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Centsible Leaf-Switch Joystick
dmish82:
Has anyone had any experience with the leaf-switch joystick on the following Centsible website: http://www.centsibleamusements.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=415
Thanks,
Dave
paigeoliver:
Second hand knowledge only, but basically it isn't quite as firm as the original.
Kremmit:
I've got a machine with one of those. Much as I'd like to claim otherwise, I couldn't tell the difference without looking "under the hood".
Of course, every real Wico you try these days feels different, due to the different level of wear on the rubber grommet.
Edited: See my comments below.
patrickl:
I had a couple of those and they were crap. In mine the shaft didn't fit tightly into the grommet. Thus the handle could wobble without any constraint from the rubber grommet. Also the actuator rides on the shaft. All in all it was the worst stick I have tried.
It's actually only a 4-way stick. They cloned a 4-way wico and added an 8 way actuator, but it doesn't really work as an 8-way. There is a 4-way restrictor plate! I guess the chinese cloning this thing cloned the base and cloned a 4-way/8-way repair kit. They combined these and assumed they got a 4-way and 8-way stick. Of course it doesn't work that way.
I'd stay well clear from this stick even though they lowered the price on it dramatically (I think they charged around $20 before). Just get yourself a proper 4-way Wico stick. Nicade still sells these (NOS=old but not used) on ebay for $25 "buy it now" or perhaps less if you bid on one.
Tailgunner did a good: Leaf Stick Comparison
Kremmit:
That doesn't sound like the one on my machine at all. No handle wiggle, no actuator movement, no 4-way restrictor plate. I wonder if we're talking about the same stick? Mine sure looks like the one in the picture on the Centsible site...
Edited: see my comments below.
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