I’ve heard people use BB’s (such as in the TEK cases), but I was wondering how other people have weighed down their arcade sticks. Wood cases tend to be a decent weight, but plastic ones tend to be a little on the light side, especially for aggressive players.
The problem with even good Google-Fu on this is the generic-ness of the search terms… I haven’t been able to find a single applicable thing. Also, I’m sure there are considerations to take into account, such as static, possibly conductive material that might hit internal components, securing the weight, etc. etc.
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The case I’m going to be weighing down is a TEK case, so I wonder if I could just drop a couple rolls of pennies in each side (the special weight slot sides) and then fill the rest with silica beads or something to keep the pennies in place rather than gluing them.
Wouldn’t that be hard to balance out? In this case, the weight slots are on the right and left edges of the stick. Ideally I’d want the weight to be evenly distributed… rocks are a good idea, but I have a feeling it would be challenging to add up the same weight/size on each side.
That’d be fun if they weren’t so expensive. So far penny rolls seems to be the best cost/weight ratio. The wheelweight idea is super clean though… but the adhesive may get a bit scary should you ever want to remove some weight for whatever reason.
I’m thinking just going with pennies and then getting large bead filler (like for bean-bags) to keep the pennies in place in the TEK weight slots (instead of adhesive). I’m still open to new suggestions though.
I think that sounds like a decent idea you had with pennies and some type of filler to keep them in place. You could try those super tiny beads also if you wanted to add some color.
nice …someone in the Razer beta testing thread was talking about all the stuff you can store in the Razer stick when you pop the lid I just had to link the Hot chick Sandler vid
I have also used nail’s or cut up steel rebar rods used for concrete, super heavy and good size when cut then wrap in duct tape.
…someone in the Razer beta testing thread was talking about all the stuff you can store in the Razer stick when you pop the lid I just had to link the Hot chick Sandler vid