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| bkenobi:
Those shaft diameters are very useful! The ones that Lizard Lick has are all too small ID obviously. But, the thing that's most important is that some have a ridge on the inside that would make modding more difficult. When you cut your dust washers, how much extra do you leave on the ID for movement? I would think ~1mm is sufficient. Oh, and one more thing. What do you do to keep these from scratching the top surface of the CP? I used Lexan (I think) which does scratch/scuff when I use the mouse on it. Does backing the washer with a bit of felt help or just make it not work? I can't install these under the CP at this point, so... |
| Franco B:
The clearence size between the shaft and the washer depends upon the throw of the stick, the installation depth of the joystick and the thickness of the washer. The further away from the CP top that the joystick is, the greater the horizontal travel and hence the larger the clearence needs to be. I make my washers so that there is just enough clearence so that the washer does not tilt when the shaft is at its maximum throw. For the JLF/JLW/U360 washers I leave 0.5mm clearance for top/close mounted joysticks. I havent made the LS-32 templates for the washers as yet but I imagine they will be similar. For the LS-30's I'll have to take a LS-30 into work tomorrow and find out the optimum diameter. Lexan (polycarbonate) will scratch more readily than acrylic which is what my washers are made from. If you are concerned about your CP scratching you could back them with felt or even something with a lower profile like a sticky paper label. |
| Havok:
--- Quote from: Franco B on April 05, 2010, 12:03:56 pm ---Scratch that, the LS-30 is the rotary type. I have one in my parts bin I can go measure. You wanted yellow didn't you Havok? What diameter would you like them? --- End quote --- Yes - yellow would be great. I'll have to measure the stock one I have and I'll let you know the diameter. |
| bkenobi:
Please post your dimensions when you figure it out. I'm thinking I'll just order a couple from Lizard Lick for now since it's less than $1, but if yours turn out like the other ones on your site, I'll probably be making an upgrade. Heck, I don't have anything now, so any dust washer is currently an upgrade! |
| bkenobi:
I was just looking for some other dimensions and found this information on the LS-30. http://www.kowal.itcom.pl/ArcadeParts_pliki/joySLS30SRJ.htm It says that the stick ONLY came with black dust washers. I thought that most sticks came with a washer that matched the top color. Interesting... Oh, this site also has a TON of info on different joysticks. It might be good to link this into the wiki IMO. |
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