[sdiy] looking for a joystick

Jason Proctor jason at redfish.net
Wed Apr 6 01:06:35 CEST 2016 

i'll have some if you get round to it :-)



On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 4:01 PM, Travis Thatcher <recompas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Those are the ones I have but I've had a hard time actually finding batons
> for them. Guess I just need to machine some.
>
> On Apr 5, 2016, at 18:08, Jason Proctor <jason at redfish.net> wrote:
>
> after some digging i found various options on the Doepfer joystick, the
> cheapest of which was --
>
>
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/ALPS-game-rocker-switch-potentiometer-RKJXC1210-ALPS-RKJXC1210-dimensional-rocker-potentiometer/1867195736.html
>
> -- which seems reasonable. delivery takes a while. i'll report on what
> goes from here.
>
> thanks to all who responded.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Jason Proctor <jason at redfish.net> wrote:
>
>> also, according to Mr Doepfer, the joysticks used by the 174 module were
>> the ALPS RKJXC1210, and are no longer in production.
>>
>> life is tough for joystick people!
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Jason Proctor <jason at redfish.net> wrote:
>>
>>> interestingly, according to this thread --
>>>
>>> http://www.99musik.se/showthread.php?325528-Prophet-VS-joystick-trubbel
>>>
>>> -- that's the joystick used by Flights and Intellijel.
>>>
>>> do you know how much the samples are?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 1:28 AM, Tom Bugs <admin at bugbrand.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I made this suggestion a few months back for a similar query::::
>>>> http://www.tbm-japan.com/english/product/07joy.html
>>>> You then need to order samples - not entirely cheap once you factor in
>>>> shipping etc, but they're the best I've come across in the reasonable price
>>>> categories.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe someone should urge Thonk &/or Synthcube to stock them?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 05/04/2016 07:50, Roman Sowa wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There are quite a few versions of those joysticks in price ranges from
>>>>> 10 to over 100EUR and they look exactly the same on pictures. I've checked
>>>>> few of the cheap ones, and they are no good. With the rubber seal around
>>>>> the stick it still returns to mid position even if you remove the springs.
>>>>> BTW, removing springs in them is very easy.
>>>>> When I removed the rubber, friction was too loose, and also it had
>>>>> significant dummy-zone, I mean the small travel of the stick before
>>>>> potentiometer starts moving.
>>>>>
>>>>> Roman
>>>>>
>>>>> W dniu 2016-04-04 o 23:27, Jason Proctor pisze:
>>>>>
>>>>>> yes, certainly i could find one that is close and hack on it, but
>>>>>> since
>>>>>> my need isn't urgent, i'll likely hold out for something that's close.
>>>>>> i'm trying to dig a part number out of Flights and Intellijel, but
>>>>>> nothing yet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> this is the closest i've found
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Joystick-potentiometers-2x-100k-ohms-X-Y-Axis-/151947357956?hash=item2360c4af04:g:iHwAAOSwKtlWlINC
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 2:16 PM, <sleepy_dog at gmx.de
>>>>>> <mailto:sleepy_dog at gmx.de>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Maybe that is too involved / fumbly if you're looking for a ready
>>>>>>     solution (OTOH, you said small number...),
>>>>>>     but:
>>>>>>     Maybe some of those cheapies can be opened and the springs
>>>>>> removed?
>>>>>>     And if the lever is not light enough for the potentiometers to
>>>>>> hold
>>>>>>     it in place, one could add friction, e.g. by making a disc out of
>>>>>>     felt or similar, putting a hole in it slightly less in diameter
>>>>>> than
>>>>>>     the potentiometer axis, put it around the axis and glue it to the
>>>>>>     case? If it's that accessible...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     Am 04.04.2016 um 22:52 schrieb Jason Proctor:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     thanks for the response.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     i did look at adafruit and sparkfun and didn't find anything
>>>>>>>     appropriate. one constraint is that they can't be spring-loaded -
>>>>>>>     that is, once set in a position, they have to stay there. also
>>>>>>>     have to be panel mount and reasonably small footprint.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 1:20 PM, <sleepy_dog at gmx.de
>>>>>>>     <mailto:sleepy_dog at gmx.de>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         I don't suppose something like those will do? (like the cheap
>>>>>>>         3,95 $ one...)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         https://www.sparkfun.com/search/results?term=joystick
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         http://www.dx.com/s/joystick+diy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         Steve
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>         Am 04.04.2016 um 20:58 schrieb Jason Proctor:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         hi all
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         i'd like to source a small number (< 10) of a panel mount
>>>>>>>>         joystick like the one on the Flights of Harmony Choices or
>>>>>>>>         Intellijel Planar Euro modules. neither Flight nor Dan can
>>>>>>>>         currently provide them, however. i've been through Mouser
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>         Digikey and nothing seems appropriate. anyone know a good
>>>>>>>>         joystick source?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         thanks for any help with this!
>>>>>>>>         J
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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