very cool thread.

I like the idea neo is explaining and if I am envisioning it correctly then this would be the most "pinball" like in motion where a person has 2 buttons to control the play rather than the need to slide the thumb.

Would be really cool if it could be calibrated for double flipper staging.

I will be stopping over at Ben Hecks this Friday and will try to plant a seed. I have some ideas for a slick device but Ben is a mad scientist and may be able to come up with something cool.

This is one of the coolest threads on pinside currnetly!

I was over at crazy Heckendorn central last night and both Ben and Felix were working hard on desiging something GREAT!

They are both mad geniuses!

The final product solution is going to be great.

looking great Ben!

Ben, Let me know when I can come over and play test.

or you can come back over to my place and play test on the whole gammet of games/manufacturers.

I can comeby at 4:30ish to help with bug stuff (or at least yell at you and tell you how much you suck )

I was over this afternoon and it is coming together nicely. It needs to be a bit more responsive and the current servo could needs to be a bit quicker to give it the real feel it needs. .083 lag time is not going to cut it Mr Heckendorn Tell Felix it is time to get back to the bench.

I say that lovingly.

Awesome work Ben. Our new 1 armed friend is going to be very stoked once this is all done! It feels really good to be a small part of this!

correct and that is the intent of the servo.

This is intended to not only allow 1-arm playing but more advanced style of play with 1 arm. The ability to stage on 4 flipper games is important for game play as intended. IMO The best devices allow people with unique physical situations to play a game/function in a similar way as originally designed for able bodied people. The current HeckenArm (patent pending) could really revolutionize 1 arm pinball in my POV.

Would love to hear how it goes. Make sure he practices with it for a bit before league. There is a small amount of lag, but the brain can adjust to the device and it is still super awesome to play with.

It can also be improved and I will keep heckling Ben till he finds time to make the Heckenarm 2.0.

I need to warn you that while you are praising now, be prepared to start cursing him when Todd now realizes he can literally buy any game and starts adding to the collection

I call it the HeckenArm also.

I think it sounds perfect. Glad Todd is liking it and it is an improvement. I am pretty sure there is a decent demand for these, so here is to hoping Ben makes the HeckenArm 2.0 with slightly better responsiveness and more tweakability to fit more games in an easier way.

This makes me SO happy!

Thanks for the update!

fantastic ideas for continueed evolution of this project!

I like the idea of a button that stays on the players available hand and taps against the cab. Could you make this bluetooth to avoid wires to the left side controller?

Then the player could easily wire up and wear a belt batter pack to power the blue tooth device.

Alternate idea is another battery pack that goes on the glass and extends the regular cab button and brings an extra button to control the device (similar to what ben and I devised originally but using the weight again to hold it in place.

Last thing >> I would really like one of these if you get around to making them. I woudl be happy to purchase one. Keep that in mind as it may help costs to build 2 in place of one.

I would definately prefer a finger since that is how I normally play on mutiple flipper button games (SST for example)

Count me in for one of them!

Would love to have this for a pinball competition coming up sometime soon! Super fun

very cool!

nice adaptation!

bumped

I believe there are at least 4 different 1 armed pinball devices now made!

So cool to see where this has gone and the modifications over the years.