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Title: OSCAR: Question
Post by: Jakobud on March 01, 2002, 10:18:05 am

Regarding the restrictor plates, how does the wear and tear look for the shaft of the joystick (the part that rubs up against the restritor plates) ? I have a Happs Competition. Will there be any problems with this?

Jakobud

Title: Re: OSCAR: Question
Post by: klutzo on March 01, 2002, 12:32:04 pm

I have a competition, and my order for the restrictor plates is coming in a couple of weeks... I'll let you know how it works out.

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Title: Re: OSCAR: Question
Post by: OSCAR on March 01, 2002, 05:38:40 pm

A small burnish line appears almost immediately within the first few uses, but I haven't seen excessive wear yet.  I've been watching and measuring the wear, and after a couple of months I measure about 0.001" of wear.

You can see some pictures of my Competition here:
Burnish line - http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/comp_line.jpg

No wear - http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/5685.jpg

Wear - http://www.oscarcontrols.com/tmp/5675.jpg

Of course there are other factors to be considered, such as frequency of use and the amount of force you use on the joystick.  I consider my use of the joystick to be moderate to moderate-heavy.


--OSCAR

Title: Re: OSCAR: Question
Post by: Jakobud on March 02, 2002, 12:23:14 am

Oh no!! .001"!!! that will totally effect my donkey kong game!!! hehe...expect an order soon, Oscar :)