Joystick internals, especially CX40

[Maury Markowitz]

I'm writing a Wiki article on the CX40, and using it as the basis for a wider discussion on digital joysticks in general.

 

I'm really lacking any sort of images of the internals, especially the CX40.

 

If you have any Atari-style stick that's opened up and you're wiling to donate a couple of images, I'd greatly appreciate it!

[icemanxp300]

Here is a picture I use to show the difference between original and tactile mods I do.

 

Feel free to splice out the modded section if you like.

 

 

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[+save2600]

Before someone says "Google is your friend", I present to you: Yahoo! Image search!

 

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrB8qCoFPFX8wsAv3yJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNjI4NTcEX3IDMgRiY2sDYzRpcWVibGJ2MjU0ZiUyNmIlM0QzJTI2cyUzRDZzBGZyA3NmcARncHJpZANacXhrd3VJU1JBcTVnVVV1LjNKLnBBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DaW1hZ2VzLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDMzAEcXVlcnkDYXRhcmkgY3ggNDAgam95c3RpY2sgaW50ZXJuYWxzBHRfc3RtcAMxNDc1NDE3Mjc0BHZ0ZXN0aWQDSU1HQzE-?gprid=ZqxkwuISRAq5gUUu.3J.pA&pvid=tjNbwjY5LjHCS05dV_EUjwNQNjguMQAAAABZffs1&p=atari+cx+40+joystick+internals&fr=sfp&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&ei=UTF-8&n=60&x=wrt&y=Search

[icemanxp300]

Before someone says "Google is your friend", I present to you: Yahoo! Image search!

 

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrB8qCoFPFX8wsAv3yJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBsZ29xY3ZzBHNlYwNzZWFyY2gEc2xrA2J1dHRvbg--;_ylc=X1MDOTYwNjI4NTcEX3IDMgRiY2sDYzRpcWVibGJ2MjU0ZiUyNmIlM0QzJTI2cyUzRDZzBGZyA3NmcARncHJpZANacXhrd3VJU1JBcTVnVVV1LjNKLnBBBG10ZXN0aWQDbnVsbARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4DaW1hZ2VzLnNlYXJjaC55YWhvby5jb20EcG9zAzAEcHFzdHIDBHBxc3RybAMEcXN0cmwDMzAEcXVlcnkDYXRhcmkgY3ggNDAgam95c3RpY2sgaW50ZXJuYWxzBHRfc3RtcAMxNDc1NDE3Mjc0BHZ0ZXN0aWQDSU1HQzE-?gprid=ZqxkwuISRAq5gUUu.3J.pA&pvid=tjNbwjY5LjHCS05dV_EUjwNQNjguMQAAAABZffs1&p=atari+cx+40+joystick+internals&fr=sfp&fr2=sb-top-images.search.yahoo.com&ei=UTF-8&n=60&x=wrt&y=Search

 

 

He's looking for the innards. A search like this yields better results.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=atari+2600+controller+pcb&biw=1024&bih=715&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj51YSaprzPAhWPCD4KHZoEBmYQ_AUIBigB

[+save2600]

drats, foiled by Google again!

 

Some more alternatives and info for the OP here too:

 

http://best-electronics-ca.com/joystick.htm

 

http://best-electronics-ca.com/joystick.htm#PCB

 

http://best-electronics-ca.com/5200.htm