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Author Topic: Where do people get this thing?!  (Read 1502 times)

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Where do people get this thing?!
« on: April 06, 2008, 01:32:45 am »


not the joystick of course but the rubber looking thing I really need some!
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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2008, 01:37:05 am »
the rubber looking thing

I've had good luck at gas stations

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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2008, 01:38:49 am »
I don't know how to react to that one....
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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2008, 03:22:47 am »
They come with joysticks.  That's the only place I know to get one.

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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2008, 05:43:33 am »
I'm assuming you want one for a more responsive stick. ie less movement required to activate microswitch.

If that's the case and you can't find the rubber thing, take the low tech route: wrap the bottom of the shaft with electrical tape until it reaches desired responsiveness, or stick a chunk of blue tack there.
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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2008, 08:42:12 am »
Check on Ebay. There are people selling joysticks and pieces parts all the time.


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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2008, 09:20:48 am »
Is that a Happ Competition stick ?

I've ordered individual replacement parts (springs, actuators) for Happ sticks in the past -- unfortunately I can't reach happcontrols.com to check.
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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2008, 09:58:34 am »
If that's the case and you can't find the rubber thing, take the low tech route: wrap the bottom of the shaft with electrical tape until it reaches desired responsiveness, or stick a chunk of blue tack there.

Yeah, I did that with mine, although I had to go back and do it every so often, as the tape would slowly work its way off the actuator. I've since bought a pair of used leaf switch joysticks, but they're a little shorter, and I'm not 100% satisfied with them yet either.

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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2008, 11:30:33 am »
Man I never got one with mine
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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2008, 12:35:21 pm »
I have two of those on some die hard arcade sticks in my garage, I will pm you when I find them, im about 80% sure I kept the old sticks, you can just pay postage and I can mail them to you, I have no use for them.

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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2008, 02:59:00 pm »
THANKS MAN! :cheers:
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Re: Where do people get this thing?!
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2008, 04:32:11 pm »
If he can't find those... Lizardlick sells those.  They're called the actuator

http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/joysticks.shtml