Re[2]: Hall Effect joystick troubleshooting

-----Original Message-----
From: "Bret Pehrson" <bret@infowest.com>
To: <rasterlist@vectorlist.org>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003 10:07:55 -0700
Subject: RE: RASTER: Hall Effect joystick troubleshooting

>
> Doesn't work at all?
>
> - Check for cold solder joints on the header pins.
>
> - Check/replace the capacitors on the boards.
>
> - Make sure that the bar magnets are in place and oriented correctly on the
> actuator.
>
> - Make sure that the HE sensor is adjusted correctly. It should be close
> to, but not touching the bar magnets, and should not make contact w/ the
> magnets as they slide past. Adjust by bending or using the positioning
> screw, depending on the sensor type that you have.
>
> - Look over the HE sensor face -- if it is worn due to misalignment, they
> may be damaged.
>
> In addition to the I, Robot manual, Road Runner and the Atari Major Parts
> manual has some details on alignment and related issues.
>

anybody know where to get new sensors?
i have a stick that needs a pair.

will the inductive rotation sensor on the base of floppy drives work?

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Received on Sat Aug 23 14:24:03 2003