Re: Question on CH Mach III joysticks

[Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Aug 17, 1:53 am, Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> Antoine Vignau <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> > On 15 août, 02:31, Eric Rucker <bhtoo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> So, I know that there were both PC and Apple II versions of the CH Mach III.
>
> >> And, I know that PC joysticks are (typically) 100k ohm, whereas Apple II
> >> joysticks are 150k ohm. However, I've seen that some PC joysticks DO use 150k ohm pots.
>
> >> So, what pots did the Mach III use, in both Apple and PC versions?
>
> > I have one but I don't feel confident in opening it to give the answer
> > to you.
> > I've been using it for 25 years now and I want it to continue!
>
> > Sorry,
> > Antoine
>
> You can measure the maximum resistance without opening it by connecting an
> ohmmeter to the appropriate pins of the connector. (After all, this is how
> the computer measures the resistance.  ;-)
>
> -michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II:http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon

I measured 120K on the x-axis (pins 2&5) and 130K (pins 2&8) on the y-
axis of my Mach II.