[jhb_airlines] Floor mounted joystick.
- From: pdodds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Peter Dodds)
- To: jhb_airlines@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:27 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
This project of mine is progressing. I have dismantled the Microsoft joystick
and converting it to
floor mounting is, in fact going to be quite easy. However I need a reasonably
solid gimbal mount
for the new joystick. The idea is to mount the new stick about 4 inches up its
shaft on the
gimbals, and the short "tail" beneath the gimbal will operate the stub shaft of
the original
Microsoft unit, connected via a ball joint at such a position as to get the
correct movement ratio
at the top of the new handle. This can be calculated quite easily.
Can anyone point me at a source of a simple cheap gimbal - perhaps the sort of
thing used to hold up
yacht bulkhead lamps, without paying chandlery prices!
Peter
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