Re: Wico leaf-style joystick question


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Posted by Chad Hendrickson on 27, 2000 at 11:55 PM:

In Reply to: Re: Wico leaf-style joystick question posted by Zapper on 27, 2000 at 5:49 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.


That's it! I just so happen to have an old Atari Wico Command Control joystick. I pulled out the grommet and swapped it with the one on my Mame cabinet. It's awesome now! Thanks for the tip.

Now I'll have to keep my eyes open for another one of the joysticks... I need the part for the other joystick on my cabinet.

-Chad




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