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Title: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: csa3d on March 29, 2007, 04:44:43 pm: Hey all,

Two questions with the SlikStick Illuminated Ball Top Handles (http://www.slikstik.com/detail.aspx?ID=115)

1. They come in 8 Colors. Are they colored similarly when turned off or are they white-ish?
2. Has anyone fitted one of these bad boys on an Ultimarc 360?

Thanks!
-csa
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: Jeff AMN on March 29, 2007, 04:49:58 pm: All the answers you need...

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/slik_lighted.html
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: juggle50 on March 29, 2007, 06:46:30 pm: The ball tops are opaque when turned off. You can dye them with clothing dye. It fades a bit over time but works pretty well.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53107.0
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: Hoopz on March 29, 2007, 09:43:32 pm: I have four and love them. I also have the Nova-gems from GGG and the combo looks good. Some don't like Slikstik but the product is very good. I would buy them again. My two cents.
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: squirrellydw on March 29, 2007, 09:50:05 pm: Don't think they can work with the u360 because of the base of the joystick. If someone can do it I be inline to buy some.
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: csa3d on March 30, 2007, 12:19:08 am: Quote from: squirrellydw on March 29, 2007, 09:50:05 pm
Don't think they can work with the u360 because of the base of the joystick. If someone can do it I be inline to buy some.

I was hoping they fit in the u360s so I could pair them up with the GGG merchandise. Seems like a match made in heaven. Ohhhh RAAANNNNDDDYYYYYYYyyyy... :)

-csa
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: Havok on March 30, 2007, 07:54:21 am: I have a set and the U360 - they won't work together...
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: Kremmit on March 30, 2007, 11:29:49 pm: Quote from: csa3d on March 30, 2007, 12:19:08 am
Quote from: squirrellydw on March 29, 2007, 09:50:05 pm
Don't think they can work with the u360 because of the base of the joystick. If someone can do it I be inline to buy some.

I was hoping they fit in the u360s so I could pair them up with the GGG merchandise. Seems like a match made in heaven. Ohhhh RAAANNNNDDDYYYYYYYyyyy... :)

-csa

:dunno Randy and GGG don't make either the balltops OR the U360. What's Randy supposed to do? :dunno

And no, there's no way to mate these to a U360. The plug for the balltop lighting is in precicely the place where the magnet needs to be on the U360.
Title: Re: SlikStik illuminated joysticks
Post by: csa3d on March 31, 2007, 02:33:07 pm: Quote from: Kremmit on March 30, 2007, 11:29:49 pm
Quote from: csa3d on March 30, 2007, 12:19:08 am
Quote from: squirrellydw on March 29, 2007, 09:50:05 pm
Don't think they can work with the u360 because of the base of the joystick. If someone can do it I be inline to buy some.

I was hoping they fit in the u360s so I could pair them up with the GGG merchandise. Seems like a match made in heaven. Ohhhh RAAANNNNDDDYYYYYYYyyyy... :)

-csa
:dunno Randy and GGG don't make either the balltops OR the U360. What's Randy supposed to do? :dunno

And no, there's no way to mate these to a U360. The plug for the balltop lighting is in precicely the place where the magnet needs to be on the U360.

I was insinuating that maybe he could come up with a clever add-on handle for the u360s. They seem to be pretty popular now that various front ends auto-map the controls. Can't shame a guy for wanting lightup handles AND automapped controls can ya ;)

I suppose given current options, I would try to find a white balltop for the u360 and see what happens in the land of lightup tops. Thanks for the info!
-csa