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Lilwolf:
I had it happen once and I soldered onto the end of the leaf itself.  It works but looks ugly.

I JUST did it again last night trying to remove extra solder off the end of a monroe stick...  I haven't decided if I will try it again.

You do have the advantage that your just going to replace it if it doesn't work...  It did take a log time to get to stick well.  I think I got solder on th front and back (small amount)... Then I attached a pre-soldiered wire.   

I should problably find some more flexible wire.

daywane:
I have a bookmark on ebay for leaf switches, some times they sell real cheep.
I keep a bucket full of leafs around for just that problem.
I started this when most people wanted $8.00 to $10.00 each to fix my tron stick
I just got in a shipment this week . 12 leafs for $5.00 after ship  ;D
you can solder to the leaf if all else fails

Lilwolf:
btw, you could also get those crimp on ends that are usually used to ground to the case.. .Then ones that attach to the edge of metal.

heck, I might go out and buy some to make a better solution for my 2 broken leafs.

Thenasty:
see  my leaf here is also broken but works by soldering it right on that spot.

NoOne=NBA=:
On games that use a multi-piece leafswitch (Tron, Pacman, etc...) you can remove the leaf switch, and pull it apart to get the wire in-between the pieces and touching whatever piece is necessary.
Stranded wire works much better for this than solid core, btw.

For the two piece ones shown above, soldering is about the only option other than full replacement.

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