That tired old jittery paddles question again

[Spector]

There have been many posts about people struggling with paddles that jitter when you turn them, especially on games with more subtle movement like Breakout. I would like to hear someone in the UK tell me what they use to solve the problem. WD40 is not recommended I know. But what can I buy in the UK that will help?

[Dave2600]

WD40 Specialist Contact Cleaner works great for me.

Take the paddle apart, then spray the cleaner liberally into the hole in the pot and twist the paddle a couple of dozen times through its range of motion. Repeat this once or twice and then test before reassembly.

This usually does the job for me.

It's available at Amazon UK and other places.

[Dave2600]

And when I say spray liberally, I mean really soak it so it's running out of the pot. I think this better helps wash away any deposits that have been loosened by the cleaner.

You can then clean/dry up the outside of the pot with a cloth afterwards, although it will evaporate on its own.

[Spector]

Okay thanks, I'm quite surprised because as I mentioned in my post, I thought WD40 was not recommended for paddles, but if you've used it a lot then fair enough, I'll use it too. I've already got some wd40 in the house🙂

Edited 16 hours ago by Spector

[manterola]

Be aware.... this is a Contact cleaner product, that happens to have a brand name "WD40". So it is NOT WD40 "the general purpose lubricant" that probably you already have. Search the web in UK for "contact cleaner spray", and probably you will find several brands (including WD40 "the contact cleaner")

[davyK]

DO NOT USE NORMAL WD-40.

 

Use the electrical contact cleaner version as stated above.

[Spector]

Ta for clearing that up guys. When I saw Dave2600's post and the picture, I just recognised the WD40 logo and thought "hey I've got some of that in my cupboard", but I didn't look closely enough. I don't have the electrical contact cleaner version and I need to buy that one for the paddles instead👍👍👍