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critique my cocktail control panel??
PL1:
--- Quote from: xefned on September 17, 2012, 01:36:56 pm ---I was actually planning to use the Ultimarc MiniGrip. It's 4.7 inches high so I was hoping to hack/lower it a couple inches if I can find a way, undermounting with some kind of spacer maybe.
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You'll have a hard time getting undermounting/lowering to work with this stick since the lowest screws on the grip hold the side shell to the stick.
--- Quote from: xefned on September 17, 2012, 01:36:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on September 15, 2012, 02:07:18 am ---... I would like to recommend that the OP looks into doing a wireless hot-swappable TRON stick on an auto rotatable 4/8 way joystick ...
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:laugh2:
This is my first build ever. I'll have to do some research to even understand what you're talking about!!! ;)
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Here's a post with a video demonstrating the stick and the wireless trigger stick wiki entry to get you started.
Scott
xefned:
OMG. That's frickin amazing. That game actually switches mid-game from 8-way to 4-way. That's incredible.
The wireless buttons in the top of that trigger are also pretty ingenious. This gives me a lot to ponder. Thank you.
The minigrip looks pretty bulky and space-inefficient for a cocktail. I'll look into a smaller alternative.
I'm already planning to DIY a spinner based on the designs in the wiki, which has my head sufficiently tied in knots. Which leads me to wonder - is this too much to tackle for the joy of playing one or two additional games.
Maybe I should start with one stick + two buttons.
Then do a standalone control panel as a future project with the spinner and trigger.
Here is a revised panel, from 14" to 12" with the spinner up above the knobs.
Still thinking...
PL1:
VGP/arcadefixit has several used TRON cocktail triggerstick handles. Not sure if you'll like the price, though.
You might be able to find a better deal on e-bay or KLOV, but don't look for a deal in this particular KLOV thread. :dizzy:
Scott
EDIT: Didn't remember you had mentioned VGP above. :banghead:
EDIT 2: Have you considered the Happ top fire joysticks like this or this. Specs + measurements here.
xefned:
Good tip! Don't know how I missed those.
They're shorter than the minigrip, and narrower at the base. I'll probably need a giant hole in the CP to accomodate the full throw at the lowered origin of angle. I better mock it up first.
Thanks!
millercentral:
--- Quote from: xefned on September 17, 2012, 01:36:56 pm ---
Hella cool! Your setup looks incredibly flexible. I had no idea they made a cocktail trigger stick. Used market only I suppose. I found one listed at arcadefixit. It looks like a duck.
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Huh, the "duck" must be a later revision then mine. My tron trigger doesn't flair out like that, it just follows the curve of the balltop. The duck, while it looks funny, might have slightly better ergo.
I've always been surprised that one of the many excellent joystick vendors in this hobby (Paradise, Ultrimarc, GGG, etc) haven't created a balltop trigger similar to this for current sticks, it is a really great design.
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