Reddogg
Active member
My 720 has been playing great for months until recently when my skater started getting off a bit (about 20 degrees or so, one box on the calibration screen) during game play and calibration. So, I decided to order some new optic discs (encoder, and centering disc) from RAM Controls. They actually sent me the wrong package. I ordered the deluxe, but they sent me the premium which included a new dust disc, grease, and a new dual coupler optic board as well. So, I began by putting both of the new discs on. And when I powered up, the joystick calibrated normally, but still a little off like before, and the game played just as before (the skater was still off about 20 degrees).
So, I then decided to put the new dual coupler board on to hopefully fix that issue, and here's where the fun began! I powered on and went straight to calibrate the joystick. But it zeroed automatically. Then I tried to rotate counterclockwise, but only the first block past 12 o'clock (going ccw) would go solid. None of the others would go solid, and no matter how many times I tried, the same result persisted.
So, I put my original optic board back on, and the same problem! I could not calibrate, and could not control the skater at all during game play. BUT, it worked fine the first time I tried it with the new discs, and my old optic board!
I went back and triple checked every connection to the optic board, and I even went back to square one with my original bent discs and original optic board, but I still have the same problem! I can no longer calibrate the joystick or play the game!
I know some might be thinking that I left something out about what I did, but I did exactly how I just described.
I have taken the joystick apart, cleaned it, lubed it, and replaced parts on it in the past few months a couple of times (a part here and there each time), so I am well versed in how it's pieced together, but I can not figure this out.
Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?
Anyone know what might be wrong?
Is it at all possible that the new optic board "fried" something, and that's why I now can't play 720?
I am pulling my hair out as I type.
So, I then decided to put the new dual coupler board on to hopefully fix that issue, and here's where the fun began! I powered on and went straight to calibrate the joystick. But it zeroed automatically. Then I tried to rotate counterclockwise, but only the first block past 12 o'clock (going ccw) would go solid. None of the others would go solid, and no matter how many times I tried, the same result persisted.
So, I put my original optic board back on, and the same problem! I could not calibrate, and could not control the skater at all during game play. BUT, it worked fine the first time I tried it with the new discs, and my old optic board!
I went back and triple checked every connection to the optic board, and I even went back to square one with my original bent discs and original optic board, but I still have the same problem! I can no longer calibrate the joystick or play the game!
I know some might be thinking that I left something out about what I did, but I did exactly how I just described.
I have taken the joystick apart, cleaned it, lubed it, and replaced parts on it in the past few months a couple of times (a part here and there each time), so I am well versed in how it's pieced together, but I can not figure this out.
Has anyone ever heard of anything like this?
Anyone know what might be wrong?
Is it at all possible that the new optic board "fried" something, and that's why I now can't play 720?
I am pulling my hair out as I type.
