[sdiy] Joystick @ RS Components

[steven_thomas]

Hi Juergen..well the way i did it was to sandwich the rubber boot between
the joystick base and the
panel. Then when you bolt the joystick base to the panel..it squeezes
against the rubber and keeps it firm.
Then to tidy up the panel appearence they provide a plastic escutcheon which
I glued to the front pane. It makes a neat finish and  hides the edges of
the panel cutout. I also removed the springs from mine..so the stick stays
where its left.

cheers
steve

Synth-DIY pages:-
http://monopole.ph.qmw.ac.uk/~thomas/synthdiy/index.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: <jhaible at t-online.de>
To: diy (E-Mail) <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Joystick @ RS Components


> I have bought one some months ago, but haven't used it yet.
> The pots don't look that crappy at all. Carbon maybe, but
> looking at the overall mechanical construction of this
> joystick it would be hard to believe that they used the
> cheapest resistive element. I reckon there are differences
> between carbon and carbon, too.
>
> I have removed the spring loading on mine, which is not
> easy for a mechanics dummy like me. I see how th emechanism can
> be mounted to a front panel (there's a drawing on RS' site),
> but I have no idea how the rubber cover should be fixed.
> Ok, I stick the joystick tru the center hole of the rubber,
> but how is the rubber fixed to the front panel ?
>
> JH.
>
>
>
> steven_thomas schrieb:
> > Hi Martin..yes i know of this joystick..I bought one for
> > my synthiA
> > clone. Its reasonably well made with rubber boot and
> > escutcheon ..but as you
> > say..rather a lot to pay. Its quite small..
> > which is what i needed. Also I cut the length of the
> > stick(its quite long)
> > ..and made a new plastic cap
> > to replace the old one.
> > cheers
> > steve
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Synth-DIY pages:-
> > http://monopole.ph.qmw.ac.uk/~thomas/synthdiy/index.htm
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Czech Martin <Martin.Czech at Micronas.com>
> > To: Sdiy (E-Mail) <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:39 AM
> > Subject: [sdiy] Joystick @ RS Components
> >
> >
> > > I was surfing and  just found a joystick @ RS
> > Components.
> > >
> > > http://www.rs-components.com/
> > >
> > > Quite pricey but nevertheless...
> > >
> > > Part number: 162-732
> > >
> > > 10k Ohm lin carbon resistors. Rubber sealed.
> > > Uhhh, 33.32 EUR (!), that's a lot for crappy carbon
> > pots...
> > >
> > > m.c.
> >
> >
> >
>