Hemp’s Flight Sim Stuff

The mechanical prototype of the Mini-Hall Joystick is completed. It's now mostly 3D printed. I have not beautified it with all kinds of methods to make it look less 3D printed yet. I am still waiting for a new version of PCB, the analog version with MLX90333, plus the optical sensor. I totally forgot to design and order this one but only ordered the planned more advanced version with MLX90363 (fully digital SPI version). Note that in the video, the click click sound is not the activation of the button press. It's the central detent. I did not expect it to be this loud and distinct. It only sounded that loud because of the echo of my vaulted ceiling dinning room. Oh well, now I definitively will know the center! This version is vulnerable to UV damages. I will have to find a way to "cover" the vulnerable part. I think I already have the solution, no worries. The only parts that are not 3D printed are: a small piece of latex sheet, a bronze sleeve bearing, a neo magnet,...

This is a very satisfying button click test for the new button mechanism for the mini-Hall joystick (no gimbal). Most of the parts are 3D printed. Inside, there is an off-the-shelf self-lubricating bronze sleeve bearing for smooth button presses. The force required is 1.8kgf. You can see in the video that such large activation force is not only for the satisfying click, it is also necessary to prevent accidental activation. It's fatal if you accidentally activate the boost button (I often assign it on the F-16 mini-stick button press, and it's a bit iffy with the TM F-16 TQS Viper's puny activation force) inside a space station in Elite Dangerous. I could have done 0.9kgf with just 1x dome switch, but I felt it's too easy to accidentally activate it so I doubled it with 2x switches. This new mechanism (not shown) is much straight forward than the previous working design, and is only possible with the newly released stainless steel dome switch with back lighting (I am no...