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Title: Star Wars Yoke - POTS
Post by: tthurman on June 27, 2013, 11:15:09 am

Finally obtained a flight yoke, and went ahead a purchased the USB adapter sold at This Old Game.  I apologize if this has been asked before, but I'm hopeful that someone here can answer a question concerning the pots. 

Since I'm using this USB adapter will the original 5K pots work, or do I need to replace them with 100 - 120k linear pots?

Does anyone have a source for the pots, I seem to find plenty on ebay.

Thanks

Title: Re: Star Wars Yoke - POTS
Post by: PL1 on June 27, 2013, 02:25:34 pm

That USB adapter is plug and play compatible with the yoke so there's no need to modify the yoke or replace the pots unless they are bad.

ArcadeFixIt (http://arcadefixit.com/category.sc?categoryId=16) has replacement pots.

I think there is also a thread with a part number for the Allen Bradley or Clarostat Extended Life pots.

Don't bother with the cheap (~$5) substitutes -- they are definitely not designed to handle the forces encountered during gameplay and will wear out quickly.


Scott