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More Cowbell:
I'm just looking for one of the simple leaf joysticks that used to be all over on eBay. It is for a wood control panel and hoping for 4-way (not necessarily exclusively but at least switchable via the plastic thingy).

Kremmit:
Wico's don't switch via the actuator- while 8-ways and 4-ways do have different size actuators, the base is also different:  on a 4-way you get a diamond shaped hole instead of the round one on an 8-way.

If you find a 4-way with the wrong color handle, Ponyboy has a good deal on nice new black handles.  They come with 8-way actuators, though.

mountain:

--- Quote from: Kremmit on March 13, 2007, 11:17:52 pm ---Wico's don't switch via the actuator- while 8-ways and 4-ways do have different size actuators, the base is also different:  on a 4-way you get a diamond shaped hole instead of the round one on an 8-way.

If you find a 4-way with the wrong color handle, Ponyboy has a good deal on nice new black handles.  They come with 8-way actuators, though.

--- End quote ---

I am trying to piece together two 8-ways and one 4-way. What are the differences between the two actuators? Are the 8-ways round and the 4-ways square?

Knievel:
The 4-way actuator is round, it's just a smaller diameter. Remember that the 4-way also needs the base with the diamond shaped hole, as Kremmit said.

Here's a Wico diagram courtesy of Retroblast.com that might help you out..
http://www.retroblast.com/files/WicoLeafJoystick.pdf

mountain:
Thanks knievel!

I was confused because the joys that came in the cabinet I am working on had 8-way bases and round actuators  :dunno

I have a 4-way base coming from ebay, handles and grommets coming from ponyboy. Now I just need to locate new leaf switches. Any ideas?

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