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pointdablame:
Wico leafs are specific to Wico joys. You can find generic leafswitch replacements but they won't fit correctly on the underside of the joystick base.
ahofle:
Ahhh bummer.
Daviea:
Hey everyone,
Here's the latest update to keep you in the loop.
Star Wars yoke. I took receipt of the sample handle castings. They look GOOD. Slightly off, but good. I made some slight changes and I'm having a second set of first articles produced, so I'm just waiting on them. I received the gears and they're spot-on and look perfect. The wire is in production now, I should have it by the end of next week, possibly the middle of the following week. Everything is progressing nicely. I hope to have the yoke completed and released by the end of Feb. but I cannot commit to an exact release date yet as I'm waiting on the outside vendors to produce the handles and wire.
720 controller. I have parts reproduced for most of the controller with the exception of the handle shaft, pivot ball, lower mechanical half and the dual opto board. I received a NOS pivot ball to work from (Thanks Kremmit) and I'm expecting a complete controller and some spare parts sometime soon (Thanks usedelectronics). I've already drawn up the pivot ball and expect to put it into production next week. I should have samples, possibly the entire production run, ready by end of next week. I've upped my production count to 1000pcs on the pivot ball since I'm going to need it for several other controllers I'm reproducing. The handle shaft is an interesting topic. I was very focused on having the knob cast right onto the shaft, using a polished up phenolic-like material. I realized I could make the knob from aluminum and hard anodize it (in black) and screw it right onto the shaft. I think it would look MUCH better, though obviously not "exact" when compared to the original.
Lunar Lander thruster. I've got most of this controller done. The only part I'm waiting on is the plastic thrust controller cover. This is a vacuum formed part and since my vacuum form machine is down, I'm relying on an outside vendor for help. Naturally, they're backlogged on jobs, soooo.... I'm waiting.
Hall Effect Joystick. This project is coming along nicely. I'm considering options on the handle knob (just like the 720 controller) and the hall effect sensor. It's proving to be a challenge. The mechanical components of the controller itself isn't an issue.
Analog joystick. This project is pretty much in the same boat with the hall effect joystick, however I could use a few NOS parts which would help push along this project.
Tempest Spinner. I recently added this project to the lineup. I'm tired of the BrrrRRrrrRRRRrrrr sound that my OEM part makes everytime I spin it (yeah, I even have the new bearing/bushings installed!). So, I'm making a spinner unit that fits the same footprint, but also incorporates real bearings which will provide a nice smooth spin once and for all.
Assault joystick. My Assault game has been on the fritz for the last couple of years and it's due to failing controllers. I went out looking for some replacements and realized that they are near impossible to locate. Time to repro! This will be an easy repro given the other projects I've got going on as some parts will swap between the different controllers.
Hard Drivin' shifter. I've looked over an original shifter and I'm confident I can reproduce this. As an added bonus, I believe I can also offer a 6+R shift plate and 6+R knob for the MAME users. This project is on the backburner while I work on the above projects, but I have to admit that I'm somewhat anxious to work on this one. There are some aspects of this project that interest me quite a bit.
Ok, I think that's about it for now. If anyone has comments or suggestions, I'm listening.
Thanks
David
usedelectronics:
Update:
I found a couple NOS wico's and packed them in with the 720 controller. I also included a bunch of extra 720 controller parts.
Question, since you have the required "skill" have you considered reproducing the tron joystick bases? (Handles are being done by others already.)
jerryjanis:
I am really excited to hear that you are working on a 720 joystick! In case it's of any use, I have some pictures on my website that may (or may not) be useful for you. The last two pictures are pages from the game's manual that someone sent me:
http://www.jstookey.com/arcade/720/720-pictures.php
http://www.jstookey.com/arcade/720/720man_controller_a.jpg
http://www.jstookey.com/arcade/720/720man_controller_b.jpg
An interesting thing about the pictures from the manual is that some of the parts on the original joystick that I own are slightly different from the ones in the manual. For example, the shaft on my joystick is solid - mine doesn't have the lathed section in the middle. My best guess is that maybe some of the joysticks broke, and they redesigned that part on newer revisions.
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