Spinners for arcade PCBs (also trackballs)

[Boingo]

Are the commercially made spinners, such as Turbo Twist 2 and Spintrak able to be used with arcade PCBs?

I have a Gigas card (an Arkanoid clone), and am interested in playing it.

Oh yes.  The same thing goes with trackballs, such as Wico or HAPP.

[pcb]

Are the commercially made spinners, such as Turbo Twist 2 and Spintrak able to be used with arcade PCBs?

I have a Gigas card (an Arkanoid clone), and am interested in playing it.

Oh yes.  The same thing goes with trackballs, such as Wico or HAPP.

As far as I know, the Turbo Twist 2 and the Spin Trak are both made with a PC interface.  You'll need to ask Ultimarc or Groovy Game Gear if they will work with a real arcade board. The best spinner for Arkanoid, IMHO is either an original arkanoid spinner, or the Happ Controls replacement.

http://www.happ.com/joysticks/95093100.htm

Most trackballs, except the USB/PS2 trackballs, are made to work with game boards.

[Blanka]

The spinners have an optical sensing circuit, probably pretty similar to the original arcade spinners, but I think the resolution is way higher in the new spinners. But hook an Arduino in between, and program it to convert the pulse rate.