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General Chat => Technical Area => Topic started by: Belike on January 14, 2018, 08:41:32 AM

Title: Zaccaria Puckman joystick repair
Post by: Belike on January 14, 2018, 08:41:32 AM
My Zacc Puckman has this huge joystick and sometimes it stucks into one direction.
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Removed the control panel and one screw from each leaf switch, in this way you can turn them around the second screw and reach the holes under them

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In these holes, there are red plastic sticks, if you push the joy to a direction, these will close the leaf switches.
I don't know, if these plastic things are factory made, or a later replacement of some metal components.
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The holes and the plastic sticks were covered by the mixture of dust and grease, I cleaned them and used some WD40 also, the joystick works fine by now. ;D
Title: Re: Zaccaria Puckman joystick repair
Post by: jammatt on January 14, 2018, 08:50:42 AM
Ciao Bela,
i have same joy on Dodgem, and are plastic but white ;)

Matt
Title: Re: Zaccaria Puckman joystick repair
Post by: Belike on January 14, 2018, 01:09:01 PM
Ciao Bela,
i have same joy on Dodgem, and are plastic but white ;)

Matt
Good to know, thanks Matt. ;)