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Prebuilt controlls

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I'm thinking of building some tactile switch d pads. I'd be selling them for around $4 each (mainly because of parts cost) and would be making a first run of 25. Just figured I'd see if there was any interest in them :)
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Just for my knowlege and anyone else who might not know are "tactile switches" the ones like what the atari used or the kind that everyother system today uses?
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I don't even think that the atari used tactile switches, although I might be wrong.
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gannon wrote:I'm thinking of building some tactile switch d pads. I'd be selling them for around $4 each (mainly because of parts cost) and would be making a first run of 25. Just figured I'd see if there was any interest in them :)
yeah, I might buy a coupe :). it'd save me the trouble of making a custom D-pad and it would also mean more work for gannon :twisted:.......j/k, I'd buy them to use them in portables, not to make you suffer gannon :P.
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gannon wrote:I don't even think that the atari used tactile switches, although I might be wrong.
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the atari had everything etched on to its PCB in the joystick, with a metal dome that covered it. When the joystick moved, pressure would temporarily collapse the dome and make a connection on the PCB.
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Post by Sparkfist »

Guess I got that confused with Mindstein's VCSp. Those are exacly what he used for the controllers on his project.
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Post by Unidentified Assilant »

Might buy some, but the D-Pad bust off my third party SNES controller, so, I have a d-pad anyway now.
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Post by G-force »

Those are really easy to make, the hard part is mounting them on the case. Cutting out the D-pad shape and stuff is a a pain. If you could come up with a design where all I need is a hole to mount, then I'd buy a couple.
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Post by sam »

Ill buy one of those, one of your n64 screw drivers, and 1 n64 how much and how long will it take you. Pm me.
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