arkanerd
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Does anyone out there sell rebuild kits for Atari logo joysticks?
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I ended up just sending him mine and letting him rebuild it. Best service ever!
Issues? LOL they are pretty much completely made of plastic (or plastic-like materials). So the plastic pieces push into and rub against each other until everything wears down and the stick's action gets looser than Octomom.
Specifically this affects the top half of the joystick base, and two pieces referred to as the 'plunger' and 'pivot ball' which put tension on said top half to keep the joystick centered when not in use.
Less frequently (or more frequently if we are talking about Assault sticks) the top half of the stick base may also be messed up from people trying to twist the stick which causes the centering roll pin to dig into the base piece (or break, one of the two).
They are also leaf switch so sometimes gotta clean those and adjust them, but that is no biggie.
Basically you can order the plunger and pivot ball pieces from Stephen and it isn't that hard to DIY, but if you don't have the proper tools onhand (Nyogel lubricant, a high quality pin punch set, some WD40, and personally I made a small cradle piece to rest the joystick shaft in so the plastic stick doesn't get damaged while hammering out the roll pins) it may be best to just pay for a rebuild before you break something.
just send the joystick. On Assault sticks, I HIGHLY recommend replacing the upper and lower housings with a rebuild service. That will make the stick pretty much factory new.
It's expensive, but you will forget the cost the first time you play Assault with proper sticks.
just send the joystick. On Assault sticks, I HIGHLY recommend replacing the upper and lower housings with a rebuild service. That will make the stick pretty much factory new.
It's expensive, but you will forget the cost the first time you play Assault with proper sticks.
Good grief. Perhaps it is time for someone to just come up with a simple design based on some other joystick assembly, but using the Atari shaped joystick with logo.
Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.