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Author Topic: X-Arcade controller not "clicking"  (Read 1161 times)

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X-Arcade controller not "clicking"
« on: March 23, 2004, 01:38:00 pm »
I just received my x-arcade solo and I notice that I have to press extremely hard in the upwards direction to hear the "click".  Therefore pressing up normally on the controller does not work, I have to really yank it up to get it to work.

Is there something I could "adjust" inside the controller, for example move the UP-Switch closer to the controller shaft?   ;D I said shaft.

Serioualy though I could use some ideas here.

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Re:X-Arcade controller not "clicking"
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2004, 02:04:27 pm »
My joysticks are x-arcade replacements, when i used them as they was suppose to i also found i had to press up really hard to get a click, so i bent the pins on the microswitches so there closer to the center

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Re:X-Arcade controller not "clicking"
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2004, 02:21:31 pm »
Eww :-\  Hopefully it doesn't come to that, but I guess if thats the only way then that's what I'll have to do.

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Re:X-Arcade controller not "clicking"
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2004, 03:45:55 pm »
I think the instructions even say to open up the back and adjust the pins.  There's a picture with the back open here:
http://www.mameworld.net/massive/Cabinet/Project_X/project_x.html

Just bend it with needle nosed pliers, there's only about 6 or eight little screws holding the bottom on.  Good luck!
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Re:X-Arcade controller not "clicking"
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2004, 06:07:01 pm »
Well I bent the pins as suggested and although I'm not impressed with this solutions it does work.

Thanks everyone

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Re:X-Arcade controller not "clicking"
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2004, 03:55:54 am »
Well I bent the pins as suggested and although I'm not impressed with this solutions it does work.

Thanks everyone
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