Re: (ET) Alltrax controller question

["David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <etpost drmm net>]

On 15 Jun 2009 at 19:55, Tom G wrote:

> Has anybody set up an Alltrax or curtis with a dash stick control 
> similar to an 12S ?

I don't know how similar it is, but after experimenting with a couple 
different foot pedal lashups, I ended up using a spare Solectria potbox I 
had lying around, mounted to the instrument panel.  I made a faceplate 
with 
a mounting bracket for the potbox and a slot for the lever.  Then I put a 
piece of vinyl tubing over the potbox's metal lever to make it easier and 
more comfortable to operate.

Someday I'm going to add some damping to it somehow, though.  It's too 
easy 
to move.  Now and then I end up changing speed accidentally when I hit a 
bump with my hand on the lever.

I added a toggle switch next to the lever to select reverse.  I was 
surprised at how accustomed I was to the old 2-quadrant joystick style GE 
lever, and it took me a while to get used to using the reverse switch 
instead.  If I were doing it again, I might try rigging a way to simulate 
the 2Q reversing.