Re: Joystick wanted

[mjk31124@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (the Weasel...)]

CLARK8@SNYCANVA.BITNET (Miark) writes:


> kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:
>>Well, my joystick finally died and is irrepairable.  Does anybody have one they
>>wanna get rid of?

>  My joystick seems to be sick too. One of the buttons doesn't work. It's an
>Apple one, and it doesn't seem to have any screws to open her up. Is there any
>"nice" way to crack the SOB open and fix it, or are Apple joysticks disposible?
>If they are, we can get Apple back by telling Greenpeace about it ;-)

>  I almost never use it, so if it's not repairable, I won't lose any sleep over
>it. Thanks for anysight!

>                                  Miark

Don't crack it open... not yet!  You can access the screws on the Apple
Joystick by removing the rubber feet on the bottom.  They are fastened with
an adhesive and can be "peeled" off... there are only two srews holding the
case together so if you find one then the other is directly diag. to it.

The buttons themselves are fairly goog quality but the wires connecting them
are hair-thin.  If the wire has come off then you jut need to resolder them
again... I repaired mine like this before.

---Mike
mjk31124@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

PS:  I have a Suncom Analog Plus for sale (rapid-fire, three buttons, etc)
     e-mail me if interested....