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Title: Williams 2-way joystick
Post by: southpaw13 on March 04, 2005, 09:45:43 pm

Hello, how do you set up a Williams 2-way joystick with Mame?  (Joust, Defender, Stargate)  The leaf switches look normally closed so that the joystick can return to center.  I know I can bend the leafs back, but then the joystick will have play in it.  Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Southpaw

Title: Re: Williams 2-way joystick
Post by: telengard on March 04, 2005, 11:40:51 pm

I have one of these hooked up and you treat it exactly like a microswitch joystick.  Are you using an IPAC etc?  You shouldn't have to do anything different with it.

~telengard

Title: Re: Williams 2-way joystick
Post by: southpaw13 on March 05, 2005, 10:17:27 am

Yes, I have an i-pac.  Is your leaf switches normally closed (making contact) when the joystick is at it's center position?

Do you have a pic?

Thanks a ton!
Southpaw

Title: Re: Williams 2-way joystick
Post by: SirPeale on March 05, 2005, 11:04:40 am

The switches aren't supposed to be closed.  Close, but not closed.

Like most leaf switches, you'll have to adjust them.

Title: Re: Williams 2-way joystick
Post by: southpaw13 on March 05, 2005, 12:21:13 pm

OK, I will have to do some adjustments...

Thanks,
Southpaw

Title: Re: Williams 2-way joystick
Post by: RayB on March 05, 2005, 01:59:26 pm

Maybe you're misunderstanding how the leafswitches work.
There are two "blades" on a leaf-switch. They are slightly seperated, until the joystick pushes them together.

So, it's ok that there is one blade of each switch "holding" the joystick centered. Just make sure that there is a bit of a gap between that blade and the one just on the other side.