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Title: Happs 49ways
Post by: MikeQ on March 22, 2006, 11:57:59 am
Anyone know the diameter of the shaft on this stick?  I have a loaner set  of the old Midway style but I'm told that the ones Happ currently sells have a larger shaft. 

Thanks,

Mike
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: divemaster127 on March 22, 2006, 11:59:54 am
mike when i get home tonight i can mic one for you & let you know
thanks
dm
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: RandyT on March 22, 2006, 12:12:30 pm

The HAPP 49-ways are .310" +/- a half thou. 

The grommets, on the other hand, tend to be all over the place.  The number stamped on them is .313" but there seems to be a tolerance of at least a couple of thousandths one way or the other.  That's why I recommend a "personalized" fit for any replacement shaft going into these grommets.  A little stick slop on a Competition is no big deal.  But on these, it can be very offensive because of the shaft length and the possibility of unintentionally actuating the first level sensors.

RandyT
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: Major Rock Hardy on March 22, 2006, 01:37:35 pm
Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2006, 11:57:59 am
Anyone know the diameter of the shaft on this stick?  I have a loaner set  of the old Midway style but I'm told that the ones Happ currently sells have a larger shaft. 

Thanks,

Mike

whatchoo makin', Mike?
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: PCtech on March 22, 2006, 02:56:31 pm
Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2006, 11:57:59 am
the ones Happ currently sells have a larger shaft. 


It's not the size of the shaft, but the magic inside....or something like that... :P
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: RandyT on March 22, 2006, 03:08:38 pm
Quote from: PCtech on March 22, 2006, 02:56:31 pm
Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2006, 11:57:59 am
the ones Happ currently sells have a larger shaft. 


It's not the size of the shaft, but the magic inside....or something like that... :P

You know what they say about people who say things like that.....

 ;D

RandyT
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: PCtech on March 23, 2006, 10:02:04 am
Quote from: RandyT on March 22, 2006, 03:08:38 pm
Quote from: PCtech on March 22, 2006, 02:56:31 pm
Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2006, 11:57:59 am
the ones Happ currently sells have a larger shaft. 


It's not the size of the shaft, but the magic inside....or something like that... :P

You know what they say about people who say things like that.....

 ;D

RandyT

If you're talkin about me, they normally say, "that asshat doesn't have anything useful to contribute, so he just posts stupid jokes, and makes people mad, and doesn't listen, and  blah, blah, blah....."   -  its true  ;D

You been talkin' to my wife?  You can't believe a word she says....it was just cold I tell you, there was shrinkage!........... >:(.......... 8)

You know what they say about people who say that about people who say things like that.... ;D

I guess you got the "joystick magic" covered, eh?...Nice arcade products BTW..
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: MikeQ on March 23, 2006, 09:08:25 pm
Quote from: Major Rock Hardy on March 22, 2006, 01:37:35 pm
Quote from: MikeQ on March 22, 2006, 11:57:59 am
Anyone know the diameter of the shaft on this stick?  I have a loaner set  of the old Midway style but I'm told that the ones Happ currently sells have a larger shaft. 

Thanks,

Mike

whatchoo makin', Mike?

Probably a mistake...if I try it.
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: MikeQ on March 23, 2006, 09:15:57 pm
Do the Happs 49ways accept competition, 360 or super shafts?
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: Timoe on March 23, 2006, 09:23:47 pm
no.  The shafts are different in diameter and length.
Title: Re: Happs 49ways
Post by: markrvp on March 23, 2006, 09:53:14 pm
Quote from: MikeQ on March 23, 2006, 09:15:57 pm
Do the Happs 49ways accept competition, 360 or super shafts?



It is possible to do with a Wico stick, but it requires replacing the grommet and fashioning an extension for the shaft.