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Gauntlet II: I'm gonna go with new sticks, I think. Recommendations?

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buck16:
Well, I fired up the Gauntlet II again today after A LONG time away from it.  All the leafs work.  And the sticks all work.  Centering mech is still good even.

Problem is some of the leaf switches are replacements.  Well, those embossed Atari joysticks had a nub on the plastic part of the switch that fit into a little hole in the joystick base, then a 1/8" away is where the screw goes.  In tandem with the screw, the nub/hole keeps the the leaf switch from moving about when pressure is put on it.  The replacements don't have that nub and you can't tighten the screw enough to keep the switch from moving/spinning a tiny bit.  So once you go, for example, left, you can't go that way again because the stupid leaf turned on it's axis.

I saw the thread on leaf switches about but thus far it hasn't been helpful.  Where can I get a leaf switch with this silly little nub (or whatever a novice like myself should be calling it) that may or may not be specific to these sticks?  Do they even make leafs like that anymore?

Thanks,
Matt

Kaytrim:
Use a lock washer to lock the switch in place.

TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim

buck16:
I will try the lock washer between the switch and the joystick base suggestion.  Thanks!

All the leafs are working.  I know that much.  I realized yesterday after testing them all that one of the reasons I hate them is they get a little bent and you must have to occasionally bend them back, etc.  Mine aren't all so perfect anymore so occasionally when I go diagnonally, it only goes up since it doesn't hit both the leafs perfectly ... or maybe if I go up, they'll sometimes go diagonally for a tiny sec.  It's just not as reliable a feeling as I get with normal microswitch sticks.

But I have decided I DO want to stay with the original Atari embossed sticks and restore the machine as best as possible.

So I'm off to the hardware store when I get a chance to buy some lock washers.

UPDATE:
Got the lock washers but the darn switch still tilts.  Whatever the case, seems to work anyway.  The Gauntlet II is running at about 95% with some slight stick misdirection on a very limited basis.

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