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LeedsFan:

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--- Quote from: LeedsFan on January 20, 2005, 03:56:14 am ---I had two T-Sik plusses on my cab when I first built it. However, I found them a bit stiff for my tastes and my hand actually started to ache after a while when playing fast games like Pac-Man etc. Those type of games are not suited to this joystick.

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They are very stiff.
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seanp:
I just swapped the microswitches out for some Cherry micros from some buttons I don't use in gameplay (ie player 1 start/ player 1 coin).  There's a pretty huge difference - I wouldn't want to push down those buttons in Galaga, for instance - your finger would definitely get tired from the very stiff switch. 

It's still a pretty short throw, but you can't beat the 4/8 way switchable.

-Sean
spiffyshoes:
I tried some T-Sticks and tried replacing the microswitches with some softer ones but they were still too stiff.  If your gona have the a short throw you need to have a softer spring.  It might be possible to replace the spring with a softer one but it seems doubtful as the springs were kind of odd in that they were short and fat.  I haven't tried the Onisticks they might be a better choice if your wanting something that is switchable from above the panel.  I would recomend just sticking to keeping a seperate dedicated 4-way and 8-way joysticks though.
IreM72:
Were these joysticks ever actually used in the arcades?

or are they specially made for home cabs for certain games like shoot-em-ups because of the short throw and stiff spring?






krick:
While we're talking about the T-Stik Plus, is anybody out there using the optional ball-top handles?

I ordered the ball-top handles and I'm having a trouble trouble swapping the handles.  There's a rectangular washer that has to go on first, followed by the spring and the other two parts.  The hole in the rectangular washer doesn't seem large enough to fit over the shoulder on the stick shaft.

Did anyone else encounter this problem?
I haven't emailed Andy about it yet.

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