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Repairing broken leaf switches
telengard:
I was adjusting my Galaga joystick to make it a little tighter and stupidly bent off one of the tabs attached to one of the leaf switches. This has happened before to one of my joysticks also. It's one of the downsides of having a modular panel & leaf switch joysticks. The tabs you attach to are much more flimsy than those on microsw ones. Anyone know of a place I can either get replacement parts or maybe even an idea for a hack/fix?
thanks
~telengard
edit: "leaf switch"!!
paigeoliver:
They are actually called "leaf switches" not springs!!
Bob Roberts probably has whatever you need, www.therealbobroberts.com
telengard:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on March 07, 2005, 12:18:45 am ---They are actually called "leaf switches" not springs!!
Bob Roberts probably has whatever you need, www.therealbobroberts.com
--- End quote ---
Thanks for the correction... :police: :)
I was there earlier and he has "fiber" replacements but I can't tell if they would work with my Galaga joystick. They don't look the same to me but I can't be sure...
I'll keep looking.
paigeoliver:
Hmmm, if I can remember I will check my parts box when I get home and compare midway leafs (Galaga) to others.
Ken Layton:
Many of the pinball parts distributors sell "leaf switch blade repair kits" which consist of raw copper long blades (different thicknesses), assorted pein/solder contact points, nylon lifters, and assorted fiber insulators. Wico has them.
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