A DIY Radar Controller

Hardware & Tech Questions
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That was fast! I ordered it on sunday…

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Size comparison.

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Mount the stick slightly forward of center?

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The new and improved encoder knob arrived today as well!

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Obviously.

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Just turn it 180°

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Turn what 180°?

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“It”, duh.
:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Stupid me! :blush:

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Now what.!?

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Radar mode selector?

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Nah, that’s the switch on top of the handle.
This will be a generic mode selector. Why? Because the new box has room for it. Yes it has! No, I’m not overestimating the volume of the new box, for cables and the switch… :wink:

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Cleaned it up a little and put it on the rotary switch I’ll be using.

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I’m thinking of painting the alu parts black…
This selector knob at least. Not sure about the big encoder wheel behind the stick.

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Two component filler in the joints. Spray filler, two layers of primer and two topcoats matt black. I know! Glossiest (is that a word?) ‘matt’ black I have ever seen…
Turned out really well, I think.
Oh how I love making this stuff! :slight_smile:
Maybe I should make business of it, after all…?

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Looks Good. Very much like it belongs in a pit… Add it t the box

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It is gorgeous!

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The best part about a re-make is that you get to do it right the second time around… Fix those nagging little problems or upgrade that what you found a better solution to, after you finished it.

Every time I build something I’m unfamiliar with I plan to build it at LEAST twice. Some things still take me several tries. - Adam Savage

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Layout test.
How close can I put that selector knob?

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Just mind the full travel of the stick so it doesn’t impact that knob.

Is it feasible to put it on the side of the box?

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Being a radar controller, I don’t think he will be throwing around like if he was flying a tridecker ha ha

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Which was the purpose of the layout test :wink:

Well…in the heat of the moment! :smile:

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@komemiute,
Since you have an eye for artsy stuff…
Should I paint the large encoder assembly, behind the stick?