BerzerkRC Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I'm sure this has been post numerous times but I've searched and still haven't come up with a solution. I got all of the buttons working on my controller but the joystick still isn't right. I have the things set at 9 o clock and 6 o clock but it's still not right. Here are the problems I'm having with the games I have. Defender: won't go right. Pac-man: sticks left. Super breakout: won't go all the way to the right but kangaroo seems to work ok. Oh and it's a 4 port 5200 if that matters. Thanks! Either way, I think I'm going to order a rebuilt controller from best but I would like to get the one I have working so I can play robotron and space dungeon. Thanks!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 with your controller apart pop in missile command and adjust your pot arms so they are at the 9 and 6 when the cursor is centered they are friction fit so when you say dial up till it stops then push it a little further to move the actual arm in relation to the pot rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerzerkRC Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share Posted October 22, 2015 I will buy missile command and give that a shot. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 also pick up galaxian that is what i use to test the buttons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 You could try a Wico Y cable and joystick. This would override your stick and buttons in favor of the Wico (BETTER!) and let you use the pause button, number pad, etc. as needed. They run about thirty bucks on FleaBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 CAN YOU actually adjust the sticks? It doesn't seem to matter if you set the potentiometers at 6 and 9 to me. I've done that, and I've used Missle Command , but by the time I but them together again, the original problem of non-registering rights or lefts remains. The reason being, to get the pot's plastic stems into the stick's plastic channels, isn't there some 'give' and they'll only fit into the channels one way anyway? You aren't fitting the pot's prong into a hole, you are fitting it into a channel in the plastic. From my own tweaking with my 5200 sticks, it seems like the 5200's onboard potentiometer no longer reads certain sticks' right value properly. No amount of tweaking the sticks has improved things, so I thought I needed to open the console and tweak it there. But I never got around to doing that, so I'm not sure if I'm just plain wrong, or what. Any suggestions on this topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 (edited) I haven't needed to do this myself but there is an adjustment potetiometer inside the console Edited October 23, 2015 by chas10e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerzerkRC Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share Posted October 23, 2015 Oh cool thanks for that video! I'm going to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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