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Ultimarc U360 Mod to add rotary function&Top-fire/LED

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Bender:

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--- Quote from: efjayel on April 14, 2008, 05:23:57 am ---EDIT:
I just test twisted my two U360 then the TT2 spinner and the U360's don't feel anything nearly as smooth as the TT2's. That might be a problem...  :'(

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This will not be a spinner, it will be a rotary joystick. Completely different animal...

Adding top-fire and illumination would be even more difficult as the handle must be able to rotate. Not sure if this will be possible.

Andy

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Amen,  this a rotary joystick NOT a true spinner all I was saying was that it is possible, as it would be with any optical rotary joystick, to play spinner games, but of course it is not going to spin anywhere near as fast or feel the same

I do think the top fire is possible, and maybe even the illumination, but very difficult
One thing at a time though I think is the best way to approach it(my priorities are rotary, then top fire, then illumination)

I have to take a break from this for a little while to get some work done and wait for some parts, but in a week or so I should have some new Pics!

Stub:
To be specific you press fit the encoder? Did you drill the shaft for it? In fact did you shorten the shaft or extend the pcb? and did you epoxy the slide plate and magnet to the plastic case?

Bender:

--- Quote from: Stub on May 09, 2008, 11:40:01 pm ---To be specific you press fit the encoder? Did you drill the shaft for it? In fact did you shorten the shaft or extend the PCB? and did you epoxy the slide plate and magnet to the plastic case?

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the encoder it's self is press fit but the housing has to be secured and the height of the PCB is extended
I've been trying some slight variations on how to do this and when I come up with the best one I'll post it with detail and pics

Stub:
Are you going to recommend sticking with the e4p units? If so i am going to order a couple to start looking at.

Bender:

--- Quote from: Stub on May 10, 2008, 06:52:21 pm ---Are you going to recommend sticking with the e4p units? If so i am going to order a couple to start looking at.

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yes, BUT!!!!!

they make them for different size shafts and I am leaning toward 6mm right now, I started with .250in.
Even though that is a very small difference it is significant to the design

long story short, if you can hold off a little while I wouldn't want you to have to buy them twice, they're pretty expensive little suckers

 :D good news though, I found a couple of parts that are key and made a couple of breakthroughs this weekend and think I'm getting pretty close to a final design for all three versions

U360 rotary mod
U360 top fire/LED mod
U360 rotary top fire/LED mod

It is taking a little bit longer because originally I wasn't concerned about being able to use the restrictors, but I realized that some people really like them so I want to make them so you can use them, and of course that makes things more challenging

The one thing I could use some help with is machining the shafts
I don't have a way to do this accurately (my drill press just doesn't cut it)


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