Re: A2 Joystick Maintenance

[grent@comcast.net]

Polymorph wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> My A2 joystick (Apple brand A2M2012) has been erratic ever since
> bringing it out of its 15 year hibernation, so I decided today was the
> day to repair it. I cracked it open and did what I could to clean it
> out, but it would seem that the pots are gunged up internally.
>
> I can't seem to remove or open the pots to clean them, so I was
> wondering if I could soak the pots in some sort of cleaning solution to
> try and remove the grime.
>
> So the question is - what cleaning solution would be best to use?
> Alcohol based? Something else? I tried squirting IC cleaning fluid into
> the pots but it had limited success and one of the pots still behaves
> quite erratically.
>
> Anyone got any ideas?
>
> thanks,

Hi,
 Maybe some TV tuner cleaners if you can find them. They started to
make them Eco friendly so they were not as strong.
  It might be easier to replace the pots with new ones.

Take Care