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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: mikeveli20 on March 29, 2009, 04:54:53 pm
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Sorry for a noob question, but how does the UltraStik 360 come apart so it can be mounted to a control panel?
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You don't really take it apart. What you do depends on whether top mounting or bottom mounting.
For a bottom mount, you just need a hole ~1"?? for the shaft to get through and have enough room to move. Remove the knob to get it through.
For top mount...not really anything to worry about, that I can think of.
Are you mounting to wood? 5/8" or 3/4"? Or metal? I'm guessing you don't have the sticks yet.
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It's 3/4" wood. I do have the sticks, but didn't realize you could just unscrew the ball top lol. I thought it would be the same as the mag-stik where you pull the whole stick out or something. Thanks for your help.
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I certainly hope you ordered the longer shafts if you're bottom-mounting in 3/4" wood.
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I've bottom mounted in 3/4" with standard length shafts, and don't see any issues.
Perhaps it's a matter of taste, or what we're used to? I can't debate authenticity, since I haven;t seen a Galaga machine in ...too many years to count.
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The longer shafts aren't that much longer anyway. It's whatever works well for you. Not all arcade games had long shafts anyway (e.g. defender).
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Actually, I'm using the standard shafts bottom mounted in wood and I like it, but some people don't care for it. On my friend's new control panel, they seemed REALLY short, so we made sure to order the long shafts. It made a difference.
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i went with the longer shafts, bottom mounted in a 3/4" panel...with the longer shafts, they were the same height as the x-arcade sticks they were replacing.
i dont think i'd want them any shorter than that
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you can get an extra 3/8" if you route out underneath the panel. That's what I did and it made a big difference (i also have the long handles).
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You could also [top mount (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90467.0)] them too.
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I have my U360's bottom mounted in my 5/8" control panel using the longer handles and find the height perfect.
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Be sure to consider the orientation when mounting the 360's... they are not square and there is a top/bottom. When I mounted mine "wrong", I didn't think that it would be too much of an issue (because I could simply program which way is up).... but then I realized that you can't program the direction for the analog mode.
In the end, there was a simple fix that I had overlooked:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82241.msg896290#msg896290
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I top mounted my 360s. It's only hard if you don't already have a router.
I had a template that I designed in viso and transfered the dimensions of the metal plate to my CP with carbon paper. In the center of the joystick hole, I drilled a 1/2" hole and inserted my joystick upside down. I traced the plastic housing and then cut it out with a jigsaw. Then I routed out the rest to a depth of about 1/8". The plate sits flush with the top.
Sorry if this doesn't make as much sense as I want it to, I'm kinda sleep deprived.