Re: (ET) another Alltrax related question

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On 2 Jul 2010 at 13:16, Jerry Rhodes wrote:

>  the PB -6 has the start swt installed which you will need ...

Have the Alltrax controllers changed?  It's been several years, but mine 
didn't need any kind of start switch.  I did need a separate reverse 
switch, 
however.

For my "throttle" I used a leftover Solectria potbox, but removed the pot 
and made a bracket and dash plate for it, so the lever stuck out through a 
dash slot.  Added a bit of rubber tubing as a handle, and voila.  I'm sure 
you could do something similar with a Curtis potbox.  

The only problem is that the pot moves too easily.  I'd like it to have 
some 
friction to keep it in place more solidly.  

Another possibility might be a slide pot meant for a 70s vintage stereo 
receiver.  Be careful though - something like that might not stand up to 
the 
heavier usage.  When pots get dirty and noisy, the effect on drivability 
isn't good.  

I've also been wondering about the faders used in audio consoles, but the 
good ones are far from cheap.

I've been looking at a couple of products from Suzo-Happ in Chicago, which 
makes controls for arcade games.  They have a robust-looking, weatherproof 
metal-housed pedal, and a couple of lever type "throttles" which might do 
the job.  Prices are in the $60-90 range, and I'd expect that a device 
meant 
for arcade use would be pretty long-lived.  

Their website seems to be down right now, but here are a couple of their 
items being offered by a third party on Ebay (at about the same prices 
that 
I recall).  The numbers are Ebay item numbers; go to the Ebay homepage and 
enter these in the search box.

Turbo throttle 320456669695

Modular pedal 320456220964


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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