I think the OP needs proportional joysticks, not just 8 position.

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Quinlan" <katinka@MAGESTOWER.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: Re: [PIC]: PCB cannot carry double?


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pic microcontroller discussion list
> > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Mike Singer
> > Sent: Monday, 10 June 2002 10:41
> > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
> > Subject: [PIC]: PCB cannot carry double?
> >
> >
> >      Hi, PICfighters!
> >
> >    I'am thinking about building a sort of simple but reliable joystick
> > with maximum endurance.
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> For this sort of an application you should look at commercial Joysticks,
the
> ones used in arcade games are very reliable, and ones for industrial use
are
> about the same, they all use the same idea, micro switches. they have 4
> switches, one on each end of travel, and allow either left right, up down,
> left right and up down, or 8 direction travel ie up right.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kat.
>
>
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