Omega Race controls are not optical, they are pots...

Posted by Chris on 9, 2001 at 11:05 AM:

In Reply to: Ideas for Wiring Omega Race Spinner to an Opti-Pac? posted by Dennis on 9, 2001 at 10:38 AM:

There may not be any way to wire it up as the optipac probably only supports optical type inputs from trackballs/spinners. The Omega Race spinners are actually using pots similar to a joystick (Or like a light dimmer). You may want to read the FAQ's on the Star Wars yoke as it works in a similar way. You might be able to hook it up to a joystick port if you change the pot to one that is 100k to 150k. Most arcade parts use 5k pots that will not work right when hooked to a PC Joystick port. Hope that helps...I have 2 Omega Race spinners as well and I was going to see if I could use a mouse hack to put an optical encoder wheel and the optical circuit on the spinner in place of the 5k pot.
Good Luck...ChrisDFW

Follow Ups:

• Re: Omega Race controls are not optical, they are pots... Fultra 3/09/2001 (4)
  • Re: Omega Race controls are not optical, they are pots... Zapper 3/09/2001 (2)
    • Well, what were the Atari Driving Controllers for the 2600? RoarCade 3/09/2001 (1)
      • Re: Well, what were the Atari Driving Controllers for the 2600? Zapper 3/09/2001 (0)
  • OR does use some sort of potentiometer...more Mr Arcade 3/09/2001 (0)
• BUMMER - Should have asked before I bought :-( (nt) Dennis 3/09/2001 (3)
  • I'm sure you can wire it somehow. Find a way, grasshopper. Hehe. Agent Davis 3/09/2001 (2)
    • Probally just buy a Fultra and back to eBay with the Omega Race ones... Dennis 3/09/2001 (1)
      • You're all wrong and right. planetjay 3/10/2001 (0)

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