CX-10 ("Heavy Sixer") joystick repair question

[reverendshoebox]

Hey, guys and gals.

 

I've got two old CX-10 joysticks from the heavy sixer that I'm trying to get working. The problem is that I seem to be missing a few of the springs that go under the stick. I tried a couple of similarly-sized springs I found, but the end result is a joystick that won't center properly and "sticks" in a couple of directions.

 

Any thoughts on where I might find replacement springs that would work with these things?

 

Thanks,

-=ShoEboX=-

 

[Atarian7]

Best Electronics might have them.

[reverendshoebox]

That was my first stop. Didn't see 'em. Struck out at B&C too.

 

-=ShoEboX=-

[H454]

Try a well stocked hardware store.

The ace near me has a rack of bins with 120+ springs.

If you find some the right size and compression, I would replace all the springs a set.

The 10 has a loser "feel" than the 40, but you may end up liking it better for some games.

I find it to be my go to for HERO.

Also you may want to replace the switches:

https://console5.com/store/self-adhesive-dome-switches-10mm-triangular-3-leg.html

[mutterminder]

I finally got a 3D printer this year, and recently I decide that I wanted to fix all of my broken Atari Joysticks.  I wish I was good with CAD software, but as of now, this is something that will still have to teach myself.  Until that time, I am dependent on designs of others.  There are quite a files available for the plastic shaft that usually breaks in the CX-40, and there are also files for the flexible outer sleeve that degrades after 46 to 30 years. I have several of these outer sleeves that have gotten hard with age, so I picked up some TPU this week an started printing some new outer sleeves.  However I discovered that one of my joysticks that had rubber so hard you couldn't even move the stick was a CX-10.  It seems that the CX-10 has a longer shaft made of black plastic, with a different shape than the CX-40. I wasn't able to find a 3D model of the outer sleeve designed for the CX-10, (in fact there doesn't seem to be any CX-10 parts out there)  I tried loading one of the existing models for the CX-40 into FreeCad in hopes that I could at least modify it to fit, but it is clear that I am have to go through a few weeks of tutorial before I get to this point.

 

Does anybody know if someone has any CX-10 parts available?  I guess there is not much demand as in looking into this I have found that the CX-10 is not very common.

Edited December 24, 2023 by mutterminder
Typo