PADDLE / SPINNER CONTROLLER

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Here are the designs for a spinner or potentiometer based paddle controller I came up with. The strain relief cords used were sourced from eBay, specifically from Cell Phone Charger Strain Relief Cord Boot Wire Sleeve 8x5mm 20pcs. For the spinner, I utilized an encoder listed as 600 p/r on eBay, as seen in the pictures provided. The potentiometer and 9-pin cable were wired as a standard paddle controller, with a 500k POT used for this purpose. The printed parts are made from ABS and PETG, but tests conducted in PLA showed surprisingly strong results. It's essential to test the wiring before assembling the controller. For assembly, M3 Caphead bolts are used for the shell, while a single bolt and nut secure the spinner knob to engage the D-shaft. The required hardware includes: * M3-20/25mm screws (4) for the shell * M3-12mm screw and nut for the spinner knob The arcade buttons used are standard 30mm types, as shown in the pictures provided. These buttons can be purchased separately or with joystick kits from eBay, Pimoroni, or PiHut. Two buttons per controller are used. The designs supplied are intended to be held in the left hand while the right hand turns the knob. To accommodate a different hand configuration, simply mirror the design in your slicer. For spinner connections, you'll need to connect directly to MISTer's USER_IO port or use a 32u4 micro as I did in my build, details of which can be found at https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/Retro-Controllers-USB-MiSTer/tree/master/PaddleTwoControllersUSB.