Proline modification

[MAC-42]

I got sick and tired of my joystick not working correctly so I took out the dome contacts and installed microswitches inside. The stick feels like it works a lot better now. This has worked well enough that I think I'm going to modify the rest of my joysticks for this. Has anybody else done this before? And if so what results did you find?

[mmervine]

I got sick and tired of my joystick not working correctly so I took out the dome contacts and installed microswitches inside. The stick feels like it works a lot better now. This has worked well enough that I think I'm going to modify the rest of my joysticks for this. Has anybody else done this before? And if so what results did you find?

post some pictures!

[MAC-42]

Will do. They're on my iPad right now so I'll get them up when I can.

 

I cannibalized one of my Proline sticks to make a gamepad from Nintendo gamepad. I haven't had a lot of play time with this new configuration yet, but I think I'm beginning to regret that decision. Maybe it's because I'm a purist. The stick still has that ridiculous tiny throw, but I don't feel like I have to push it as hard anymore to make it respond.

Edited August 29, 2013 by MAC-42

[BassGuitari]

Has anybody else done this before?

No, but I've given it serious consideration.

[MAC-42]

Okay, here are the images of what I've done. The switches were secured and soldered down to the joystick and fire button PCBs; the fire buttons and the joystick...um, white bit on the bottom...required some grinding down with my dremel. The nubs on the white bit--gosh, I don't know what you call that part!--really had to be ground down low to get everything fitting comfortably within the case of the CX-24.

 

The only thing I'm not really wild about is how the buttons have turned out. I'm actually convinced that I soldered down one of the switches slightly out of alignment, preventing consistent contact with the button. That's not too big a deal as I have a spare PCB and another switch. I'm also not so crazy about how the wide ends of the springs sit against the switches. I'll sort that out in time, I suppose.

 

Anyhow, pictures follow. Enjoy.

[shadow460]

I usually shim up the plastic bits with cardboard to make the sticks stiffer.