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Repair or replace rubber grommets
Matt Berry:
Is there a way to repair the rubber grommets in the old wico joysticks. I have a bunch of gromets that have a few cracks in them, and only one looks damaged beyond repair. I want to keep these in good useable condition. Are there any places that sell new ones, or maybe an easy way to make your own?
SaiNRuB:
I wish that was the case to buddy, but unfortunately I dont think that possible to to fuse those tears back. Youve got to scavenge for those parts like MAD MAX beyond Thunderdome style. I ended up stripping parts from crappy condition Wico joys i got from ebay and using those. Same for the leaf switches also, those dont have replacements for those either. Remeber to scavenge that stuff, it will come in handy most definitely if your preference is to use WICO joys for your cab.
patrickl:
I've seen them sold on several sites. For instance on http://www.arcadegames.com/parts.html At $30 a piece you're probably better of buying some NOS wico's (with grommet) from ebay.
RayB:
Cheap grommets may be had by buying a used Wico "Command Control" joystick. Ebay has dozens of them at any given time. The red and black ones have grommets that I think are exactly like the arcade version. Since these kinds of sticks were usually played with by one person, and hand-held, I doubt they wore down the same as publice arcade game joys did.
By the way, $5 is a fair average price for these. Ignore those jerks who think they are worth $20-$30.
Grasshopper:
Didn't someone say (Paige Oliver?) that the grommets could be replaced by springs? That might be a cheaper and more durable solution if it's possible.
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