Refurbishing some Joysticks and Joypads. This Atari joypad had some corroded contacts and silicone graphite pads. A bit of MG chemicals carbon lacquer and it is as good as new. #retrogaming #atari #atari2600

Two small PCBs with gold plated contacts and three silicone pads with carbon contacts.
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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (5 children)

A Quickshot II with interesting triggers.

A relais like trigger on a Quickshot II joystick.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    @root42 That looks like a really durable switch mechanism for 5v .. at least that part will essentially never wear out. Kind of looks like somebody on drugs stared at a buckling spring key switch and thought “what if I turned this inside out”.

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