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Minwah:

--- Quote from: krick on January 20, 2005, 12:07:19 pm ---I thought that standard Cherry switches didn't fit because the switch mounting was different.

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No, they fit fine, exactly the same hole spacing etc.
Minwah:

--- Quote from: krick on January 21, 2005, 12:09:06 am ---Anyhoo...  I bought 4 T-Sticks and 4 replacement ball top shafts.  I probably should check them all.  Maybe some of them aren't this tight.

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I've fitted the balltops...I seem to recall mine were quite tight (the squarish plate had a slight curve to it making the hole slightly smaller).  I'm sure I was able to push it on with my hands tho.
jfunk:
That freaked me out for a bit, too..  Thought I'd messed up.  I eventually just had to push a little harder than I thought I should, and it worked..  I guess I'd rather have it too snug than too loose..?  :)
krick:
I tried all 4 balltop sticks last night.  On 3 of them, the washer is snug but goes on fine.  On the other one, it is impossible to get on.

I'm going to try taking some emery cloth to the bottom of the shaft to see if maybe there's just some burrs from manufacturing or something that's stopping the washer from going on.
Grasshopper:
I noticed with my T-Stik that there is a lot of play between the metal shaft and the main plastic body of the joystick that it goes into. This means that you can push slightly in any given direction before meeting any resistance.

I found that by wrapping some sellotape around the shaft before putting the joystick together I could get rid of the play, and significantly improve the joystick's feel.

Unfortunately, this might interefere with the lift and twist mechanism but this is not a problem for me as I own a standard T-Stik (not the plus variety).

With regards to fitting a longer shaft (maybe from RandyT or the Tron guy?) theoretically this would increase the throw AND reduce the resistance at the same time.

I'm also interested in how much the Happ microswitches cost as Ultimarc's minimum shipping cost is too high for me to contemplate buying the quiet microswitches from them. Do Happ sell microswitches with the correct length actuator?
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