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alank2:
Has anyone seen/used the new T-Stik PLUS from Ultimarc???

What about the "QUIET" microswitches that can be bought for it?

Thanks,

Alan

wpcmame:

--- Quote from: alank2 on January 26, 2004, 08:12:54 am ---Has anyone seen/used the new T-Stik PLUS from Ultimarc???

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Got two I am happy with them. They are difficult to wire so that the bracket doesn't interfere with the cabling but the 4/8 switching works fine. I think it is to easy to accidently hit a diagonal in 8-way mode but I'll probably get used to it.


--- Quote ---What about the "QUIET" microswitches that can be bought for it?

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The "standard" microswitches are rather clicky but it doesn't bother me during gameplay.

Earlier Ultimarc talked about a something called a "Mark2 unit" that would make the wiring easier. Don't know what happened to it.

NoOne=NBA=:
All their currently shipping sticks are the MKII's.

If I remember correctly, the big difference on the MKII's was that the switch was going to be internal.

I'm planning to get 2 of them with ball tops and quiet switches really soon.

slicer_d:
I have my MK2 version of the t-stik and while I dont have them installed yet they seem to look pretty good.

Unlike the older version of the t-stik the MK2 doesnt have the bracket at all but the shaft does stick out the bottom a little longer something like 1/4"-1/2" besides a little white nub everything is now very self contained and it shouldnt be a problem wiring it.

Also the switches are "clicky" I dont really know how much more clicky then a happs super or comp but I could test them later tonight.  Either way I dont really mind the clicks in fact I like them because that way I can hear what I'm doing and I'm just used to it some of the old school junkies like the leaf switches with no clicks so they always complain about the clicking and it being distracting or something.

OSCAR:
I have a couple T-Stick Plus MKII sticks with the standard switches.

They are very nice, and I haven't had a chance to play test them yet.  I did pull off a m'switch to compare it against a Happ Super switch.  The standard T-Stick m'switch has a significantly higher activation force than the ones found on Happ joysticks and buttons.  In fact, I would speculate that the standard switches on the T-Sticks offer more motion resistance than the actual spring does.

Not supported by any quantitative measurement other than the 'finger test', but I would guess that the activation force of the T-Stick m'switches is about 3-4x that of the Happ/Cherry switches.

I believe that I would probably prefer a lighter switch than the standard T-Stick switches, but I'm sure that they are just fine.  I know that there are many happy owners of the original T-Sticks, so it probably just takes a little getting used to.


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