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stevejt:
Does anybody know if these joysticks will work like a spinner?  Since they are optical?  While we are on the subject, what about the 12 way optical?

Thanks!

Steve

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SirPoonga:
for the 49 way joystick, it uses optics to determine what position the joystick is in.  It doesn't detest direction of movement or such.


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huh?  Never heard of this type of joystick.
There's machanical rotory joysticks that are 12 positional, that's what I think you are thinking about.  This could work but isn;t fine tuned enough to work well for spinner games.

stevejt:
Thanks.  That was exactly what I wanted to know about the 49 way.  For the 12 way optical, I meant the ones used in caliber 50.  I just assumed they were 12 position, like the mechanical rotaries.  I actually bought a complete CP for caliber 50 a long time ago.  I ASSumed they were mechanical.  Was looking for replacements for my Time Soldiers.  So same question, for those?  Work like a spinner?  Or no direction either?

Thanks Again!

Steve

SirPoonga:
There's two type of rotory joysticks.

12 position mechanical, and optical.  Optical is just like a spinner put on the bottom of the joystick. 

I wouldn;t go that route to save space as it doesn;t spin as smoothly as a spinner and you really need a knob to get the control feel for those games.

stevejt:
I was actually thinking about the possibilities if using the optical sticks instead of mechanicals and druins interface for a mame machine with rotary sticks.  If of course, mame allows the rotary games to be played with a spinner for the rotary control.

Steve

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