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Rebuilding Choplifter Flight Stick
TopJimmyCooks:
So there's an answer for migraineman - the choplifter stick is probably original as shown and has a metal restrictor. Cool. Later. :cheers:
migraineman:
Thanks for the responses. I hadn't seen one like this before, and the metal-on-metal interface seems wrong. I'm having trouble finding a suitable materials for a sleeve on the joystick shaft - it's 7/8" diameter, which isn't a friendly tubing size. I may take some weatherstrip adhesive and stick a strip of Garlock-brand fiber-reinforced rubber sheet on the inside face of the metal restrictor ring. If it's problematic, I can scrape it off and return it to the original configuration.
SavannahLion:
Just a thought....
try to find something that is vinyl based. I believe that is what is used in the manufacture of certain types of gears specifically due to the "slipperiness" of vinyl against metal. Where you're going to find something? Not sure, maybe the reprap service uses vinyl. I'm not sure I don't recall what plastic was used.
Encryptor:
Is that really a Choplifter joystick? It doesn't look like either image on KLOV. It looks more like a M.A.C.H. 3 joystick.
migraineman:
You're right, it doesn't look like it came from Choplifter. It's mostly consistent with M.A.C.H. 3, though the wiring mess I have contains two orange buttons, two yellow buttons, and two tall Atari volcano buttons. I don't see the Atari buttons on the M.A.C.H 3 panel. I'm going to have to dig a little. Sorry for the confusion, the eBay seller said it was from Choplifter, and I don't have a reference beyond the images on KLOV.