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Happ Competition Joystick sloppy - RESOLVED w/ shims

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RandyT:

--- Quote from: kowal on December 03, 2007, 02:31:40 am ---RandyT, theme is about "bounce" , not regional/personal preference ;). You have regret for japanese because it don't bounce?  throw on japan atomic  bomb - problem will disappear.

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I think it may be time for a new translator.  My comments have nothing to do with countries.  I just referred to the sticks exactly as you did so the context would be clear.

I have seen flight sticks based on a ball pivot mechanism do the same bounce.  The Japanese sticks are balanced properly so they don't.  This means the springs and weights are all well balanced with the mechanism, not that a ball pivot is the only arrangement capable of performing this way, as you claimed.

Just trying to prevent your preference for Sanwa or Seimitsu joysticks from getting in the way of an accurate discussion.

RandyT

councilface:
I also hate the feeling of my happs. I like the ergonomics of the actual stick but I didnt like the movement whilst playing games. In the end Ive put the sticks into the box with the microswitches (not sure of the correct terminology) that came with my videomaster (made in Birmingham uk) cab. They are now much stiffer thanks to the rubber bush that the sticks are now in.

kowal:
purchase LS56 and LS55. both have identical height shaft and balltop, similar base,  but have different pivot mechanism.
LS55 bounce similarly how Eurojoystick
LS56 not  bounce - pivot is bend/hemisphere

--- Quote ---your preference for Sanwa or Seimitsu joysticks
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 I play on P360  and Suzo Universal Inductive - this is my preference.

Zebidee:
I bought some high-density foam rubber "pipe", commonly used for insulating 20mm hot water pipes, about $5 for a metre from the hardware store.

With a pair of scissors, you can easily cut discs off the end of the rubber pipe -  these discs are the perfect size for Happ Competition Joystick spacers/shims! :woot

I put a cut-to-size rubber disc under a 20mm steel washer (pictured earlier).  The spring then sits on top of the washer.  This makes the joystick a tiny bit stiffer, but reduces the bounce a lot.  Now much of the bounciness has been elimiated.

You can cut foam rubber discs of different width from the pipe, trim then and experiment with what feels best for you!

Note that the rubber pipe I am talking about is a high density foam, possibly neoprene (though I'm not 100% sure), which should be hardy enough to last a normal joystick lifetime.

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