In a message dated 2/12/2000 5:52:29 PM,
jlarryh@... writes:
>> Though, installing my old radio in my "new" truck may
>> cause me to increase my (alcohol) consumption substantially.
>Duct tape it under that dash like a real man !
The dash was the simple part. Mounting the antenna and running the antenna
and speaker cable (not to mention installing speakers) through the double
steel wall kick panels without going through some unfortunate part is the
main draw back. I may just drill a bunch of holes and do a bunch of patching
with an extra large tube of silicone -- the stuff must have some uses outside
of Hollywood.
>> >P.S. That joystick panel is my next drillin' project.
>> I'd be very interested to hear what this panel is about, and how it
>develops.
>Well, you and I have discussed this before. But, essentially, there will
>be four pots in MOTM spacing fashion across the top two rows. Below that
>will be the joystick, sticking straight out. Below that will be 4 jacks
>along the bottom row. (2 unit panel of course).
Interesting physical layout! I've mentioned the old scrap computer joysticks
(which would allow them to be moved to left-hand keyboard uses for standard
pitch bend and modulation uses) but actually mounting them on a module is a
good idea as well.
>The controls will be X - gain and Y - gain to control the output voltage
>range and X trim (or offset) and Y trim to adjust the DC output to zero
>(or
>some other voltage) when the joystick is in its center resting position.
>The output jacks will be X + X - Y + and Y -. I intend to use simple
>op-amps to buffer the output and provide inversion. So, joystick movement
>will produce positive going and negative going voltages at the same time
>(equal and opposite).
>That's pretty much the plan.
Sounds like a great plan! Let us know how this goes, maybe I'll get my ass in
gear to do something similar.
Glad you liked the VC EG idea!
JB