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joystick grommet longevity
markrvp:
The reason Wico joysticks feel so special is because of the grommets and the leafswitches.
RobotronNut:
--- Quote from: markrvp on December 30, 2005, 01:37:33 am ---The reason Wico joysticks feel so special is because of the grommets and the leafswitches. If you switch to springs, then you eliminate a good portion of the reason it feels good.
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in which case i might as well just get a ms pac reunion in the first place... (i have, by the way, ordered some shafts from tornadoterry; thanks for the pointer)
ok, how about a wico 4-way with spring instead of grommet, and with the leafs swapped out for a perfect 360 optical upgrade kit?
(this never ends, does it? once i get my panel, i may have to try all these just to satisfy my curiosity...)
markrvp:
--- Quote from: RobotronNut on December 30, 2005, 01:57:31 am ---(this never ends, does it? once i get my panel, i may have to try all these just to satisfy my curiosity...)
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That's really the best way.
RobotronNut:
--- Quote from: markrvp on December 30, 2005, 02:59:08 am ---Here's all the stuff I bought to try out...
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i see you have an oscar D.O.T. spinner there that's not bolted to anything. want to sell it? ;D ;D ;D
Kremmit:
You can't just replace a grommet with a spring. There are some other parts that change, too. The best way to track down all of those parts is just to buy a spring-based Wico in the first place- if you can find one. Most, if not all, of the microswitch-based Wicos have the spring. I don't know that I've ever seen a leafswitch Wico with the spring.
BTW- somebody (Paige, I think) swears by the spring-based Wicos, but only if the spring is swapped out for the Happ P360 "Heavy Duty" spring.
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