[sdiy] Tiny Joystick

[Scott Stites]

>I've been toying with joystick controllers lately and then I ran across this
>wee beastie while reading the Digikey catalog.  ( I'll let you guess what
>particular seat I keep mighty tombs such as the Mouser and Digikey catalog
>next to ).

>http://www.ctscorp.com/components/Datasheets/252.pdf

>Its VERY small and pcb mount.  Might be quite nifty for something?

I ordered one of these joysticks a while back when I was getting some other small items from Digikey.  It looks like it would be particularly handy for, say, a small synth along the lines of Ray Wilson's little Sound Lab or similar, or as part of an cool little controller.  The drawback of this particular little joystick is that there is no knob on it, and I'll have to figure out how to put one on.  I have a similar tiny Noble joystick (that cost a lot more than this one, for sure) that has a knob on it.  The knob makes it a lot easier to use - it's flattened at the top and you can lay a couple of fingers on it, or your palm, and get a pretty nice degree of control over it.  On top of that, the Noble joystick and this one each have an integral momentary NO switch, and the knob certainly makes it a lot nicer for actuating that.

Cheers,
Scott




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