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8 way, 4 way, 360.... need clarification
steveh:
I am leaning towards the ultrastick 360 from ultimarc, Can any one tell me any down sides of these sticks before i purchase them? I am very interested in having a programmable setup so i do not need to have to clutter my cp with extra sticks (ie 4 way, or a diagonal mounted 4 way for q-Bert)
Green Giant:
--- Quote from: steveh on July 27, 2007, 10:06:23 am ---I am leaning towards the ultrastick 360 from ultimarc, Can any one tell me any down sides of these sticks before i purchase them? I am very interested in having a programmable setup so i do not need to have to clutter my cp with extra sticks (ie 4 way, or a diagonal mounted 4 way for q-Bert)
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Lets see...downsides.... it costs more than an 8way and a cheap encoder....You won't be able to justify a permanent 4way on your panel since you will have these.....
NOP:
U360 downsides:
1) I mounted mine in a midway cocktail machine (used to be a galaga). It has metal CP's, and I found that the slightly larger ball plus the shaft length vs. the replacement pacman 4way stick that I removed from the machine made for some finger crushing against the wood that holds the monitor in place. I fixed this by disassembling the stick and mounting the main body of the joystick about 1/2" lower by using some plastic spacers and longer screws. With the dust cover on the top of the control panel, you'd never know there was a space between the top of the joystick body and the bottom of the CP. Total cost was about 4 bucks for the longer screws and spacers.
2) I get a *slight* discoloration on my monitor when the joystick is pulled all the way down. The magnets in the U360's is quite strong.
Both of these complaints alone were hardly worth even the time it took for me to write this up, and probably will only apply to 3% of the folks out there.
You will love your 360s.
-jeff!
rockin_rick:
--- Quote from: NOP on July 28, 2007, 03:58:45 pm ---U360 downsides:
2) I get a *slight* discoloration on my monitor when the joystick is pulled all the way down. The magnets in the U360's is quite strong.
You will love your 360s.
-jeff!
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There is something on ultimarc's website regarding this and potentially a shield/shielding. Perhaps you should contact Andy and see if he has any ideas/solutions/prototypes. If nothing else, perhaps a piece of sheet metal would be enough to block the magnetism. :dunno
Rick
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