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Newbie joystick help!
« on: October 28, 2008, 09:01:21 am »
Hi everyone!  I've been thinking about making a MAME cabinet for about 2 years now and this past weekend I finally went to the amazing Arcade auction at Timonium Fairgrounds in MD and picked up a cabinet to gut.  I was taking apart the control panel to salvage the working buttons and joysticks before I rebuild the control panel and I got stuck at the joysticks.  How do I remove these??? :dizzy:

I thought you could just unscrew them, but they don't want to budge.  Anyone have any tricks or tips on installing and removing joysticks?

Thanks in advance!
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2008, 10:20:28 am »
can you post a picture of the underneath of the panel?
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 11:16:52 am »
I'm betting there is an "E" clip on the very bottom.  Pop it off with a jewelers screwdriver (but cover it with your hand, they fly off and get lost very easily) and the shaft should slide right out.
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 11:21:42 am »
Wow, thanks for the quick response!  Duh, I should have posted the images, first but here they are:


Underside of the panel.  As you can see I have removed all the buttons and wiring.  I'm thinking about replacing this piece of wood as well so I can design my own stick and button layout.


Closeup of the left stick, which I just unscrewed the 4 screws holding it to the wood.


Closeup of the right stick, which I went a little further and took off all the microswitches and the "bottom" of the joystick.

Any suggestions?
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2008, 03:42:23 pm »
Quote from: existonfile on October 28, 2008, 11:21:42 am
Any suggestions?

Hey, if you're going to completely ignore my advice, then I can't help you.
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2008, 08:47:37 pm »
Is there a technique to removing these easily?  I got one clip off of the right stick, but it took me awhile and I was afraid of breaking the clip/my screwdriver.

Sorry I didn't see your post until after I put up my pics...  ;D
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2008, 06:55:29 am »
You definitely won't break the clip, nor your screwdriver as long as it's made of hardened metal.  Most jewelers screwdrivers are.
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Re: Newbie joystick help!
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2008, 08:39:22 am »
use a small flathead srewdriver and pull out the eclip, if you are afraid to losing it just pinch the middle of  e clip with a pair of long nose pliers, don't apply force to the pliers just follow the movement while you are sliding the  E clip out
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