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ArcadEd:
Randy,
I have at least 10 comp sticks here from happ that are crap.  Black Actuators, Silver E-Clips.  Most of them, once I put the e-clip on the, joystick doesn't even move.  I have had to drill out the actuator so it actually fits on the sleeve.  The others, once the actuator and e-clip are on, the acutator isn't even centered on the stick shaft.  When dealing with customers that play fighters on a very competitive level, I can't afford for the stick to be off even 1/16th of an inch, they will know and then my product is crap.

I don't use them anymore, I'm tired of sending them back and getting back more crap.  This has been noticed by more than just me.  Trust me, I would save about 4 dollars per stick I stayed with the happ ones, and I won't do it to my customers.

I'm saying this based on what I have seen, and I've built almost 100 Xbox 360 sticks in the past 3 months.  Many of them with Happ comp sticks.  Once my backstock of "good" sticks was gone, and I started to order more, I could see the difference right away.

Not saying all of them have been bad, but a large enough amount to warrant dropping them
RandyT:

--- Quote from: ArcadEd on January 30, 2008, 03:13:47 pm ---Not saying all of them have been bad, but a large enough amount to warrant dropping them

--- End quote ---

The only thing I can talk about is what is sitting directly in front to me.  Happ has had a few growing pains involved with sourcing, and they wouldn't even be doing that except for the weak dollar.  They are doing what they need to.

That being said, they are constantly improving their new lines.  If you have some bad ones, it must be from quite a while back.  I have a pile of both models here and haven't seen what you are describing.  I would not continue to carry or offer them if I saw the things you described.

The parts are interchangeable between manufacturers and they are functionally identical.

RandyT
ArcadEd:
Maybe I did get a bad batch a while back, but enough to not trust them again.

Glad they are working ok for you though.  I hope they continue that way.  Maybe in a few months I will try them again.
RandyT:
Here's a tip for anyone who thinks they might have a flaky HAPP Competition (newer version);

There is a black plastic extension that protrudes below the stick.  It is the sleeve for the shaft and the protrusion that the square actuator attaches to.  Remove the stick and the square actuator.  If the base is already attached to the panel, there's no need to remove it.  Grasp the black plastic extension and spin it about 5 times in each direction.  This will properly seat the internal spring.

This only takes a few seconds to do, and I do it before I ship them out.  IMHO, after this minor tweak, they actually operate more smoothly than the IL version.  It's something that will probably happen by itself after using them for a bit, but why wait ;)

RandyT

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