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LeedsFan:
Just been looking closely at your joystick setup with the new microswitch. Seems to me that the original switch levers are all bent a little and your new one looks totally straight. Looks like the stick has to travel a little more before actuating your new microswitch that it does for any of the others. :dunno
Orclord:
I also noticed that...
But if you look the new switch is wider, look at the corners closet the centre, the corners on the original switches just touch the outer circle whilst the new switch touches the inner....
The arm is touching the actuator the same as the other switches but I think the "feel" would be different in that direction. I think sometimes if you cannot get EXACTLY the same switch it is better to replace all four so you get a consistant feel in all directions.
Onto the Joystick itself I have never come across one like that before...
Turnarcades:
At first glance it looked like the Suzo 500, until I saw the spindle-screw bottom section. This is similar to the top-mount E-stik from Ultimarc, and is designed to go through a narrower hole and have a baseplate to mask the hole, unlike the 'plastic disc' floating around the bottom of many joysticks. You may do well to get the Suzo 500's as a replacement, listed as the 'Euro-stick' on Ultimarc.
Alternatively, if you want more buttons you may do well to rip out the metal control panel section and build one from wood with a lexan overlay or something - you can drill your own layout much more easily and have your choice of joysticks.
divemaster127:
That stick looks simular to the happ ultimate stick
Grasshopper:
It might possibly be one of these:
http://www.alberici.it/portal/SchedaProdotto.asp?prod=112
I've only once seen an Alberici joystick in an arcade, and it was possibly the worst joystick I've ever tried. If they are Alberici Sticks then I'd definitely replace them. Suzo 500s would be a good choice, they have a great feel but they're a little ugly.