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| OSCAR:
What mostly contributes to the looser feel of the older sticks is bad springs. While it may seem like the looseness is coming from the rotary switch, I've installed new springs on old sticks and they feel just like NOS again. I haven't yet run into an SNK stick with a bad rotary switch; but many have old, worn, or broken springs. I believe that the springs on the LS-30's may have been prone to breakage because I've seen quite a few of these sticks with broken springs. Perhaps this may have been what you heard about, spidermonkey, regarding them being troublesome and prone to wear out quickly? Here's a pic of one of my own with a broken spring that I haven't fixed yet. The stick still works okay, but feels a bit sloppy as you can imagine: |
| spidermonkey:
Ahh so the springs are the weak link in those sticks. Thats good to know and a fairly simple fix. I just bought two new ones from Video connection so I'll probably be dead before I wear these out but I may go trolling on Ebay for some used ones for my first cabinet and now I know what to look for. Thanks again Oscar. :) |
| menace:
I just got these on ebay and even though I haven't even received them yet, would you know if they have a similiar method to unlock the top or will it more likely be that i have to replace the entire handle if i wanted to put on different ones. Thanks. |
| OSCAR:
Menace - those are the Wico rotaries. They just use a standard set screw through the handle to hold it to the shaft. The shafts are not interchangeable between the SNK & Wico rotary joysticks. I think you are pretty much stuck with the handle that comes with those sticks, I'm not aware of other types of joystick handles designed to be held on with a set screw. |
| menace:
that would typically be my luck--oh well they're not THAT bad :P thanks. |
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