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SavannahLion:
no alcohol?
boardjunkie:
No. Alcohol won't do much to clean the contact. Its oxidation we're worried about, and alcohol won't do a thing for that. DeOxit would be the best to use on a cardstock strip, but just the strip alone will work due to the slight abrasiveness of it. The Dremel and wire wheel trick is the best comprimise of speed and effectiveness. I would do this all the time back in my days as an arcade repair tech. I also used that trick to clean oxidised/tarnished chip pins.

Just another note: *DO NOT SAND/FILE* the contacts. Sanding/filing the contacts only applies to high current tungsten contacts used in high power (old style) pinball flipper and EPS switches. Sanding will wreck signal level contacts in a hurry....
postmortem:
i think the joysticks are actually in perfect shape. the problem is the leaf switches. I cant seem to find any to purchase. Does anyone know a website that sells them?
WhereEaglesDare:
Bob Roberts

http://www.therealbobroberts.net/
postmortem:
hmm. its crossed off on the list of parts but i emailed him anyway askin if he had em. thanks for all the info!
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