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Converting Ball top stick.
« on: February 22, 2005, 10:18:16 am »

Does anyone know if any of the various ball top sticks available have a hollow shaft?.

I was playing with the idea of cannibalising the little fire buttons from a couple of old Atari 2600 joysticks and drilling recesses to mount them in the top of a ball top joystick, and dropping a suitable 'prodder' down the shaft to a microswitch.

Alternatively does anyone know of anywhere that manufactures button topped sticks for sale?.

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Re: Converting Ball top stick.
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2005, 10:28:21 am »
Read this thread in its entirety. I teach how to do it yourself. You just need to acquire a Wico Command Control joystick, and a Wico leafswitch arcade joystick base (black style).

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Re: Converting Ball top stick.
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2005, 10:41:27 am »
Thanks Ray. That link seems to point me straight back to the main page though.
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Re: Converting Ball top stick.
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2005, 11:23:26 am »
Bah, yet another person I'll have to fight on eBay to get a top fire wico.  :P
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Re: Converting Ball top stick.
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2005, 12:32:24 pm »
Quote from: Fat_Trucker on February 22, 2005, 10:18:16 am

Does anyone know if any of the various ball top sticks available have a hollow shaft?.


The currently shipping Prodigy Retro's have hollow stainless shafts.

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Re: Converting Ball top stick.
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2005, 12:44:47 pm »
Thanks a lot guys. Going to have a tinker and see what I can cobble together.

Didn't even think about old top fire sticks. I've got a large box of old peripherals and sticks in the loft. If I have anything suitable left over or if I find any extra ones Witch i'll pm you.

 
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Re: Converting Ball top stick.
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2005, 01:09:35 pm »
Quote from: Fat_Trucker on February 22, 2005, 12:44:47 pm
Thanks a lot guys. Going to have a tinker and see what I can cobble together.

Didn't even think about old top fire sticks. I've got a large box of old peripherals and sticks in the loft. If I have anything suitable left over or if I find any extra ones Witch i'll pm you.

 

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