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Title: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controllers???
Post by: Blah on May 30, 2002, 02:55:51 am

We have hotrods, slikstik, and now act-lab guns. Seems to be a lack of any steering wheel controllers being made. I know that Hanaho was supposed to be making them in a cabinet, but most of us don't have the room for a cabinet and would also like some portable controllers. Is anyone making these??? Links would be great!!!

Title: Re: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controller
Post by: OSCAR on May 30, 2002, 04:32:49 am

Check out www.arcadeinabox.com.  They have some custom designs for 1 or 2 wheel control panels.

Title: Re: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controller
Post by: Tiger-Heli on May 30, 2002, 04:36:59 am

www.oscarcontrols.com sells the controllers (very high quality and well made) for about $71, but you have to provide your own wheel and panel and (I think) hook through a mouse or opti-pac.

www.happcontrols.com sells everything except the panel, but if you need to ask about price, you don't need to go there.

What I did and highly recommend is: go to http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/list/all/category13715/index.html and search for wheel or steering.

I bought an Indy Heat steering assembly for $13, including shipping.

Then gut a USB (or PS/2 or Serial) mouse, trash the arcade pc board and mount the mouse optical board so it lines up with the arcade encoder wheel.

By flipping the mounting plate upside-down and eliminating one bracket assembly, I was even able to use the original housing for a desktop controller, without having to make a wood enclosure for it.

Title: Re: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controller
Post by: gnateye on May 30, 2002, 12:44:30 pm

any pics?

on he oscar control site is a nice write up about this kind of stuff, go sheck it 8)

Title: Re: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controller
Post by: blah on May 30, 2002, 06:34:48 pm

OSCAR, I didn't see any custom steering wheel controllers at arcadeinabox.com. Could you provide me with a link to those controllers? I more interested in a fully built setup with no customizing. I don't have any power tools.

Title: Re: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controller
Post by: OSCAR on May 30, 2002, 06:57:34 pm

I found them on the "Addons" page.  There's also mention of it on their message board, too.  If you have any questions, feel free to email Ed.  He's a pretty good guy and will be very helpful.

http://www.arcadeinabox.com/addons.htm

Title: Re: Anyone making arcade steering wheel controller
Post by: Regis Maltais on May 31, 2002, 05:00:16 am

Hi,

look here:

http://www.monmouth.com/~lw4750/index.html

and here:

http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/main.htm

thanks
Reg