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Which Joystick do YOU Use?
by Keith Bradbury Thu Mar 18, 2010 11:23 pm
My absolute favorite Atari 2600 Joystick is the Slik Stik.
The action on this joystick is tight and repairs are a breeze. The design is quite simple. A metal ball protrudes down from the joystick into the assembly. The metal ball makes contact with 1 (or 2 for diagonal movement) metal tabs which completes a circuit and sends the direction signal to the Atari. Occasionally, the Slik Stik may need to be disassembled to have its metal contact points cleaned.
I have only ever broken 1 Slik Stik in 30 years, and this occurred internally. If the joystick is forcibly jammed, it is possible to break the internal plastic assembly which holds the metal contact tabs.
The action on this joystick is tight and repairs are a breeze. The design is quite simple. A metal ball protrudes down from the joystick into the assembly. The metal ball makes contact with 1 (or 2 for diagonal movement) metal tabs which completes a circuit and sends the direction signal to the Atari. Occasionally, the Slik Stik may need to be disassembled to have its metal contact points cleaned.
I have only ever broken 1 Slik Stik in 30 years, and this occurred internally. If the joystick is forcibly jammed, it is possible to break the internal plastic assembly which holds the metal contact tabs.
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