[sdiy] Joystick @ RS Components

[Rob B]

Well, I still have a ton of 20k linear joysticks laying around for $4 usd
each!

No rubber boot, but you can buy/make your own if you want!

Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: steven_thomas <steven_thomas at ntlworld.com>
To: diy (E-Mail) <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>; <jhaible at t-online.de>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Joystick @ RS Components


> 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>