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Wico leafswitch joystick actuator identification
Kremmit:
So I guess the answer to replacement 4-way actuators is just finding some tubing/pipe with the same inner and outer diameters as the skinny part at the top of the regular 8-way actuators. Or getting somebody with a lathe to turn an 8-way actuator down.
Ray, bust out the Legos!
spidermonkey:
Yep those are it. I was at lowes today looking through all those pull out metal drawers that are filled with all sorts of specialty hardware and I found two whole drawers full of nylon spacers/bushings. I saw some that looked mighty close. I plan to go back along with both actuators and see if I can match something up. If I can't then I'll be heading over to the plumbing section to check for plastic pipe or maybe the plastic tubing thats used to run water lines to dishwashers. There's gotta be something there that will work. I have a feeling its gonna be one of those visits where I'm just gonna have to go up and down every isle and see if something catches my eye. It won't be the first time I used this method especially when searching for game cab building materials.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: spidermonkey on January 05, 2006, 12:55:51 am --- I was at lowes today looking through all those pull out metal drawers that are filled with all sorts of specialty hardware and I found two whole drawers full of nylon spacers/bushings.
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When I got my Perfect360 Wico add-ons, I searched for a replacement for the black actuator that make the the 360s work. I was unsuccessful. I can't remember now, but I think the 360 actuator is the same size as the 8-way (except it's black instead of white) but I wasn't able to find something that matched the size. But I'd love to find out if there is a hardware store 'replacement'
Thenasty:
I done something similar and could'nt or did not see PLASTIC version but this might help you in search, I ended up using a COPPER TUBING for WATER, if I remember correctly it was for the BATHROOM faucet thing.
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: spidermonkey on January 05, 2006, 12:55:51 am ---I have a feeling its gonna be one of those visits where I'm just gonna have to go up and down every isle and see if something catches my eye.
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There's another way? Madness!