Flying Buckeye wrote on Jan 27^th, 2010 at 8:57pm:


..plus the potentiometers, drive/rumble motors, electronics, printed circuit board, integrated Circuits, moulded casings, wiring, and method of attaching it to the computer and testing it....etc...etc...

Result....

...should have gone to Specsavers Saitek/Logitek!....
...!

Paul.... ... ... ....!

Certainly it's possible. I did just what expat said. I used my CH products yoke and wired up a Boeing 727 control wheel and yoke assembly.

Hi there,

You could certainly dual -gang 2 pots but the angle will still remain the same, with 300K's dual ganged you'll roughly get 150K over their normal turning range - but I can guarentee you would have problem due to them not being identical, unless your willing to pay loads for a matched pair of pots,  for example: you might use them for rudder, kick in some left rudder, want a bit more and find you'll get less left rudder than you had.

And: You won't get a full 360 deg of movement on the pot - it's not possible, you might have something around 300-320 deg, only thing I can suggest is buy a bigger pot, check what range your 50K actually used and limit the movement of the 'larger' pot.
Think of 'dual rate' in modern radio control sets and you'd get the idea what I mean.

regards

Steve

Also maybe drop down into the Homebuilt Cockpits forum section for threads that relate to this kind of thing.  This is what pit building is all about.  (You'll have to look around a bit.)

best,

................john

Fozzer wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2010 at 11:50am:



Yeah Paul mate, I figured that out early on.    It was the getting 50k over a particular angle I had issues with. Would of been easy if they only used 2 pins on the pots, but noooo they gota use all 3.   Got it figured out now anyway (so I rekon)...

  Cheers for the simkits link. Some good stuff there, bit pricey though $248 for a cessna ish landing gear lever, not including the panel you need to attach it to.      I dont really care what it`ll all look like, when I fly I`m looking at the instruments and out the window. I just want a precise and reliable stick and pedals for less than £20...  Not including some new tools, I`m still on target..  I drive artics for Veolia now and then which gives me access to all the local recyc depots in Hampshire, so no shortage of materials. 


@ John ..  I noticed that section after hijacking this thread,   Loads of good stuff in there to keep me busy...   I`ll keep any future posts about this or similar in there.         



So.... Flying Buckeye...... In answer to your question..  Yeah.. What Expat Mat said.     
   
It`s relatively easy to make a ye olde style gameport joystick interface as the a/d converters are on the soundcard, but adding extra axis and buttons could be a nightmare.   

bla bla bla.... I think I`m finished now