KevinMos3 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Kevin, What you posted above doesn't apply if we're attaching it to the regular coleco controllers correct? Correct. That is only for Flashback controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WispFollower Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Are there enough left for me to get a couple medium flashbacks and a couple original Colecos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Medium length screws on the FB knobs for me, please. As far as CV knobs, I use 1/4" - 20 X 1" (course thread) hex head bolts and hack off the head. Hollow out existing plastic 'nub' and fit bolt through the bottom and epoxy it in the base. I leave about 1/2" of thread sticking out of the plastic base to fully thread the knob onto the bolt until it bottoms out. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I got everyone's knobs weighed yesterday. This weekend is going to be very busy, but I hope to get the quotes to everyone today and tomorrow so that I can get these mailed out on Monday. I have Monday and Tuesday off, so I should be able to get them all mailed out at least by then. I'll keep you posted if anything pops up that would prevent this. Everyone's packages came out really cheap. The post office told me that it would be even less if I do online postage, so I'll try that and see if I can save ya'll even more. The only exception was the international order but even that one was pretty reasonable. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Sorry for the delay, guys. I lost the paper where I had everyone's weights/costs written down, so I have to get them all re-weighed today. I'll get the quotes to you by tonight (Monday night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Everyone's quotes have been sent out. I'm really pleased with how much we ended up saving one another by doing the group order. It was pretty significant for everyone. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Payment sent and a huge thanks to Kevin for doing this great project and saving some coin in the process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tron Unit Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Everyone's quotes have been sent out. I'm really pleased with how much we ended up saving one another by doing the group order. It was pretty significant for everyone. Payment sent. Thanks again! Edited March 17, 2015 by Tron Unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariguy1021 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Payment sent and thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Took care of it this morning, thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 done did sent, was a fun project, thanks for going the extra mile on these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Payment sent, thanks for doing this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Everyone's quotes have been sent out. I'm really pleased with how much we ended up saving one another by doing the group order. It was pretty significant for everyone. Kevin, I may have missed this -- and sorry if I did -- but what's the exact process for replacing the knobs on the Colecovision Flashback controllers? Do we open the screws up on the back of the controller or is there another way to do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Do we open the screws up on the back of the controller or is there another way to do it? You shouldn't have to open your FB controllers at all, unless you want to put the foam tape inside to add resistance. I'm thinking a lot of people will probably want extra resistance, but some may be happy without it. The thumb nubs just pull straight out and the new knobs will screw in. You'll have to carefully get the bolt started so it goes in straight, but it's pretty easy with these threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 You shouldn't have to open your FB controllers at all, unless you want to put the foam tape inside to add resistance. I'm thinking a lot of people will probably want extra resistance, but some may be happy without it. The thumb nubs just pull straight out and the new knobs will screw in. You'll have to carefully get the bolt started so it goes in straight, but it's pretty easy with these threads. Okay, what kind of foam tape? Is it hard to install in, is there a guide somewhere for that? You're talking to someone seriously challenged at doing even the slightest repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) all parts I think are shown in pic 4 screws on back there are tabs on bottom of controller you need to un-hinge inside you only need to slide button PCB's out of slots the main circuit board you only need to remove ONE screw in upper corner ( other 4 screws hold keypad in place) Some double sided tape I found at Wal-Mart ... was over in the hardware section although in the craft section were rolls of 3-M Brand there is backing on both sides (not sure about the roll) , I simply left the backing on the actuator side http://www.walmart.c...Strips/36613125 I think 3/16" x 1/4" sized squares installed on the corners of the circle NOT to interfere with the cup that the actuator sits in ( you can quote me on that if you liek) the thickness of the material is shown down by the number-pad & measures 1/16" thick .... ( it has to be thin ) the double sided tape is squishy but not porous like the pink material you used (as shown here) http://atariage.com/forums/topic/224996-colecovision-flashback-system/?p=3172955 the porous material breaks down rather quickly during play & you don't really notice it until next day or so with the tape in there the weight of the ball doesn't affect it's returning to center Edited March 20, 2015 by chas10e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 the double sided tape is squishy but not porous like the pink material you used (as shown here) http://atariage.com/forums/topic/224996-colecovision-flashback-system/?p=3172955 Yeah, I said in that post that it was