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resipsa

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so i bought a simpsons arcade recently. not very happy with the joysticks, most of the leaf switches are bad and the controls have seen better days. i am looking to purchase a
set of happ buttons and sticks, these use micro switches:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251141504033?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

i will substitute a yellow stick for maggie since they dont have orange.
is this a good way to go? whats the difference or the benefit of keeping leaf joysticks?
any input appreciated just wondering if this would be an upgrade or about an even exchange.
thanks
 
I don't think you can find original Leaf joysticks anywhere ever since Lizard Lick shut down. Of course I could be totally wrong on this and would be absolutely pleased to discover this.

In terms of buying pushbuttons and sticks you may want to look into other sites for your order other than ebay. That lot may be a bit cheaper than what you'd find in other places, but you could get an orange set for Lisa instead of settling with yellow plus you'd have the guarantee that the parts are brand new instead of used. Unfortunately I don't think you'd be able to find orange bat tops, but there are plenty of orange ball tops + buttons you could pick out.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/...dex&cPath=65&zenid=ils98dsh39hs52gjqvkprml4k4
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=73

Groovy Game Gear is a pretty decent staple site that I use for controls. You can also try Paradise Arcade Shop if you want to get fancy. They have really sexy looking LED joysticks and buttons.

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/6-joysticks-trackball
http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/3-pushbuttons


Let us know what you end up doing and post pics of your restore! c:
 
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this is what i did, i installed new happ joysticks and buttons- all have microswitches,purchased from ebay.all the joystick colors except for maggie were available, no orange so i used yellow instead, and quite honestly i find it matches nicely.
i installed 1-4 player credit buttons, instead of having my kids put their hands in the coin doors, they can hit these credit buttons on the cpo. the cpo had some scratches and when i bore out the holes the cpo came up a little so i put square patches of carbon fiber on the area under the start buttons (i plan on replacing with new cpo at a later date):
 

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grab an orange IL stick off Paradise (if it bothers you, tho you did say it matched nicely, which i agree with).
 
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