thumbstick mechanism

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thumbstick mechanism

Post by kamileon » Tue Mar 15, 2011 2:39 pm

I am rebuilding the wii nunchuk and was looking to replace the thumb stick mechanism with one thats bigger/beefier. Any ideas?
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Re: thumbstick mechanism

Post by Sparkfist » Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:15 pm

Have you seen what the mechanism is that Nintendo used? Cause back with the N64 they an LED with a photo sensor to gauge that, and such. If it's simply a dual-potentiometer, you could in theory build your own stick. See what you have first and then let us know.

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