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Does this exist - 4 way rotary Joystick
bimm25e:
So I'm looking at setting up a vertical digdug cabinet for MAME and I want to cover 4 way games AND spinner games...
is there a good option for a 4 way / spinner joystick? I'd like to keep the control panel looking as stock as possible and dont think there is room on the side to squeeze in a dedicated spinner
Nephasth:
No.
yotsuya:
I don't think you could turn a rotary stick smoothly for the precision needed for some spinner games. :dunno
PL1:
That's a real reach. :dunno
Good luck with finding a 4-way stick that will turn smoothly enough to work decently as a spinner knob. :dizzy:
IF you find one and IF you have enough depth under the panel, you might be able to couple the joystick to the spinner using a shaft coupler.
You may also be able to fabricate an arm and post setup like the one that keeps the body of the rotary switch from turning freely on a Happ Rotary Joystick. (P/Ns 96-1011-00 and 95-2507-00 below)
Scott
EDIT: On second thought, you might be able to adjust the microswitch arms or shave down the actuator (96-1012-00 -- only $2 here from Happ) on the Happ Optical Rotary stick to make it into a 4-way stick.
Anyone know if the Happ Optical Stick has clicks or if it turns smoothly? Confirmed as smooth turning here.
(IIRC the Loop-24 optical rotary stick has clicks)
EDIT2: Instead of bending switch arms or shaving the actuator, you might be able to cut off the 8-way end on the Rotary stick actuator and do the same on a Happ Super 4-way/8-way actuator so you can use the 4-way end of the Happ Super actuator on the Rotary.
Confirmed the same diameter shaft on both sticks. (The Rotary is basically a modded Super.)
lamprey:
The optical rotary might work. If it did you can get a 4-way joystick and use the base/restrictor plate from that on the optical. the happ rotaries use a pretty standard form factor.
How much space do you have to work with? A spinner only need take up as much space as a button
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