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Functional Diagrams of 4/8/49-way Sticks

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SirPoonga:
Yeah, it must be the way I have my actuators on my supers setup.

RandyT:

--- Quote from: SirPoonga on March 24, 2005, 01:06:33 pm ---But my main point was that on a real 4way there is a small deadzone between direction changes.

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This is true, but it should probably also be pointed out that a deadzone is an undesireable trait of a 4 way.

The perfect scenario is a case where absolutely no deadzone exists, and also no overlap of switch actuation occurs.  Like infinity, this  condition can exist only as a concept on 4-way sticks relying on mechanical switching principles.

However, the 49-way in 4-way DRS mode can, and does,  actually achieve that goal because it can be either-or with nothing in between.


RandyT

NoOne=NBA=:
You can tweak leafswitch 4-ways to get that condition.
It requires some patience, and needs to be checked/readjusted to KEEP them there though--unlike the 49-way, which will stay there, once set.

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I figured my dead zone charts above based on the center of the sticks, rather than the outside of the actuator, so they should be a theoretical square.

If anything, they would require slightly MORE movement from center as you get away from the center of the switch, causing the ACTUAL pattern to push OUT slightly in the corners, and closer resemble a 4-pointed star.
The shape of the actuator has little to do with the travel necessary to trigger the switches, so the inside deadzone should be the same for both the round and square actuators.

The only time where this would not be true is if you used a Competition, or similar stick, that has no lever on the switch, with a round actuator.
I did that on one of my Tron hacks to see if I could get the "almost 4-way" action out of it.
The dead zone on that stick is star shaped, as described above.
It functions as a 4-way, except at the extreme diagonals, where it will contact two switches at once.

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