Posted by Falkentyne on 18, 2001 at 3:56 PM:
In Reply to: about 3/4 inch, if i remember correctly n/t posted by bob on 18, 2001 at 1:37 PM:
As long as the distance from microswitch levers/edges to the shaft (unactuated) is the same as on my older existing sticks, I should be able to use a larger actuator that isn't narrower on one end, and convert my supers into having the diagonals well defined.
I actually found out how it works completely. The larger, even actuator (on the other joysticks) actaully prevents the joystick from reaching the "end" of the movement on the main 4 directions, but it does reach the end of the movement on the diagonals. THIS is what causes the blocky feel (quite obvious now). Since the super's shaft has 3 areas for the e-clip, using a "smaller but bigger" actuator (one that really can't be flipped over) should cause the movement to feel in a square type motion. (after all, if you limit the movement by hitting the edge of the microswitch, on the primary directions, thats pretty much what you get--a square type circle :)