Curt Vendel Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Regarding the paddle... The way the 7800 uses fire buttons is an odd affair. The on/off switch keeps that quirky design from interfering with paddle usage but yes, the cavaet is, if you peg the paddle all the way you max out the resistance and the 7800 thinks youre firing one of the buttons. Having a paddle added back in is a major convenience for gamers, so it was a very small trade off in functionality. Im a bit curious about your mentions on the buttons. My usual tests are with 7800 asteroids to make sure both buttons work properly and 2600 kaboom for paddles. Perhaps we can discuss offline so I can find out some more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 No big deal on the buttons. I can reverse the wires later but something to keep in mind. I'm used to button 1 mapped to the left and button 2 mapped to the right button. Or at least that is how they are mapped on all of the NES style like controllers I've bought over the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Got the 1st of 2 ordered this past week. It's as awesome as described! Highly recommended. The paddle is especially as smooth as butter. Just a thought Curt...would you consider making one with just 2 paddles? I'd be first in line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Yes, these look *really* cool. My wife ordered one at the beginning of February. We have not received it yet, and the 'contact us' section of the site times out and wont send a message (site says five days to make and then ship). No problems waiting, I know how these things go, but she never got a shipping notice. How long should we expect before receiving one? Just curious. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yes, these look *really* cool. My wife ordered one at the beginning of February. We have not received it yet, and the 'contact us' section of the site times out and wont send a message (site says five days to make and then ship). No problems waiting, I know how these things go, but she never got a shipping notice. How long should we expect before receiving one? Just curious. Thanks. I just tried the contact page, its not even letting me send, even though I filled all of the fields its giving me errors, I haven't updated the code or the PHP since the install and it used to work, so I'm not sure what is wrong, but it needs to be fixed asap, I'll check with zencart forums to see if others have similar prob's. I have 2 orders that need to be filled, I have another 1/2 on an order going out and I just got back a return because I sent a Right instead of a left so I'll make sure your order is on its way by Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 No shrink tubing? Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 No shrink tubing? Hmm. I redid that section with the resistors on mine and on the wires going to the paddle that had liquid tape on them as insulation with shrink tubing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 24, 2019 Author Share Posted February 24, 2019 I redid that section with the resistors on mine and on the wires going to the paddle that had liquid tape on them as insulation with shrink tubing. The liquid tape works great.... plus after building like 4-5 in a row, you get wicked high LOL !!!!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 I just tried the contact page, its not even letting me send, even though I filled all of the fields its giving me errors, I haven't updated the code or the PHP since the install and it used to work, so I'm not sure what is wrong, but it needs to be fixed asap, I'll check with zencart forums to see if others have similar prob's. I have 2 orders that need to be filled, I have another 1/2 on an order going out and I just got back a return because I sent a Right instead of a left so I'll make sure your order is on its way by Monday. Great, thanks for the heads up. And yes, that's the experience I had with the site as well. No matter how many times the wife filled it out, it wouldn't send. Looking forward to getting the stick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) Just waiting on the 5200 version and I'm also curious about the dual joystick version? What games would utilize that?The 5200 needs a good joystick more than any retro game system ever created! Plenty of folks have dumped their 5200s because the games can actually be ruined by how bad the controllers perform. I was waiting on Edladdin’s 5200 controller but this maker looks quality too. Many like me will pull the trigger on the first of the two to actually come out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Edited February 25, 2019 by Airshack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 The 5200 needs a good joystick more than any retro game system ever created! Plenty of folks have dumped their 5200s because the games can actually be ruined by how bad the controllers perform. I was waiting on Edladdin’s 5200 controller but this maker looks quality too. Many like me will pull the trigger on the first of the two to actually come out. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro I've gotten in the new sticks and self centering pots. I just need to spend time building the first proto for a 5200 version, keypad is easy, but I'm looking for a good solution to the 3 buttons for start/pause/reset that will asthetically match... Right now I need to focus on finishing things with the XM and I'm doing some website overhaul work, so bench time in the 5200 controller has been scarce for now, sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 The liquid tape works great.... plus after building like 4-5 in a row, you get wicked high LOL !!!!!!!!! I put together a paper circuit project for my Cub Scout den recently and, damn, was I loopy and nauseous after cutting all that tape to length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Dats some good sh*t LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I have 2 orders that need to be filled, I have another 1/2 on an order going out and I just got back a return because I sent a Right instead of a left so I'll make sure your order is on its way by Monday. I think I'm one of those 2 orders. Hoping it was or will be sent soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Will there be more made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsteakraw Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Regarding the paddle... The way the 7800 uses fire buttons is an odd affair. The on/off switch keeps that quirky design from interfering with paddle usage but yes, the cavaet is, if you peg the paddle all the way you max out the resistance and the 7800 thinks youre firing one of the buttons. How do you deal with the paddle and the joystick at the same time. is the power switch on the VCC pin? or is it for the whole paddle mechanism as a whole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 I just tried the contact page, its not even letting me send, even though I filled all of the fields its giving me errors, I haven't updated the code or the PHP since the install and it used to work, so I'm not sure what is wrong, but it needs to be fixed asap, I'll check with zencart forums to see if others have similar prob's. I have 2 orders that need to be filled, I have another 1/2 on an order going out and I just got back a return because I sent a Right instead of a left so I'll make sure your order is on its way by Monday. Just a follow up, we still have not received the joystick, if It had gone out on Monday of last week, we should have seen it by now. I can give you order details by PM if you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzyblast Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 where do i buy one of these? are they sold out? late to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddL Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 https://thejoystickshop.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3 Looks like they are sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Just got mine. Very nice unit, plays great. It's nice to have an arcade stick to play all of the great arcade ports on the 7800. Much better than the damn 'Painline' controllers! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesofEclipse Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 greetings. i was wondering if there will be a 3, 4, 6, 8,or even 10 button proline rtick for many syrtems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshack Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 When will the next batch be ready? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesofEclipse Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Well, my last post on this thread was made on a flip phone but I am willing to buy a Proline desktop stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 Ill be doing some arcade specialized ones next month. Ill be doing the 2600 versions for a while, then see when Ill do more 7800 ones. The machine shop work takes a lot of time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Please put me down for a 7800 controller, when you get back to making them. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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