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Don't buy "Wico style" leaf joysticks !!
RichyRich:
I don't know if i should post this here or B/S/T but if you want a REAL wico 4 way(no 8 ways) there's a guy on ebay selling them from Canada.Got mine today, posted to the UK in under a week.Great seller.His name on ebay is nicade.Hope this helps some people after a real wico.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Level42 on August 15, 2005, 01:28:49 pm ---Yes I hope the inductive Suzo will be available. No I haven't got a reply yet :(
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I have an inquiry in place on these. Waiting for pricing, but I don't have really high hopes for getting them inexpensively for two reasons: The first being that Suzo makes high quality gear, thus costing more than most of the asian sources, and the other being the strength of the Euro against the US Dollar.
But I'll know for sure shortly.
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Yeah, same here.
But to keep this somewhat relevant, I think these may at least be usable if you welded the stick in place on the grommet with some of that 2 part epoxy putty stuff (JB Weld?) You might also be able to use some thin shim stock to wrap the shaft where it contacts the grommet part. The leaf switches could be replaced as well....
Might not be worth the effort though, seeing as how you could pretty much refurb an old original WICO stick with similar effort/expense.
RandyT
Level42:
Well the inductive Suzo is probably the answer to Happ's P360. Interesting since Suzo and Happ merged not too long ago. So I expect the inductive to be in the price range of the p360. IF it's available....
I thought about all the things you mention and I might still do it. But if the inductives are there for a good price, then those will be my weapons :)
Since I'm in Europe, I don't care about the dollar-euro rate in fact, I love it since buying from the states was never so cheap for us !!!
Stingray:
--- Quote from: Level42 on August 15, 2005, 01:28:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: Stingray on August 15, 2005, 01:08:25 pm ---I'll back up P.D. Blame. If it's not a real Wico, it's not worth buying.
-S
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Mmm, well actualy, the best leaf joystick I ever had/played was a ......Suzo leaf joystick..... a Competition Pro. Yes with leafs.
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Never used one, but I thought we were talking real Wico vs. Wico knockoffs.
-S
Level42:
Yup, but I was adding to the reason why I was looking for leaf joysticks. I knew the Wico's were out of production so I thought that those would be a good alternative.....well sometimes you gotta learn the hard way :)
But I guess I found the solution to my problem. Gonna get me some Inductive Joysticks by Suzo: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=41691.msg380872#msg380872
Hopefully the true Suzo feel (short travel and throw) WITHOUT the clicky microswitch noise AND no moving parts that wear out.....
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