UK WOMBLE Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 I know this must have been asked a thousand times, so sorry for that but i cant find a reference to it without spending hours on here. Is there any way to sort this problem out as I have a couple of sets that are almost unusable and I really want to do 4 player warlords, plus I'm giving a mate a 2600 for xmas and he's gonna need some paddles........ Thanks, Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Open 'em up and scrub the hell out of the pots with some Q-Tips and rubbing alcohol. Oh, get one of THESE too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Open 'em up and scrub the hell out of the pots with some Q-Tips and rubbing alcohol. Oh, get one of THESE too! I don't know if you meant this or not, but you need to open up the acutal potentiometer. (lift up the four prongs on the outside and take it apart) I have done it to about 7 or 8 paddles and they all work perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 Open 'em up and scrub the hell out of the pots with some Q-Tips and rubbing alcohol. Oh, get one of THESE too! I don't know if you meant this or not, but you need to open up the acutal potentiometer. (lift up the four prongs on the outside and take it apart) I have done it to about 7 or 8 paddles and they all work perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 You know, something that has been on the back of my mind is if a hardware adapter could be created to eliminate jitter. When programming games on the 800 computer, a solution to jitter that I realised was to take the paddle value, divide it by a "step" value (clearing out any remainder), and then multiplying it with the step value to give you a corrected paddle value. Using step values of 2 or 3 often work wonders (with a step of 3, you should never see jitter). The disadvantage is that you cannot do precise positioning down to individual pixels...but most games do not require absolute precise positioning anyway (Breakout-type games would still be a problem, since the angle of the ball is based on the paddle's location when they collide). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Ahhh .. Just a few drops of rubbing alcohol in the pot .. and turn vigorously for about 30 seconds. Repeat if necessary. Easy. 3 minute fix tops! Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 @Mock - My God those are big paddles! Or that guy is a midget. !? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwilkson Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 I think he's a giant. look at the way he has to stoop below the ceiling. That makes the paddles even bigger and scarier. -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Armor all I wouldn't use on paddles..... Mock what is wrong with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Armor all I wouldn't use on paddles..... Mock what is wrong with you it was a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortly Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 @Mock - My God those are big paddles! Or that guy is a midget. !? LOL He's just glad to see you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 For jittery paddles I use CRC spray Electronics cleaner. It's about $4 a can. Open up the paddles, point the nozzle thingie to the little space on the pot, give a spray and turn the paddles back and forth. Works great every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povlok1 Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 For jittery paddles I use CRC spray Electronics cleaner. It's about $4 a can. Open up the paddles, point the nozzle thingie to the little space on the pot, give a spray and turn the paddles back and forth. Works great every time thats the BEST way to do these;) you got it right! I've heard lots of debate on this topic.. I have cleaned litterally hundreds of these paddles (god I hate doing this tedious, repetative job) and I even garantee my paddles for several months so I know if it dosnt work:).. the trick is to spray right in the pot and vigurously work the paddle for good 20-30 seconds.. I ususally repeat just to make sure.. one bit of warning.. dont get the spray on the botton assembly.. most contact cleaner that is half way strong will melt the plastic on the back of the button and will destroy it (you will all of a sudden see the spring shoot off) Even tho Ive cleaned tons of these, I still accidently spray the button every now and then but yes.. this is the best fix.. I dont suggest taking the pod apart or rubbing directly on the carbon disc.. hope this helps;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hex65000 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Wow... I just up and REPLACE the pot and get on with my life. Has anyone tried using pots with values other than 1 MOhm? You can find 'em , but nice ones do not grow on trees. Found some cheap ones for less than $2.00 ea though. For the deep pocketed, I've seen Mil-Spec pots for about $7 ea. but thats expensive to replace one pot. The thing will probably never die though. Hex. [ Did up a pair with wirewound pots. A little sensitive in the middle, but no nasty jitters. ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 Wow... I just up and REPLACE the pot and get on with my life. Has anyone tried using pots with values other than 1 MOhm? You can find 'em , but nice ones do not grow on trees. Found some cheap ones for less than $2.00 ea though. For the deep pocketed, I've seen Mil-Spec pots for about $7 ea. but thats expensive to replace one pot. The thing will probably never die though. Hex. [ Did up a pair with wirewound pots. A little sensitive in the middle, but no nasty jitters. ] Cleaning them doesn't cost anything (not even 2.00)and they work like new for a very long time. (about as long as new ones) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tantone56 Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 ive taken the screws off and can see the insides now where do i have to put the rubbing alcohol cleaner . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 ive taken the screws off and can see the insides now where do i have to put the rubbing alcohol cleaner . Put two drops in where the pot twists. Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukasa Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 What I do is open up the pots and wipe the carbon resistance track with a q-tip soaked with rubbing alcohol. Then I spray another q-tip with some white grease and use that to grease up the pot just a bit so it turns easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsukasa Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 What I do is open up the pots and wipe the carbon resistance track with a q-tip soaked with rubbing alcohol. Then I spray another q-tip with some white grease and use that to grease up the pot just a bit so it turns easier. Also make sure that you wipe the runner with rubbing alcohol as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 @Tsukasa- I do the same thing (I don't put grease in it though) and after all that black stuff is physically taken off of the contacts, they work like brand new. I have never had a pair of paddles go bad after this is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Would somebody please put a sticky on this thread so that we can easily point people to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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