SpeedyE420 Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 Does anyone know a good source to get a 4 way toggle type switch to use for an f-16 panel? Thank you in advance for any help given. Owned Modules: F-18, F-16, F-14, AV-8B, A-10c, Huey, Hip, KA-50, Gazelle, Mig 15, Mig 19, Mig 21, FC3, P-51, BF-109, C-101, L-39, F-5, YAK-52 PC Specs- 8700k at 5.1GHz on Asrock z370 Fata1ity k6, EVGA 1080ti SSC2, 32 GB G.Skill TridentZ, 1TB NVMe m.2 Drive for DCS with a 500gb NVMe M.2 boot drive, Oculus Rift S
RightStuff Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 Slaughter an old joystick which has a coolie hat...
Nanne118 Posted October 5, 2019 Posted October 5, 2019 So, the official one is quite pricy at 111 EUR a piece, but supposedly has a very nice touch and feel to it. How it is typically done for most joysticks (like the TM Warthog) is that they use 4 microswitches around a central pole, on which a plate is positioned that connects to the actual HAT itself to move it around. Probably works best on a PCB. I have also been looking for other multiposition switches myself for a similar purpose, which can be easily found from a site such as mouser and selecting the multi-switch category. I have been considering the following switches: RKJXT1F42001, 4 way + center push that also has a rotary encoder embedded into it RKJXL100401V, 8 way with center push JS5208, standard 4 way + central push I think when I get my next pay that I will order one of each and check which one I like best, as it is very hard to convey feel online. They have listed the necessary activation forces and their deflection in degrees, but that will unfortunately not indicate how the activation click feels. Hope this helps [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Groundpounder extraordinaire SPECS: i7-4790K, MSI Z97 Gaming 7, 16 GB RAM, MSI GTX 980ti, Thrustmaster WARTHOG HOTAS, Saitek Pro Combat Rudder pedals, TrackIR 5
Tantalum7 Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 At least in the states, Mouser and Digikey and the like are all back-ordered for 1-3 months on any of these sort of switches (as well as potentiometers with momentary push switches. It seems like a number of flight sim peripheral builders all have the same idea at once. The F-16 release seems to be firing up the switch market.
JCook Posted October 6, 2019 Posted October 6, 2019 I've got a full ICP I'll be selling which includes the DCS switch you're looking to purchase. Send me a PM if you are interested.
SpeedyE420 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Posted October 6, 2019 thank you all very much for the replies. I Was actually able to find a real used one for just under $30 believe it of not. Gotta love ebay. lol Owned Modules: F-18, F-16, F-14, AV-8B, A-10c, Huey, Hip, KA-50, Gazelle, Mig 15, Mig 19, Mig 21, FC3, P-51, BF-109, C-101, L-39, F-5, YAK-52 PC Specs- 8700k at 5.1GHz on Asrock z370 Fata1ity k6, EVGA 1080ti SSC2, 32 GB G.Skill TridentZ, 1TB NVMe m.2 Drive for DCS with a 500gb NVMe M.2 boot drive, Oculus Rift S
tekadept Posted October 7, 2019 Posted October 7, 2019 Wow thats a steal! I use the 4 way + center push for mine, I keep thinking of a way to make my own style similar to the real one. "Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way" (Gen. George Patton) https://www.tekcreations.space
harleyblue Posted October 8, 2019 Posted October 8, 2019 I boys. This is my home made DCS of my ICP. I don’t like the mini joystick 4 way, and use 4 micro push button with bolt of 4 mm for it. This is the photo. 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
tekadept Posted October 8, 2019 Posted October 8, 2019 Cool that's a pretty nifty solution. "Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way" (Gen. George Patton) https://www.tekcreations.space
gavilan_cl Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 Wow!! Thanks for sharing your projet! It looks really cool!
TomVR Posted October 15, 2019 Posted October 15, 2019 does anyone have a good reference of it? I could make one work with my thingiverse collection of hat switches? https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3452944
Lawlcat Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 I boys. This is my home made DCS of my ICP. I don’t like the mini joystick 4 way, and use 4 micro push button with bolt of 4 mm for it. This is the photo. What did you use for the buttons? I'm having trouble deciding on what buttons I want to order for mine. I'm printing the panels from https://github.com/JonahTsai/F16/tree/master/ICP but not sure what I want to actually use button wise. Something SMD I think. I was leaning towards something like these but they have a really small throw and might not feel good to press: https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/E-Switch/LL3301FF065QJ?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvxtGF7dlGNpqqmTFthXBmfIww25WX7wJ8%3D
harleyblue Posted October 18, 2019 Posted October 18, 2019 I use this push button. Micro Push Button https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/baC3VCYzd [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
BlacleyCole Posted October 20, 2019 Posted October 20, 2019 Allelectronics.com. Greate source for switches and electronic supply BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday.
jose0226 Posted April 14, 2021 Posted April 14, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 12:22 PM, Droning_On said: Topic moved from Thrustmaster forum..... thought this area was probably be more suited. Hey all. Just wanted to post my current 3d project on here.... its a bit of work in progress but thought I would share. I will be posting the std files on Thingiverse once i’ve ironed out all the prototype issues..... rear instrument panel sized for Ipad pro 11.7 center screen sized for iphone max button controllers are LeoBodnar BBI-64s in button box and Micro-BBI in throttle also designed a afterburner finger lift On 2/24/2021 at 3:20 AM, Corvidae said: That is just amazing! Working on the RIO seat next? On 10/8/2019 at 1:04 AM, harleyblue said: I boys. This is my home made DCS of my ICP. I don’t like the mini joystick 4 way, and use 4 micro push button with bolt of 4 mm for it. This is the photo. how you make the wire connection ?
Droning_On Posted April 14, 2021 Posted April 14, 2021 11 hours ago, jose0226 said: how you make the wire connection ? I used 2 leobodnar usb game controller boards.... lots of wiring and soldering :) Spoiler AMD Ryzen 5 5600x [OC_4750Mhz 1.285v All Core], AMD Rx6700XT 12GB, 32Gb DDR4_3200 CL16, M.2_NVMe(OS) + 1TB M.2 SSD for DCS install , Delan opentrack IR, QHD 1440p@75Mhz 32" HDR Monitor. Hotas heavy modded T.Flight Hotas One - 3D printed Mods. 3D Printed Pedals 3D prinded Delan Clip, Spitfire Athentikit Spade, trims & throttle Mk iX controls. Future mods…Upgrade T.flight to Hall sensors…more switches….F-16 ICP, Spitfire/Mossie switch labels and future Athentikit Spit Mk iX controls.
Savvy Posted April 16, 2021 Posted April 16, 2021 (edited) I used an xbox-type thumb controller, pulled off the thumb hat and replaced with a square switch. Plugged into arduino I converted the axis values into digital joystick push buttons. Had the added bonus of have the 'push in' function. Edited April 16, 2021 by Savvy 1
jose0226 Posted April 30, 2021 Posted April 30, 2021 thank you so much for you answer this will help me with my project
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