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Originally Posted by dhoizner
This year, and last, we have been searching for hours upon hours for ambidextrous joysticks with trim adjustors that connect through a game port (Connectible to the robot).
Has anyone had any luck finding joysticks? (We are still using the old sticks from a couple of years ago and are having two problems: There are not enough buttons (Only two per stick); And we are not sure how many seasons they have left in them.
Thanks,
Dan
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While building shelving today, our team decided to take apart one of the new right-handed joysticks from last year's kit of parts. Although many teams may not like certain features about these, such as their wobbliness or that they are only right handed, we found a simple solution.
Once you take the handle off them, they become a ton stiffer (from the lack of weight). The handles on them are basically a round shaft, with two flattened sides to prevent the handle from rotating. They also have eight buttons inside them that can be rewired into new buttons. Our team is planning to use them this year, but with custom made handles in them (like our operator interface for 2005).
Before: (Plain handleless joystick)
After: (Custom handle and trigger)
The old CH Flightstick joysticks that we customized for our 2005 operator interface worked well. With new smaller handles, you should be able to easily customize the new KOP joysticks. Our team will probably use customized KOP joysticks this year (similar in appearance to our 2005 ones above), since the old CH Flightsticks are getting harder and harder to find without cannabilizing old operator interfaces.
