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| Tailgunner:
Side by side of the actual leaf switches, and the plastic pieces that protect the actuator. The repro switchs don't have the spring steel support that original Wico switches, and I would replace them with real Wico switches before using the stick. Keep the plastic pieces as you'll need them again, the ones for Wico joys won't work on the repro stick. |
| Tailgunner:
That's as far as I can compare them as the only working two joy cab I have is an Aliens machine and it uses 8 ways. If the chinese repro a round hole 8 way I'd be happy to test it against one of my Wico 8 way sticks. I'd figure on replacing it's leaf as well though. |
| OSCAR:
Tailgunner, do you give them a thumbs up or thumbs down? That is the question... Your field pics suggest it is a very suitable replacement, however members on this forum have tended to disagree. Many have inferred that the Chinese sticks use spring tensioners, but your pics show rubber grommets. Being a somewhat accomplished mechanical engineer myself, I certainly appreciate your attention to detail and respect your opinion on these joysticks. Overall, how do you rate these joysticks against the original Wicos? |
| Tailgunner:
The whole grommet issue is what made me document this in the first place. ;) Personally I don't see a whole lot of difference. People disparage these as being cheap copies, but honestly I'm not terribly impressed by a real Wico's construction either. Wico sticks do stand the test of time so I'll give them credit for that, but excepting the cheap leaf switches they use I don't see why the repros won't hold up as well. Feel isn't easily quantifiable, and I don't have any mounted where I can test them. My Dynamo cab's CP is still bare and I can mount them to see if there's a huge difference. I'll do that tommorow and report back. :) |
| Harakiri:
Well, i finally understand know how leaf switches work! (Don't tease me please) ??? It seems that most of the problems reside in the "leaf's", it seems wico ones are a lot precise! I think that the Wico's balltop shines a bit more and doesn't have the "extra plastic" in the shaft that the chinese repro has! :P ;D In spite of that, after the testing if they feel more or less equally i would probably buy the chinese repros! At least they are fairly cheaper! ;D |
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