just a temporary solution and in a later post (or maybe it was a pm) I described using foam tape, where I removed the glue from one side and left it on the other. That seemed to work fine, but I ended up removing it and going with some thin weather stripping. The jury's still out on it though, and I'm not sure what I'll eventually settle on using, or if I'll end up keeping any padding in there at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 I wanted to give everyone a status update. Some packages have already gone out, but some are still in the works. My fiance flew in for her spring break last week, which affected the time available to completing this project. I still spent time working on preparing the packages, but preparing the Flashback knobs ended up taking WAY more time than I expected. I severely underestimated how long it would take me to prep the 30 Flashback knobs. I really needed to focus more on wedding planning while she was here, so I couldn't devote all my spare time to the knobs, although I did still work on getting them ready. She's a gamer too, so she's very understanding of my hobby. At this point, I'm ALMOST finished. I only have a couple finishing touches to put on a half dozen or so of them. *** For everyone who just requested Coleco knobs, your packages have already been mailed out. I didn't want to keep you guys waiting and I take it very seriously since everyone has already sent their reimbursements. *** For those of you who requested Flashback knobs, I expect to put them in the mail either Wednesday or Thursday. Chances are, it will be Thursday, because Wednesday will be a very busy day at work with no lunch break and not getting off until well after the post office closes. Regardless, the remainder of the packages should go out no later than Thursday. This is what the packages will look like. Just keeping it simple with bubble mailers. These are the ones that have already gone out, but the rest are already prepared as well and are just waiting on the FB knobs to be finished. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rey Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Sweet! Got my knobs today and super easy to mount on the original coleco controllers. Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Got mine too Kevin. Can't thank you enough for taking so much of your time to help us all save some bucks. I am really looking forward to having these. Going to screw them on soon. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Popp Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Just received my original coleco ball knobs last night. They work great, so much better than the original set up. Hardest part was prying the original silver disc off. Thanks so much for doing this! Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariguy1021 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Got mine yesterday. Thank you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Got mine yesterday, too. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Kevin, I'm certainly not concerned, but since my local post office has been messing up in giving me package notice slips recently (for things being held for me at the post office), I wanted to ask....when did the orders for the Flashback knobs go out and what's your best guess on a delivery range? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Everyone in the second batch should be getting their packages any day now and hopefully by the end of this week there won't be any more out. When I last posted on March 25, I expected to to have everything shipped later that week. What I didn't expect was that every day since then has been work from 6:30am (normal time) to at least 8:30pm (not normal time) without even a break for lunch. Yep, it's been that busy and for some of you who know what my line of work is, you can probably guess why. Nevertheless, I was able to get everyone's packages to the post office on Saturday except for two people who had late additions; theirs went out today, now that I'm back to a more reasonable schedule. I wanted everyone to be pleasantly surprised when they opened their package, but that may not be the best approach, so here's a handful of Flashback knobs so you can see what they look like and know what to expect. I ended up putting a lot more effort into them than I originally intended. I really hope everyone is pleased with them. They've all been pretty accurately measured so that the exposed threads are nearly exact to how deep you can/should thread them into your controller. I'm hesitant to say that they are totally exact, in case there's a tiny bit of difference and I don't want anyone to carelessly thread them too far. You should still thread them carefully, but they should be within less than a millimeter of how deep to go. Of course, if you want them shorter you can always trim them down by cutting, filing, or grinding. I used a tiny bit of threadlocker; the intention being that you may be able to work the bolts loose with enough force if you ever decide to for some reason. I hope that I used enough to keep them from working loose when threading them, but if any do break free, just apply some of your own glue or threadlocker. Here's a pic of the 2nd batch before they were shipped: I'll still be posting pictures of installing both the Coleco and Flashback knobs in case anyone has any questions or confusion. edit: Also, I wanted to be more personal with PMs, but I've just been too slammed. I'm not trying to be rude to anyone, so I'll just say it here for now... To all of you who said something nice in a PM, thank you very much for your trust and support and you're all very welcome. I'm glad I was able to help you all out. I also want to thank everyone for being so prompt with sending the paypal reimbursements. While this ended up being far more effort than I planned for, you all made it as smooth as possible. Edited April 8, 2015 by KevinMos3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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