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Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« on: October 28, 2017, 02:43:27 pm »
Hey Everyone,

Newbie slowly learning the ropes...  I have a Dream Arcade where I replaced the joysticks w/ ServoStiks and am using a new computer with Launchbox on the front end. 

I've been ABSOLUTELY loving it....having the joysticks automatically change from 8 way to 4 way for the appropriate games is awesome.

Last night playing Donkey Kong, I noticed I had a hard time going up at times...little Mario would just pause for a moment...  never had that issue before...

Does this mean some of the switches are failing on the joystick?  Do they fail easily?  Though I've been playing it a lot, I don't think it's been that much in comparison to what I expect a commercial stick to withstand.

If it is the switches, where do you recommend I buy some replacements and what brand?

Thinking I can switch this stick out w/ my 2 player stick that really doesn't get used...at least temporarily....

Thanks in advance for your help!
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2017, 03:02:21 pm »
Make sure your wiring isn’t loose
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2017, 03:42:21 pm »
Quote from: yotsuya on October 28, 2017, 03:02:21 pm
Make sure your wiring isn’t loose

Good point; I will check and report back!  Thanks!
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2017, 05:41:28 pm »
Quote from: yotsuya on October 28, 2017, 03:02:21 pm
Make sure your wiring isn’t loose

You're a GENIUS!  Turns out the wire to the up switch on that joystick was indeed falling off a bit!  Thanks so much for helping me out!
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2017, 06:01:13 pm »
Quote from: lovespicyfood on October 28, 2017, 05:41:28 pm
Quote from: yotsuya on October 28, 2017, 03:02:21 pm
Make sure your wiring isn’t loose

You're a GENIUS!  Turns out the wire to the up switch on that joystick was indeed falling off a bit!  Thanks so much for helping me out!

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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2017, 10:23:21 pm »
Switch failures are relatively rare. It is totally normal for a 30 year old game that saw 10 years in the arcade to still have all the original switches.
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2017, 02:46:09 pm »
microswitches have like a 10 million actuations lifetime. Going to be good for a while.
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2017, 11:11:19 pm »
Good to know!  I know now to always check the wiring...
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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2017, 11:19:38 pm »
Sometimes you have to bend the lever on the switch a little.  That's about it...

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Re: Seems the switches are failing in my joystick...
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2017, 02:57:55 pm »
The chances of things coming loose increases with a servo stick since it has moving parts.  Make sure the wires are not touching any of the moving parts, which may pull them out.

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