeDunce on January 04, 2015, 02:49:56 pm
I finally got ALL my Bills paid up...

So this year I plan to finally get my arcade project going.

I want two MAME machines done.
1- An all purpose machine for the likes of Qbert, Pac-Man, Popeye, TMNT, Simpsons, etc.
2- a dedicated Star Wars/Jedi. Spy Hunter, Paperboy cabinet.

the first Order of business for my 3D Printer is to print the star wars controller in full scale, after I design it in 3D pieces.   But, I'd need the electronics for the inside and a how to assemble them article, if such things exist.

can anyone point me in the right direction?
Title: Re: Star Wars Controller how to?
Post by: Fursphere on January 04, 2015, 04:23:13 pm
You could start here...

http://arcadecontrols.com/hosted/yoke/ (http://arcadecontrols.com/hosted/yoke/)
Title: Re: Star Wars Controller how to?
Post by: PL1 on January 04, 2015, 05:09:07 pm
the first Order of business for my 3D Printer is to print the star wars controller in full scale, after I design it in 3D pieces.   But, I'd need the electronics for the inside and a how to assemble them article, if such things exist.
Good luck 3D printing a SW yoke frame that will hold up to the forces generated during gameplay.

The how-to-assemble part is here (http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Yoke_Rebuild) in the wiki.

The electronic part is an analog encoder (http://newwiki.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?title=Analog_Encoders) like KADESTICK. (see sig, several posts in the thread have info like SW yoke pinouts, etc.)


Scott
Title: Re: Star Wars Controller how to?
Post by: Generic Eric on January 04, 2015, 08:42:03 pm
I finally got ALL my Bills paid up...

So this year I plan to finally get my arcade project going.

I want two MAME machines done.
1- An all purpose machine for the likes of Qbert, Pac-Man, Popeye, TMNT, Simpsons, etc.
2- a dedicated Star Wars/Jedi. Spy Hunter, Paperboy cabinet.

the first Order of business for my 3D Printer is to print the star wars controller in full scale, after I design it in 3D pieces.   But, I'd need the electronics for the inside and a how to assemble them article, if such things exist.

can anyone point me in the right direction?

You should consider reaching out to user HairyDVD.  He was looking to reproduce a star wars yoke


the first Order of business for my 3D Printer is to print the star wars controller in full scale, after I design it in 3D pieces.   But, I'd need the electronics for the inside and a how to assemble them article, if such things exist.
Good luck 3D printing a SW yoke frame that will hold up to the forces generated during gameplay.

Scott

The main chassis is built like a tank.  There are so many welds in the yoke housing, I bet you could drive an 18 Wheeler over it.