Re: Apple Joystick

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Terry Allen writes ...
> 
> Hi there,
>    Anyone know a supplier in Australia for Joystick pots for Apple II
> joystick. When I used to repair Apples, they were proprietary Apple parts,
> but maybe there's a supplier these days.
>

 ....

     One trick is to squirt some Radio Shack "Control Cleaner" into each
pot and work it back and forth. This often clears up glitchy pots for a
few more months of use.


     Finding 'official' replcements for your Apple II joystick pots
could be very difficult. You can, probably, find pots that will work by
taking one to a local electronic parts supplier and 'getting one like
it'. Another route is to look for a match with your pots in a parts
catalog. Apple II joystick pots are 150k Ohms linear taper types.



Rubywand