Converted 8way microswitch Wico to 4way

frdmrckr

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So, i built a mame adapter i can plug into my arcade harness, just so i can play some more classics, cause i dont have the money or space for the real things (sadly.) My cabinet has an 8 way wico microswitched. The one with the square base. Problem is, that sucks for games like pac man and donkey kong. Its almost impossible to not hit diagonals. So i went into the garage, drilled out a plastic spacer and put on a few washers that fit over the shaft. Works great. It hits every direction, and when pushed around the diagonals has a almost perfectly seemless shift to the other directions. Now i can play ms. pac man and pengo!!
 
Ill snag some when i get home from work. I'll find out the washer dimensions too, so if anyone wants to try it themselves.
 
Here are pics:
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Works great! Couldnt get the washer sizes just yet, couldnt find my calipers. But its awesome
 
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Sorry for the bad pics. First time using flickr. Guess it didnt work.
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Hope that worked.

The Thing to the left of the washers is a plastic spacer i drilled a hole in, so it acted like the plastic of the original piece. I put just washers before, but they bound up really bad.
 
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