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DW8000@yahoogroups.com, "LonePiper" <maccrimmon@...> wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> I managed to pick up a DW-8000 recently off of eBay for the astounding
> amount of $51.00. Yea, I got a deal... Problem is that, and I knew
> this buying it, the owner had previously sold it and the shipper
> damaged the keyboard. Destroying the joystick, and slightly crunching
> the back right corner. Other that that everything works fine. I
> would like to try to replace the joystick though and that is my
> question, Where can I get a replacement part or, if I have to,
> rebuild and replace the joystick with something fabricated.
>
> Thanks
>
Hello,
Just try to find an other broken one around 50$ to have spare parts ;)
Or you can open the DW to find out the specifications of the joystick.
It is a standard analog joystick : each axis move rotates a variable
resistance (a potentiometer). The idea is to be able to read on the
potentiometer body its resitance range. Most common is 47 K ohms.
Check also if they are single range (3 pins) or dual range (6 pins).
Then you can start to search for old days joystick in garage sales
(look for old Tandy,Radiospare,Atari stuff from the 80's ). Bring a
screwdriver to open them to ckeck the resistance range. You should not
pay more than a dollar or two for such old gear.