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Title: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: Well Fed Games on April 04, 2011, 03:36:10 pm

Did a search, did not find much recent info on this: I have a early (1982?) Pac Man Control Panel I am refurbishing, and need a new rubber centering grommet. Anyone have recommendations on where to get one? I know they are out there, just looking for good fit on the stick and shopping experience.

Bonus question: Anyone know if just the ball-top/shaft is available somewhere? Vinyl ball-top is a bit more worn than I would like.

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: opt2not on April 04, 2011, 04:41:04 pm

Bob Roberts http://www.therealbobroberts.net/joyparts.html (http://www.therealbobroberts.net/joyparts.html)

Under "Centering Grommet".

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: Well Fed Games on April 04, 2011, 05:38:37 pm

Thanks!

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: mgb on April 04, 2011, 08:40:21 pm

+1 on Bob Roberts.
He's easy to deal with. if by chance you can't get it through him, I believe Mikes Aracde also carries them.

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: jennifer on April 04, 2011, 10:17:26 pm

        A little wear on the ball may not be such a bad thing, when they were new they would actually wear a hole in your finger.

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: VanillaGorilla on April 05, 2011, 04:52:34 pm

Quote from: jennifer on April 04, 2011, 10:17:26 pm

        A little wear on the ball may not be such a bad thing, when they were new they would actually wear a hole in your finger.

Ha! That texture was painful when new! My mom actually bought pac-man (R) band-aids for my pac man blisters when I was a kid!! Now thats love!!

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: RayB on April 06, 2011, 12:29:28 pm

You can also salvage grommets out of Wico "Command Control" joysticks originally made for Atari/C64/Sega consoles and computers. Should cost you <$5
SHEEET! For some reason I read rubber grommet and instantly thought Wico.  WRONG! Pac stick is not Wico!

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: Well Fed Games on April 07, 2011, 01:40:28 am

Thanks for all the good info.. I am sure I'll come across some other parts I will need from Bob Roberts as well.

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: boardjunkie on April 07, 2011, 11:07:19 am

No uh-ahh on the Wico grommet. They are not even close to the same size shaft. Midway sticks are smaller diameter and the grommet is not as stiff as a Wico. Pinball Resource had some that looked real close to Midway grommets, and they musta been the real deal 'cause they didn't stick around long at 5$ each.

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: RayB on April 07, 2011, 12:22:16 pm

SHEEET! Thanks for catching my brainlessness. For some reason I read "rubber grommet" and instantly thought Wico.  WRONG! Pac stick is not Wico!

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: mgb on April 08, 2011, 12:58:55 pm

So are the grommets at Bob Roberts not for the stick used in a Pacman, because the pic sure looks like the wico centering grommet

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: RayB on April 08, 2011, 01:17:25 pm

Quote from: mgb on April 08, 2011, 12:58:55 pm

So are the grommets at Bob Roberts not for the stick used in a Pacman, because the pic sure looks like the wico centering grommet

"Midway Centering Grommet" is what you want and what he sells. Sorry for the confusion.

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: opt2not on April 08, 2011, 01:26:32 pm

The link I posted is what you want, "centering grommet" under Midway.  It's the only grommet listed on that page...

Also, yes, they look like the Wico grommets, grommets are grommets... the only difference is in the hole dimensions and size.
(http://www.pac-man.com/images/grommet2.jpg)

Title: Re: Recommend a Pac Man Joystick Grommet supplier to me!
Post by: Well Fed Games on April 08, 2011, 05:02:12 pm

Great, thanks for all the info! Good to know the right one to get!