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Title: homemade controlers
Post by: wildirishman13 on March 17, 2007, 09:23:22 AM

i have been poking around the ch hanger forums and seen guys make there own rudders and throttles i would like to do it as well but will it work with aces high i have a older analog ch f16 combat stick love it but i am a poor irish  man cant afford the rudder pedals and throttle i use a wheel on the stick and the key board for rudder works ok but would like the peddels and throttle

any help with this would make me in debted to you forever

Title: homemade controlers
Post by: llama on March 17, 2007, 10:05:31 PM

This may be a good start:

http://www.simpits.org/articles/lego_thr/lego%20quadrant.htm

-Llama

Title: homemade controlers
Post by: Roscoroo on March 17, 2007, 10:49:52 PM

I made my own "RooPeds"  over 2 yrs ago ... these are set # 2 , Still using them too ...
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/thumbs/301_1146279561_dcp_0119.jpg) (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/picpopup.php?ImgId=37325)
I killed a bike for the headpost bearings and stole the potentiometer from a old thrustmaster stick .  i use a WW1 biplane style of rotation /bar which works fine for me . its really easy to rest a heel on the base and hold rudder angle for spiral climbs ect .
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/thumbs/301_1146364840_dcp_0121.jpg) (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/picpopup.php?ImgId=37329)
They stay nice and solid in place on carpet .
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/thumbs/301_1148067979_dcp_0003.jpg) (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/picpopup.php?ImgId=37574)
My Stick is a mad catz panther which allows for the gameport ped hook up and then usb ports into my pc .

i Did do a earlier setup  using a saitec stick by jumping into the rudder wires and added a game port plug .....   but you can also use a second joystick and set up an axis from that to work as a rudder . it all depends on how creative you want to be ....   you can also use Race wheel peddles to .


you will need to go on a schematic hunt if you go this route ... or ohm/ trace it our manually .

if the ch controller board is like the usb TM board then you should be able to add /wire in the extra axis's you need .  

Keep you eye out in second hand stores..... I found 2 sets of peds and a pile of sticks so far from them .  


"Homeboy"   may have a good set of schematics for the ch stuff .