Posted by Brian Deuel on July 19, 1999 at 11:05:37:
In Reply to: Re: Spinner circuit posted by Intensify on July 19, 1999 at 08:12:24:
: If you describe the spinners a little better, I could probably help you come up with something.
It's simple really. Just a spinner knob connected to a 10k ohms potentiometer. The pot has two leads coming off of it. And it's a free spinning pot; no stops.
: If the spinner is just mounted directly to a potentiometer, then it wouldn't work to just attach it to a mouse wheel.
This is why I'm looking to build some sort of a circuit, rather than attempt to attach it to a mouse.
: You would definitely need to gear down the spin in order to get it to act like a real spinner (I could give you sizez of gears, etc, if you need them.)
: The way I look at it, your best bet is to try attaching the spinner to a horizontal mouse wheel inside a mouse (Tear a cheap one apart) and mount the board in a way that the wheel can still go through the sensors.
: If this ends up being acceptable, let me know, but my gut tells me that a direct spin on that mouse wheel would make it move too fast (Unless you have a mouse that have drivers which allow you to turn down the sensitivity).
Hmmm... if I don't come up with something, I guess I have no choice but to try this. I wanted to avoid having to remove the pot and try something a bit different than a mouse hack. Oh well........