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Title: Servostik rotating issue
Post by: cybermat on February 14, 2017, 04:26:27 am

Hello,
i bought some months ago from arcadeworld this stick, i noted that the rotating plate sometimes stucks in the middle (on youtube there is a video similar to my issue). I thought that this issue had been resolved. I fixed this loosing the screws, up to almost removing them, but i think that this not a good idea.

In a review of this product, the user had been able to fix this "sanding down" , could you please show how to fix this issue ?

" Great product

Posted by John on 26th Dec 2016

Bought this (and the servo control board) to replace the standard 8-way joystick in my Mayflash F300 fight stick, which I use with RetroPie. The only problem I had with it was that the ring was a little tight and the motor wouldn't switch smoothly from 4-way to 8-way. However, after a small amount of sanding down it works fine and now I can play Pacman and Scramble :)"

Thanks a lot

Title: Re: Servostik rotating issue
Post by: cybermat on February 15, 2017, 03:32:06 am

I used a nail file and i smoothed the restrictor plate (outward). Now the motor is able to perform 4-8 ways flawlessy.

Title: Re: Servostik rotating issue
Post by: Laythe on February 15, 2017, 03:51:16 pm

I removed the hair-fine washer springs from mine because they'd jump into the bore and drag.  I replaced the washers with much larger washers.  I lubricated the heck out of the restrictor plate, and then ran the screws down with removable loc-tite in them until the restrictor would rattle slightly but couldn't tilt much.

Mine work well now.

Title: Re: Servostik rotating issue
Post by: danny_galaga on February 16, 2017, 01:18:51 am

Quote from: Laythe on February 15, 2017, 03:51:16 pm

I removed the hair-fine washer springs from mine because they'd jump into the bore and drag.  I replaced the washers with much larger washers.  I lubricated the heck out of the restrictor plate, and then ran the screws down with removable loc-tite in them until the restrictor would rattle slightly but couldn't tilt much.

Mine work well now.

I had a very similar experience. I wrote about it here (near end of thread)

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,132157.msg1521798.html#msg1521798 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,132157.msg1521798.html#msg1521798)

and included some pics. Only difference is I kept the springs and bent them so they couldn't wind their way in (",)