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Joystick stuff I messed some things up!??!!?
rdowdy95:
Okay I talked to Tornado Terry. He said I had it upside down in the pic. That is why I wasn't hitting anything when I went diagnol. Cause like the above poster said when I hit diagnol it should atleast hit one switch. So in the pic I need to have the thicker part of the actuator close to the base and not close to the eclip.
Now I just need to get some replacement eclips.
Hoopz:
Lowes has e-clips. You probably want to take your joystick in to make sure you get the right size. And buy extras.
I use the same process that Shardian mentioned for removing them: jeweler's screwdriver to move it partially off and needlenose pliers to take it off at that point. Someone mentioned in a thread a while ago about a tool specifically designed to be used on e-clips. That would be nice if you want, but not necessary.
FunWithFire:
If you have a decent strength magnet you might be able to wave it around on the ground where you dropped the other eclip to try and find it.
shardian:
If you happen to have a junk hard drive sitting around, bust that sucker open and you have to awesome magnets you can mount to sticks to have part picker-uppers. :applaud:
ahofle:
Vacuum the room with a bagless vacuum (best invention ever for people who lose stuff in the carpet).