FS Parts: Short skinny, 8-way Wico leaf joystick (Zookeeper, Taito), refurbished - $95 shipped

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I have a refurbished Wico skinny 8-way leaf joystick available. This is the stick commonly used on Zookeeper and other Taito games.


Details:
- Original short/skinny Wico shaft (4 1/64" total length).
- Correct skinny base, with properly-sized thin-shaft 8-way round restrictor holes on top and bottom halves of the base.
- Restrictor holes are in good shape, no excessive wear.
- Shaft has been drill-sanded and polished.
- Includes correctly sized 0.600" cone-shaped 8-way skinny actuator.
- Shim washer has been added below e-clip, to remove excess slop (which these sticks often have).
- All metal hardware (leaf brackets + screws) has been vinegar soaked and tumble polished.
- Leaf switches are in excellent condition, no missing tabs, and have been cleaned of all solder and flux residue.
- Switches have been straightened (though you will likely need to fine-tune them once the stick is installed, like all leaf sticks.)
- Original Wico skinny grommet. Good shape, no dryness or cracking.
- Original Wico skinny dust washer.


This is an excellent original stick. Many skinny sticks are often piecemealed together and have incorrect parts (e.g., thick shaft bases, wrong sized actuators), due to ops just throwing them together. I have taken care to make sure this stick contains all of the correct parts for a skinny stick, and have hand-assembled it to make sure it plays and feels perfect.


$95 shipped in the US. Int'l shipping extra.

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i looked for one of these forever for my ZK until i had to finally cobble one together from several bits. i hate to use the term "rare", but not a joystick that appears often.
 
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