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Author Topic: Nobody ever told me I could use a Wico shaft in a Ms Pac (super) joystick base!  (Read 1210 times)

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I've had a Ms. Pac reunion stick for a while now but since I have a 1/2" CP and the stick is made for a metal CP, it sits too low for me to even bother using it.

There have been 3 or 4 times that I almost ordered a VersaBall shaft, but could never bite at the price, particularly since I could get a complete reunion joy with a tall stick for almost the price of just one VersaBall shaft shipped, and the VersaBall shaft increases the height significantly (comparison pics here) which I think would be TOO high for my tastes.
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cool, thanks for the info

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I would think that with the design of the Super/Reunion, the only place where the small difference in shaft diameter would come into play, is that the Super/Reunion actuator will have a hole slightly larger than the Wico shaft.  As you said, electrical tape should fix that.

Too bad they won't swap the other way, but the larger Super/Reunion shaft won't fit through the Wico grommet, and without the "step" found on the Wico shaft, it wouldn't work anyway. 
« Last Edit: July 02, 2005, 01:07:18 am by Kremmit »