carpets Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Has anyone else managed to break theirs yet? I snapped this off playing Choplifter! My kids have been putting it through the ringer with Centipede. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 8 hours ago, carpets said: Has anyone else managed to break theirs yet? My thumbstick is fine. It's a shame yours broke. Maybe Ben can send you a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjpj Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 That sucks I'm worried this could eventually prove common with the plastic threading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 I use my original CX78 without the thumbstick anyway. I find it isn't necessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fred_M Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 The original CX78 had the same problem, an easily breakable thumbstick 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DhaemonX Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Mine pops off all time time. I just screw it back in again and away I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Choplifter eh ? Bet you still got shot down lol 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 CX78+ or the OG? i'm guessing you mean the former but just wanna clear it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpets Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 2 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: CX78+ or the OG? CX78+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpets Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 4 hours ago, tradyblix said: Choplifter eh ? Bet you still got shot down lol Those damn jets! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpets Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 7 hours ago, pjpj said: That sucks I'm worried this could eventually prove common with the plastic threading. The threading is still in there. The shaft above it snapped. Thats how i learned its hollow in that part. I bet most of you will be ok, I think my son just got a little crazy with it. Gotta teach these kids about Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1 hour ago, carpets said: CX78+ Ah damn, now i'm worried about mine ehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 1 hour ago, carpets said: The threading is still in there. The shaft above it snapped. Thats how i learned its hollow in that part. I bet most of you will be ok, I think my son just got a little crazy with it. Gotta teach these kids about Atari. I mean honestly, at least they make the controllers now, obviously yeah dont let them break everything that can be bought new. But at least now they can not treat every atari controller like a priceless artifact and just as something you dont wanna have replaced 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glurk Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Personally, I'd fix it. Superglue and a bit of metal / wood / whatever rod, or a cut off needle, or something. Do it right and it will be better than before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Drill and tap both sides with whatever is close, looks like 6-32 or 8-32. Then thread a long set screw into the base and thread the knob onto that. It will be stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 @carpets please DM me I can send you a replacement. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Yes, same happened to my original CX78 just this year, but that one was 30+ years old. At least I managed to unscrew the snapped threaded part. I wish both the inner and outer threads were made of metal on the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 45 minutes ago, pseudografx said: Yes, same happened to my original CX78 just this year, but that one was 30+ years old. At least I managed to unscrew the snapped threaded part. I wish both the inner and outer threads were made of metal on the new one. If both parts are metal then the Joystick will unscrew itself easily, one part needs to be plastic as its somewhat self tapping 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fred_M Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 (edited) It would be nice if Atari/Plaion would offer replacement thumb sticks which people can buy online. Or even better, supply an STL-file of the thumb stick so people can 3d print their own spare thumb sticks (in any color they want 😉) I was suprised to find out that most of my CX78 gamepads (the original ones) still have their thumb sticks, although they break just as easily. The 2 ones without thumb sticks I broke myself back in the day 😂 Edit: I saw that someone already made STL-files of various models: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4658714 and https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6686570 Edited August 25 by Fred_M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 20 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: I mean honestly, at least they make the controllers now, obviously yeah dont let them break everything that can be bought new. But at least now they can not treat every atari controller like a priceless artifact and just as something you dont wanna have replaced I would honestly say to Atari regarding joysticks and controllers. Give them to kids to test, not adults. 💪🏻 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 47 minutes ago, shane857 said: I would honestly say to Atari regarding joysticks and controllers. Give them to kids to test, not adults. 💪🏻 and me because honestly, i've broken more things than i can explain... maybe i am about as rough as a child anyways. just saying atari... hire me and a bunch of children to get results! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 1 hour ago, Fred_M said: It would be nice if Atari/Plaion would offer replacement thumb sticks which people can buy online. Or even better, supply an STL-file of the thumb stick so people can 3d print their own spare thumb sticks (in any color they want 😉) I was suprised to find out that most of my CX78 gamepads (the original ones) still have their thumb sticks, although they break just as easily. The 2 ones without thumb sticks I broke myself back in the day 😂 Edit: I saw that someone already made STL-files of various models: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4658714 and https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6686570 or maybe make the thread metal, i dont know i'm not an engineer but if its a hollow plastic piece, perhaps making it at least structually more sound and having the plastic thumbstick part replaced with metal, maybe that could work too? Dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicodemusLegend Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/23/2024 at 9:35 PM, carpets said: Has anyone else managed to break theirs yet? I snapped this off playing Choplifter! My kids have been putting it through the ringer with Centipede. FWIW, this happened to me just today. Trying to work out how I can get the fragment out of the controller so that I might apply the repair already described. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 5 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: If both parts are metal then the Joystick will unscrew itself easily, one part needs to be plastic as its somewhat self tapping Oh lol how did i not see this response? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 12 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: or maybe make the thread metal, i dont know i'm not an engineer but if its a hollow plastic piece, perhaps making it at least structually more sound and having the plastic thumbstick part replaced with metal, maybe that could work too? Dunno... I agree, the thread should have been metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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