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blkdog7:

--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on March 15, 2008, 07:23:56 pm ---
--- Quote from: blkdog7 on March 15, 2008, 07:00:46 pm ---I also posted some detailed photos I just took of the underside of the CP. Please let me know if it looks like anything is not correct. It seems like the joystick could easily be raised by about 0.25". I can totally pull on it and bring it up.

The photos are here:

http://zerocommit.com/dk/DKCP/

Thanks for the help!

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Everything looks fine to me, even though I can see from your pictures how the amber collar would hit the clear dust washer. I was thinking that maybe your CP wasn't original and someone might have made a replacement without routing a recess for the joystick, but that's not it (your pictures clearly show a recess on the underside of your CP for the joystick). The only thing I can think of is; on another forum I have heard mention that there was a long shaft and a short shaft version of the Nintendo joystick. I don't know if that's true or not (I've only ever seen one shaft length for the Nintendo joystick). But if there really is two shaft lengths, and you have the shorter one when you should have the longer one, then that could cause the problem.

Also, is the CPO original? If the plexi is thicker than it is supposed to be, then that could cause the problem as well.

About being able to "pull up" a quarter inch; all Nintendo joysticks do that (as well as pretty much any other spring-centered joystick). That doesn't help your problem, unless you want to keep the joystick pulled up constantly while you play; which would suck.

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It's not the original plexi. The seller replaced it before I bought it. I wonder if that's the problem! I wonder if I could mic my joystick to find out if it's the correct length or not.
pcb:

--- Quote from: dgordon86 on March 15, 2008, 06:31:49 pm ---I ordered this complete dk setup from you
-- http://mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=CPDKONG

Curious to know if you guys carry a 4 way restricting plate for the joystick you send out with that CP

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No we don't, but your actuator should have the narrow end up, which makes it a 4-way stick.

MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: blkdog7 on March 15, 2008, 07:29:39 pm ---It's not the original plexi. The seller replaced it before I bought it. I wonder if that's the problem! I wonder if I could mic my joystick to find out if it's the correct length or not.

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If it is not the original plexi, then that is most likely the problem. Thinner plexi would give you more joystick height/clearance. How thick is the replacement plexi that is on it? Someone who owns a DK with an original CPO could probably tell you how thick the plexi is supposed to be.

And I'm skeptical about there being two different shaft lengths for Nintendo joysticks. It is a possibility of course, but doubtful IMO (if anyone knows for sure then speak up). Your joystick is probably the original that came with the machine.

In the meantime, it isn't that big of a deal. Lots of DK machines don't have the top clear dust washer, plus you still have the lower black dust washer. You got it working smoothly, and that's the important thing.
MaximRecoil:

--- Quote from: pcb on March 15, 2008, 07:34:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: dgordon86 on March 15, 2008, 06:31:49 pm ---I ordered this complete dk setup from you
-- http://mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=CPDKONG

Curious to know if you guys carry a 4 way restricting plate for the joystick you send out with that CP

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No we don't, but your actuator should have the narrow end up, which makes it a 4-way stick.



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That joystick is based on a Happ Super right? If so, RandyT sells a true 4-way restrictor for the Super:



Link

Would that work?
pcb:
Yup, that should do it.
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