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Silver:
I'm trying to come up with some convenient methods of installing a wheel and yoke onto a (unbuilt) CP. Without making it dedicated (ie it carries joystick/trackball etc... as well).

I've considered the Rotating approach and while it solves the issue I still think it would be tricky due to the size of the wheel/yoke? Also fairly complicated.

I was wondering if anyone had tried seen any form of retractable extension - I was thinking almost along the lines of a large angle-posied lamp, where the yoke/wheel is attached to the end of holder instead of a lightbulb. The other end could attach on the underside of the CP and just be extended from underneath when required... I am planning to have a seperate CP unit to the monitor unit  so there should be leg room etc...

I'd like to know if anyone has tried anything similar or has some improved suggestions....?

Cheers.

Hoagie_one:
SPENDID IDEA

Love to see how it works out for you

jdjuggler:
Great idea.  Although, I don't think you would have much physical support for the steering wheel.  It looks like the first person to lean on it a bit - may break it.
I have an idea to have a shaft that goes into the cabinet and has a quick disconnect so the steering wheel comes off when not in use.  Less working parts to break or design.
The quick disconnect could be located near the front face of the CP or under the CP.
Feel free to improve or steal this idea.
Enjoy,
JD

Hoagie_one:
how about a combination of both where the wheel still swings out and then locks onto the CP front via a screw down, locking pin or quarter turn latch.

best of both worlds

Silver:
Hmmm good thoughts - Support was my main concern, although I figured that if anyone did push/lean it would just move away from them so they would have to pull it back up.

With the shaft idea, I presume you mean this is a functional shaft - ie a spinning that the optical encoder is attached too. Would this not make turning heavy? I quite like the idea of the having a fold-away unit although I am trying to avoid anything completely removeable as I disklike the whole modular  approach to cp's as I think anything not on the main CP will just get ignored....

I was thinking of having a folding/rotating unit just below the main cp to hide/show driving controls only,  although will have to work height etc.. carefully....

Thanks for the feedback....

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