88mph
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I just disassembled, cleaned and lubed my 720 joystick. I removed the old plastic pivot ball, and replaced it with a newly manufactured one from RAM controls. I lubed everything up as indicated in the Atari manual, but I'm not getting the type of response I want on this controller. It's WAY better than it was, but it will only do about 360 degrees on its own momentum if I turn the stick really fast and then let go.
I think the culprit may be that the area immediately around the pivot ball (in the upper plastic housing) is worn out. The ball I removed didn't even look like the ball I replaced it with, it was so badly worn. I have some spare Gauntlet controllers here, I'm considering swapping in an upper housing to see if that makes things better.. Has anyone tried this? How much up and down play is a 720 joystick supposed to have? I can pull mine "up" about half a centimeter or so--that can't be good, can it?
I think the culprit may be that the area immediately around the pivot ball (in the upper plastic housing) is worn out. The ball I removed didn't even look like the ball I replaced it with, it was so badly worn. I have some spare Gauntlet controllers here, I'm considering swapping in an upper housing to see if that makes things better.. Has anyone tried this? How much up and down play is a 720 joystick supposed to have? I can pull mine "up" about half a centimeter or so--that can't be good, can it?