Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: Russ J on July 07, 2012, 07:36:46 PM
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Where's the best place to get a set of the very small screws that hold the microswitches in place inside the Yoke controller ? i assume they won't be metric size with them being 'old' so to speak.....
Russ... ;D
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Ooo....I didn't have to replace them on mine but I got all the other small screws from www.modelfixings.co.uk
Very fair prices (esp. on shipping) very helpful guy, I had several e-mails going between us. He even found a certain sized bolt that wasn't on his site for me.
If you really can't figure it out you can send him a sample so he can id it.
Highly recommended.
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This is what you need according to the SW manual:
#2-56 X 3/8-Inch Cross-Recessed Pan-Head Machine Screw
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Mmmm, doesn't look like they have UNC (=Imperial) sized normal screws. Send him an e-mail and ask....
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Alternatively you may be able to use these instead :
Look under UNC Socket Cap Screws.
2-56 3/8 9.53 3/8 9.53 5 MF-SC223 £0.85
25 MF-SC223/25 £3.50
You'll need the required tool to mount it though, he sells good and cheap sets too but do check if the correct size is in the set...
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cheers for that matey,tbh not all the screws were there (8 in total for both sets of switches on both 'grips) i had only 1 screw holding each switch in place and 1 of them snapped whilst trying to unscrew it :'( but i would like to replace the missing screws
I assumed they'd be imperial threads with them being the age that they are.Its not that i can buy metric ones as the thread in the Yoke itself is obviously Imperial as well
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Alternatively you may be able to use these instead :
Look under UNC Socket Cap Screws.
2-56 3/8 9.53 3/8 9.53 5 MF-SC223 £0.85
25 MF-SC223/25 £3.50
You'll need the required tool to mount it though, he sells good and cheap sets too but do check if the correct size is in the set...
they look a good alternative and i may already have a hex key that's 2mm already 8)
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Just ordered a few bits and pieces,thanks for that Level42,its one great website 8)