[geeks] Disassemble MS forcefeedback joystick?

[Peter Street]

Just checking - it's nice to know exactly what attempts someone has made
to work on a project before you start making recommendations.

I took a friends apart.  Needed a little wellie to shift it.  AFAICT
there are internal clips, little plastic hooks, something like

   |----------
   |  ______
   \_//\
-----/  \

(Scuse the rough ASCII art)...  Unfortunately, these clips have to be
examined carefully and the bit that hooks over (On top in that diagram)
has to be squeezed, carefully, so that it will hook over the other
piece.  (This was on the base - splits into two parts, base comes in
half).  Unfortunately, the one we took apart didn't work again - it's
rather complex in there, so you have been warned.  Just make sure you
take care of the clips.

Peter Street
Web Developer / Manager
LazerFX Productions
www.lazerfx.co.uk (Under Construction)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: geeks-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-admin at sunhelp.org] On
Behalf
> Of Gregory Leblanc
> Sent: 04 February 2002 21:18
> To: Geeks
> Subject: RE: [geeks] Disassemble MS forcefeedback joystick?
> 
> /me dope slaps Peter.
> 
> Yeah, I've taken out the seven screws on the base of mine.  There are
> also 4 screws holding down a circle of plastic around the joystick
> handle, and 5 more holding the handle itself together.  The top and
> bottom of the plastic case seem to be quite "stuck", right next to
where
> the game port connector and power connectors are, and also around the
> back from there, at the next corner after where the "fan" is (this one
> doesn't have a fan, but is blocked for the punchouts for one).
> 	Greg
> 
> On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 12:46, Peter Street wrote:
> > I've got one (The original, non-USB type) and it looks like there
are
> > four or five screws on the base... have you attempted taking them
out?
> >
> > Peter Street
> > Web Developer / Manager
> > LazerFX Productions
> > www.lazerfx.co.uk (Under Construction)
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: geeks-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:geeks-admin at sunhelp.org] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Gregory Leblanc
> > > Sent: 04 February 2002 20:40
> > > To: Geeks
> > > Subject: [geeks] Disassemble MS forcefeedback joystick?
> > >
> > > Anybody know how to take one of these buggers appart?  The stupid
> > thing
> > > feels like it's got a partly stripped gear, but I can't get the
case
> > > off.  It's not mine, so I'd rather not break it.  :-)
> > > 	Greg
> > >
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