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Postby expat » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:04 am

What do you all think of this idea (the actual work would not be the problem). I have an old set of CH rudder pedals that are game port. They have been gathering dust due to my set up not really liking the game port to USB interface that I tried. Now being that they are game port, they have no real value. I would be lucky to get a Euro for them on Ebay. Buying a new set is out of the question, Mrs-the-ex-pat would string me up by the short and curlies :o What is a possibility is the folllowing, rip out all the game port "bits" and buy a cheap USB joystick to transplant into the pedals. A cable is a cable and a potentiometer
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Re: Joystick transplant

Postby Fozzer » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:39 am

Joystick transplant?.... :o...!

...you sat on it?... :o... :o... :o...!

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Re: Joystick transplant

Postby expat » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:45 am

Joystick transplant?.... :o...!

...you sat on it?... :o... :o... :o...!

F..... ;D...!



No, my wife inserted it sideways :o ;D

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Re: Joystick transplant

Postby a1 » Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:59 pm

Joystick transplant?.... :o...!

...you sat on it?... :o... :o... :o...!

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No, my wife inserted it sideways :o ;D

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Re: Joystick transplant

Postby JBaymore » Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:10 pm

expat,

Back on topic........
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Re: Joystick transplant

Postby expat » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:54 am

[quote]expat,

Back on topic........
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