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Vortex Spinner Question
sofakng:
Last night I mounted the Vortex Spinner onto my control panel. I'm in the middle of painting so I didn't have a chance to actually test it yet but it feels a *tad* bit loose -- meaning, when I spin the knob at the top, sometimes it slips and doesn't actually spin the flywheel at the bottom.
Is there something I can tighten to stop this?
Also, I plan on playing a lot of Arkanoid. In fact, it's the primary reason I bought a spinner. After doing some reading (which I should have done more of BEFORE I bought anything), it appears as though the Vortex Spinner is not gear based and is much better suited to Tempest.
Will this spinner be OK for Arkanoid? Can I do anything to improve the spinner for use with this game?
PaulG:
Sounds like you need to tighten the knob a little better (With the 2 holes using an allen wrench.)
And on Oscar's site, he specifically mentions software tweaks to make for the Arknoid games. Implement those and adjust to taste from there. I'm happy with my Vortex and Arknoid, though I either never played Arknoid in the arcade or simply can't remember doing so. So no comparisons in my head.
sofakng:
The two holes on the bottom side (flywheel side) are the ones that I tighten? What size allen wrench do I need? (I might have to buy one...)
Also, I read Oscar's site about the settings for Arkanoid. It says to turn off Mouse Acceleration in Windows. I don't see the settings in Windows XP. Where is it at? If I turn off Mouse Acceleration completely, will that screwup my trackball?
Kremmit:
You'll probably want mouse accelleration off for everything in MAME. Mouse accelleration can be handy for Windows, but will cause unwanted behaviour in games.
And it's probably the allen screws inside the 2 holes in the knob itself that are loose, allowing the knob to spin on the shaft, instead of turning it. I dunno what size you will need, though.
SideShow Rob:
To adjust the Spinner knob, you will need a 5/64" Allen key/wrench...
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