Fish Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hi All, Finishing a design for a generic button box, but would like to add a gear handle, which is not just a 'switch'. I have space on on side I could put something. Any ideas welcome. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblin Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Perhaps this will give you some ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 Certainly does. Little more high end than I was planning though. Do like the detent idea. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) What about fitting it to the end of a 2 position rotary switch? https://www.mouser.com/Electromechanical/Switches/Rotary-Switches/_/N-5g2i?P=1yvsm2aZ1z0x3s1Z1ytibi9Z1ytibi8 Makes a nice firm PACLUNK! may need a 90 degree or 60 degree throw depending on how you do it. Edited December 16, 2019 by RustBelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadMeat Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Psst.. You could strap a real landing gear switch to the side of your box https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=220201 These things pop up on ebay from time to time.. My mods --> Mil-spec upgrades for TM Warthog, Hornet & Cougar grips | Mil-spec upgrade for TM Warthog throttle | Real Tornado gear switch modded into gear and hook lever switches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomVR Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 3d printing option https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3562570 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow912 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Hi All, Finishing a design for a generic button box, but would like to add a gear handle, which is not just a 'switch'. I have space on on side I could put something. Any ideas welcome. Have a look at my pit, I used a design for my landing gear and landing hook that I found on youtube (I'll see if I can find it again and link it). I used a model car suspension spring to give them some 'feel' and microswitches. You can either do it with 2 switches (no lua programming) or to save on time you can use just one switch and add a couple of lines of code to the joystick lua file. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=243783 Sinclair ZX81 - 1K RAM - 16K Wobbly Ram Pack - Tape Drive - Kempston Joystick :helpsmilie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 What about fitting it to the end of a 2 position rotary switch? https://www.mouser.com/Electromechanical/Switches/Rotary-Switches/_/N-5g2i?P=1yvsm2aZ1z0x3s1Z1ytibi9Z1ytibi8 Makes a nice firm PACLUNK! may need a 90 degree or 60 degree throw depending on how you do it. Hmm... Cheap, easy simple effective...this is brilliant! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea_cypher Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I am actually using a 3 way guitar pick up switch, gives a very positive feel to the motion, working on a 3d print for the actual handle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0092MBPGA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 3d printing option https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3562570 Spark of an idea here...… cheers. Gonna work on this one. love the simplicity. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I am actually using a 3 way guitar pick up switch, gives a very positive feel to the motion, working on a 3d print for the actual handle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0092MBPGA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Good idea, probably more robust than the rotary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 I am actually using a 3 way guitar pick up switch, gives a very positive feel to the motion, working on a 3d print for the actual handle. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0092MBPGA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Cheers cypher. x Just ordered this one. Price makes it a no brainer to try out first. Scale is right for my button board. Lets know if u have any progress with the handle. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessuno0505 Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 This is 3d printed and even simpler... https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3996459 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 True, but it does take up one of your Warthog toggle switches. I'm sure this will appeal to some... it's good to have many options!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Finally finished the button board and the gear lever. Its designed with VR in mind (using the reverb), and in DCS I've only mapped it for the F18 Here's some details. Design is wedge, for ease of access. Height of buttons rise low at the front, high at the back All knobs back line. Buttons and switches different styles grouped, so there's tactile differences. Two push button encoders left and right, and 4 rotaries In the center. Encoders used for CRS and HDG knobs (used to fine tune since they are a bit slow). Shifted left encoder, push to activate the kneeboard, and shifted rotation srolls through pages back or forward. Switch line, left are 2 way up and down toggle with 1 active all times. Center are toggle left/right momentary also used for CRS and HDG. Last 2 3 way toggle. Bottom row is for start up, APU, CANK L&R, FLCS RESET and rudder reset. Gear lever is 3 position Design uses the Bodnar I/O board with up to 36 buttons and 8 analog channels. Box uses 29 buttons and 4 analogs. (analogs used for DD brightness. Battery and Canopy are up down toggles, with the down action requiring the shift button to avoid accidents. Here's a quick look at it in action Thanks to all who posted their ideas for me. Fish's Flight Sim Videos [sIGPIC]I13700k, RTX4090, 64gb ram @ 3600, superUltraWide 5120x1440, 2560x1440, 1920x1080, Warthog, Tusba TQS, Reverb VR1000, Pico 4, Wifi6 router, 360/36 internet[/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Burns Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Here is one I made for those without a 3D printer: 5 discs from clear plastic Sanded Glued together, drilled and inserted a biro (temporary) I didnt photo the last version, dyed it with red pen ink (took forever to dry, like weeks!! There is an aerosol spray for car brakes but it was $$$) I also put an LED in it and bought some aluminum tube from fleabay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea_cypher Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Glad to see it worked Fish, will admit I havent got arount to installing mine yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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