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Griffin Powermate - EXPLODED!!
whammoed:
OK, not literally like kaboom, but here's an exploded view of one of these devices:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5ca2/
These have come up in discussions on this forum before.
I wanted a volume knob for a jukebox I'm planning and this thing happens to control system volume as one of its functions. I want to mount it on a metal panel though, so I took it apart. Turns out you don't need to take off the bottom clear plastic piece off (its glued on). The two main aluminum pieces to the housing are not glued together, but boy are they put together tight! I marred them both up good separating them with pliers...but I will be throwing them away anyway. As you can see, the rotary control is the standard setup...you can mount it to metal by drilling a couple holes and attaching the nut. Panel mounting negates its blue led which provides some visual feedback at times, but thats life eh?
(I have no idea if this device works well as a spinner, sorry)
Anyway, hope this helps someone else with a similar application in mind.
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: whammoed on February 28, 2007, 07:34:41 pm ---(I have no idea if this device works well as a spinner, sorry)
Anyway, hope this helps someone else with a similar application in mind.
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They work fine as a spinner..... Been there tried that got the T-Shirt...
The resolution isn't high enough for Arkanoid or for Revenge of Doh though. Only the TurboTwist2 manages that.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
rockin_rick:
That's a mechanical rotary encoder not optical, right? Any idea on how many PPR it has? I'm guessing 24-36, huh?
Rick
whammoed:
--- Quote from: rockin_rick on February 28, 2007, 10:56:00 pm ---That's a mechanical rotary encoder not optical, right? Any idea on how many PPR it has? I'm guessing 24-36, huh?
Rick
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I don't know actually. I don't feel any "clicks" as I turn it so I couldn't tell you...maybe it is optical?
patrickl:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on February 28, 2007, 07:43:39 pm ---
--- Quote from: whammoed on February 28, 2007, 07:34:41 pm ---(I have no idea if this device works well as a spinner, sorry)
Anyway, hope this helps someone else with a similar application in mind.
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The resolution isn't high enough for Arkanoid or for Revenge of Doh though. Only the TurboTwist2 manages that.
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Why wouldn't the Spintrac be able to play those? The difference between 1000 and 1200 is not that huge.
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