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leapinlew:
Hey guys! Guess what showed up at my door today -





Not only that - Richard didn't want me to pay for postage until I got it. I have to admit - I think I love this joystick! Timoe pointed me in the right direction to put a 4 way actuator in it - it's currently an 8 way.

The funny thing is - I just so happened to pop on the board walking down the hallway passed the computer. Pure luck! I'm mounting this in my Old School 4 way vertical cabinet.  ;D



missioncontrol:
very cool....

sorry phreezin for the dis-belief it's not often something like this happens......

nostrebor:
Lew,

Keep an eye out for a 4-way base. They are usually grey, and have a diamond shaped opening for the stick rather than the round opening. Any old trashed wico would do, as you have the high wear parts (grommet,switches) as NOS. If I run across one, I'll let you know.

Dont grab the kind that has the screw on switch retainers though. It should have the snap-in switch base like your 8-way.

leapinlew:
I read that there were different bases for the 4 ways, but I thought that was for the microswitched ones. This still applies to the leaf style switches as well? If so, I'll definetly keep an eye out.

Someone on the board was nice enough to send me a .5" actuator and I thought that was all I needed. Pardon my ignorance - I'm still in learning mode.

pointdablame:
yeah, 4way WICO leafswitch joys have a different base.

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