Re: Star Wars yoke gears

If you get the diameters right the pitch should be correct. For the
same number of teeth a larger pitch will be a larger diameter.

tom mcclintock wrote:

>Anyone good with gears? I need to get some replacement small gears for
>my Star Wars (yes, I know you are saying don't we all). There is that
>fancy yoke controller rebuild kit on eBay, but for $50-$60 plus shipping
>it seems a bit much.
>
>Browsing through the manual, I discover that the two different 'small
>gears' are thus:
>
>Tilt Gear (up and down) - 14-tooth Spur Gear (Atari Part # 040249-01)
>Pan Gear (left & right) - 28-tooth Spur Gear (Atari Part # 178101-003)
>
>McMaster-Carr doesn't have a suitable replacement but Berg certainly
>does :) (www.wmberg.com) However, we now get into pressure angles, pitch
>and pitch diameters, hub, no hub, etc. Not my forte. Here are the two
>that look most promising (and likely the same ones that can be found in
>the rebuild kit on eBay).
>
>14 tooth, 24 Pitch, 1/4" face aluminum spur gear - Berg Part no.
>P24A66-14
>28 tooth, 24 pitch, 3/16" face delrin spur gear - Berg Part no. F24D5-28
>
>
>Anyone able to figure out the exact replacement parts so I don't ruin by
>yoke controller?
>
>
>tm
>
>

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Received on Tue Jul 9 10:54:45 2002