That pivot looks like it won’t work because of the long stick.
Something similar to the diagram @adekto posted would work better.
The problem with having a large stick is the location of the pivot-point means the arc created by the pivot’s rotation can be a bit too large. The pivot ideally needs to be small and close to the d-pad.
I have a DSi where all the plastic around the d-pad broke from wear and that diagram is similar the mechanism underneath (except the DSi uses one of those rubbery membrane things).
If I come across it at some point I’ll take a picture.
Whether that works or not depends on how soft the rubber/eraser is.
I’ve had some pretty tough rubbers/erasers in the past that wouldn’t really be suitable.
Not really, I printed it at 20% infill and 3 layers but I do not think it makes any difference.
BTW: I need some scientific test now to test the efficiency of not having the center as a “press-able” part. I need to test it on people who do not know the hack. For the moment is just a “different” option, not an enhancement to Pokitto.
@spinal Check around you for maker or hacker spaces. You can get access to one in those places. I get access to one at my University, but there is also a hacker space near me that has a couple of them.
@eried I will try to test it on some people once I get my pokitto and will come back with the findings.
Get the cheapest one from Aliexpress or ebay, it is a great learning experience to assemble one of the cheapest ones, missing parts and joy. They go for under 200 USD /incl. shipment
But this is kinda of topic, we are becoming @Pharap
It would be good to be able to migrate discussions to their own thread so they can continue on a thread with the right title.
Clearly I’m not the only one with a tendency to go off track :P.
We have one of those in my town, but it’s quite new and most people don’t know about it. I’m pretty sure we’re a bit of an exception though, I doubt most towns in Britain have a ‘maker space’/‘hacker space’.
Just me but I prefer the nes style d pad, I’ve never liked the Sony one it just feels uncomfortable and puts off a vibe of “this is just 4 action buttons not a d pad, we have always expected you to use the stick”.
Thanks! I agree with using the quotes for “problem”. I am the kind of people who buys another controller (so I end having like 8 controllers in drawers) if there is something odd with the old one, or can’t live with a dead pixel, etc. The d-pad felt strange for some reason, but I cannot say that this is the solution.
As I said, I am waiting for your Pokitto testing code (I still think there is something wrong with my C button) so I can run a double-blinded test on the d-pad to get to a final conclusion about the “problem” with some kind of reaction-test program.
really hard to remove from the lcd back
