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--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on January 11, 2007, 01:30:48 am ---
 Hmm, another Repo Idea...

  Wico balltop  8-way leaf joysticks.

  These are really desired for many classics. 

 Id love a few sets of these...   and Im sure  Tons of people would too.


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I think a more pressing need would be a good source for replacement Wico leafswitches.  I know I could use quite a few switches, but my joysticks are holding up alright.

Repro joys would be great too though.

Hoopz:

Since Oscar stopped making restrictor plates, would that be something that you can do?

Daviea:

Anyone have any of these restrictor plates in NOS condition?  If it's what I think it is, it wouldn't take much time or $$ to make up a batch.  I could easily squeeze these into the middle of everything else I've got going on.  Whatever the material was that they originally used for these parts, if they're prone to wearing out, I can probably upgrade the material to make it a longer lasting part.

Maxim, when I get to the point where I'm ready to work on the SPO joystick, I'll contact you.  Thanks for the offer.  I would need the joystick for a week or two at most.

I've already got the Wico 8-way leaf joystick on my list of to-do's.  I could use quite a few, myself. :-)  I'll need a NOS part to work with, but I've got some time before I start work on this project, so no hurry. 

Anyone on the board know of a person or a company that can produce a quality ball top for the shafts?  This is one issue I'm coming across for several projects, but I have some options.  The only problem is that while the companies I have found are capable of molding the ball top right onto the shaft, it's not what they "do" so it will be inherently more expensive than it should be.  I was hoping I could find someone/someplace that already does this, so I can avoid the step of explaining (in detail) what exactly it is that I need and save a few bucks while I'm at it.

The leaf switches are another story.  I've looked high and low for replacements and I've yet to find a reliable source of good/high quality leaf switches.  I have metal stamping capabilities as well as laser metal cutting equipment, so I can probably make the leafs, I just need a good sample to start with.  Every single Wico joystick I have is missing it's entire set of leaf switches. Yeah, nice. Are the original leaf switches serviceable?  Can the leafs and leafswitch base be disassembled to replace the leafs?   If not, I feel that an update is about due.

David

RayB:

I'm pretty sure the leaf switch casing is molded....

Regarding 720 parts, this guys sells some:
https://www.videogameparts.com/categoryNavigationDocument.hg?categoryId=15

But they are pricey!


quarterback:


--- Quote from: Daviea on January 11, 2007, 12:13:49 pm ---Anyone on the board know of a person or a company that can produce a quality ball top for the shafts?  This is one issue I'm coming across for several projects, but I have some options.  The only problem is that while the companies I have found are capable of molding the ball top right onto the shaft
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I believe that RandyT's Versa joystick balls can be removed from his shafts (insert joke here) so he would know somebody who can make them. 



--- Quote ---Every single Wico joystick I have is missing it's entire set of leaf switches. Yeah, nice. Are the original leaf switches serviceable?  Can the leafs and leafswitch base be disassembled to replace the leafs?
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I don't have any NOS Wicos, but I have a number of Wico 8-ways and the leaf switches all appear to be molded with the metal leafs securely inside the plastic.

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