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Title: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: LoyalistRevolt on April 06, 2008, 01:32:45 am

(http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb235/LoyalistRevolt/why.jpg)

not the joystick of course but the rubber looking thing I really need some!

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: leapinlew on April 06, 2008, 01:37:05 am

Quote from: LoyalistRevolt on April 06, 2008, 01:32:45 am

the rubber looking thing

I've had good luck at gas stations
(http://homepage.mac.com/jfstrain/blogpics/aug04/machine.jpg)

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: LoyalistRevolt on April 06, 2008, 01:38:49 am

I don't know how to react to that one....

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: SirPeale on April 06, 2008, 03:22:47 am

They come with joysticks.  That's the only place I know to get one.

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: vorghagen on April 06, 2008, 05:43:33 am

I'm assuming you want one for a more responsive stick. ie less movement required to activate microswitch.

If that's the case and you can't find the rubber thing, take the low tech route: wrap the bottom of the shaft with electrical tape until it reaches desired responsiveness, or stick a chunk of blue tack there.

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: Encryptor on April 06, 2008, 08:42:12 am

Check on Ebay. There are people selling joysticks and pieces parts all the time.


Encryptor

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: CheffoJeffo on April 06, 2008, 09:20:48 am

Is that a Happ Competition stick ?

I've ordered individual replacement parts (springs, actuators) for Happ sticks in the past -- unfortunately I can't reach happcontrols.com to check.

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: CrazyKongFan on April 06, 2008, 09:58:34 am

Quote from: vorghagen on April 06, 2008, 05:43:33 am

If that's the case and you can't find the rubber thing, take the low tech route: wrap the bottom of the shaft with electrical tape until it reaches desired responsiveness, or stick a chunk of blue tack there.

Yeah, I did that with mine, although I had to go back and do it every so often, as the tape would slowly work its way off the actuator. I've since bought a pair of used leaf switch joysticks, but they're a little shorter, and I'm not 100% satisfied with them yet either.

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: LoyalistRevolt on April 06, 2008, 11:30:33 am

Man I never got one with mine

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: mrserv0n on April 06, 2008, 12:35:21 pm

I have two of those on some die hard arcade sticks in my garage, I will pm you when I find them, im about 80% sure I kept the old sticks, you can just pay postage and I can mail them to you, I have no use for them.

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: LoyalistRevolt on April 06, 2008, 02:59:00 pm

THANKS MAN! :cheers:

Title: Re: Where do people get this thing?!
Post by: Kajoq on April 06, 2008, 04:32:11 pm

If he can't find those... Lizardlick sells those.  They're called the actuator

http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/joysticks.shtml (http://www.lizardlickamusements.com/pages/joysticks.shtml)