A totally new Remote Control mod!
 

Hiya!

I just want to post a picture of our new RC mod! A friend came up with the idea for this mod and he did all the soldering as well (Thanks Alex!!!).

http://www.got-skillz.com/Content/Images/RCMod01.jpg

Basically 5 cables of a 9-pin-Joystick port (remember the old Commodore C64, Amiga or Atari ST?) are soldered to the microswitches of the RC.

http://www.got-skillz.com/Content/Images/RCMod04.jpg

It works extremely well! You´ve got far more control! Shorter steering or braking impulses are possible now!!

Here´s a closeup of the RC with the soldering points highlighted:
http://www.got-skillz.com/Content/Images/RCMod05.jpg

Again, thanks to Alex, the soldering genius!

For more about us, our track, our mods and our cars, visit our website - http://www.got-skillz.com

Greetings from Germany!
Doctor Drift & Initial T.

You can also use the fire button for boost!!!

can anyone creat a soft-ware for this controller ?

that is freaking amazing. due to my complete lack of soldering experience, i'll never do the great mods like the solid antenna - but to go to the joystick port, that's insane!

Absolutely Brilliant! Big props to you and your friend Doc. :)

jeez maan thats sweet
u are blowin me away with your mods, first was the track, now new controllers...

but hows the range on that?

OMFG!!! I have to say that is one of the coolest things i have ever seen.

WOW
 

hey thats one of the best controller mods ive ever seen dude you need to send that to qfm well time to get out an atari controller

Hiya! :)

@d7onr8:
Oh, I hadn´s seen this site or the mod before! If I´d seen it before, at least I´d chosen a different title for this thread.

@Qralius:
No, it´s digital. Basically, the circuits of the RC-board are closed by the microswitches of the Joystick instead of the microswitches of the RC. You can use all digital 9-pin-Joysticks, like Competition Pro (the one I´ve connected to the RC), old Atari Joysticks or C64 Joysticks. You might try eBay, if you don´t have a old Joystick laying around somewhere.

@blacksabbath:
Well, like d7onr8 said, someone has done it before. I don´t want to take credit for something, that isn´t new.

@all repliers:
Thanks for all your compliments! I´ll forward them to my friend!! He´ll appreciate them for sure!!!

Greetings from Germany!
Doctor Drift & Initial T. (and Alex)

thats pretty cool doc, but instead of wiring the port into the existing controller, wouldn't it be easier to take the joystick apart and put the circuit board from the controller directly in the bottom of the joystick, and wire it directly, and then just add an antenna out one side?

I smell a move to bit science- ifyouexplain the mod in detail-awesome again.

Hey, I guess it was Bit Science you smelled! :D

Instructions
 

Hiya!

Thanks for moving this thread into the Bit Science section!

For the modification, you need a soldering iron, a screwdriver to open the RC, and a cable with a DB9 male connector.
For my RC mod, we took the cable with the connector from an old DB9 extension cable.

Well, to display how the connector is soldered to the microswitches of the RC, I took apart my RC again, as well as the port-connector and took a picture: I colored the used pins of the connector to match them with color of the cables:
http://www.derstevie.de/BitChar-G_RC-Mod_05.jpg (220 kb)

The colors of other DB9 cables may vary, so make sure to solder the right cables to the RC-microswitches!

I don´t have a Booster car (yet), but If the boost button of the RC uses a microswitch as well, you can solder it to the appropriate pin of the connector and use the fire button of the joystick.

Greetings from Germany!
Doctor Drift & Initial T.

Gasping for air! That's mint! Got me in the mood to go find my Com 64 that's in storage.

Hiya!

@ken60y:
Yes, you can still use the RC. You don´t even have to unplug the Joystick.
I used an 9-pin extension cable for the mod, so of course all 9-pins are extended by the cable, whether they are needed or not. The Joystick uses 6 pins: 4 pins for the directions, 1 for the fire button and 1 ground. Because I don´t have a booster car, I don´t need the fire button.

Greetings from Germany!
Doctor Drift