[simpits-tech] Now I'm lost.

[Matt Bailey]

On Wednesday 31 December 2003 03:41 am, you wrote:
> Matt Bailey wrote:
> > Hmmm, so these things are actually just two way momentary switches,
> > shorting different contacts for either direction? I've been looking
> > for just that to
> > do a simple little avionics panel for X-Plane and MSFS (too
> > "financially challenged"/cheap to go Hagstrom at the moment).
> > Clicking to tune radios
> > drives me crazy..........
>
> I'm starting to think that a knob that only rotates about 10° each
> direction wouldn't be a bad thing. Turn it briefly either way to make small
> changes or hold it for large ones. I might whip up a test piece real quick
> (good excuse to fire up the lathe and mill) to see how it feels.

	I dunno, as cheap as the Knitters are it seems like that would be a better 
route. For that matter, if you're machining your own parts you could do your 
own momentary rotary switch. I had a pretty simple idea for one worked up but 
I don't have the gear to make one.

	-Matt Bailey