Posted by Zapper on 27, 2000 at 5:49 PM:
In Reply to: Wico leaf-style joystick question posted by Chad Hendrickson on 27, 2000 at 4:13 PM:
: I have installed two of the Wico leaf-style joysticks into my Mame cabinet. You can find the item here:
: http://www.wicothesource.com/392.html - It is part number 15-968801.
: I have always thought that leaf-style joysticks are superior to microswitch... mainly because most all of the classic games (pre 1985) used leaf-style instead of microswitch. Therefore, leaf-style is more authentic for the true classic gamer (plus the red ball on top is cool!)
: I love the joysticks but I have one question. Is there anyway to make them looser? They are a bit stiff. I figured that time may have loosened them but it has been about 9 months and they are still pretty stiff.
: Any tips would be appreciated.
: Regards,
: Chad
Wico used to make joysticks for the Atari 2600 called Command Control, they have a red bat handle with a little fire button on top. Inside the joystick is a rubber grommet half as stiff as the one in your Wico and a perfect fit.