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Joystick Reanimator v1.2 [2024] |
Released At :
BCC Party #18
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Summary
Submitted by GI-Joe on 24 February 2024
Description
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The "Joystick Reanimator" is designed to connect joysticks with microswitches that no longer function properly due to an oxide layer on the switching contacts – an easy reanimation with very little effort. To achieve this, a very small arc is generated by a charged capacitor at the switching contacts, leading to partially or completely dissolving the oxide layer and thus, clean microswitches.
Additionally, 4mm measuring sockets allow to measure the resistance of the closed switching contacts before and after the procedure.
An ideal switch has 0 ohms when closed and an infinite resistance when open.
Since the thin wires in the joystick cable have approximately 1-2 ohms of resistance, the ideal measurable value with the switch closed is 1-2 ohms.
Practice has shown that even resistance values of 50 ohms allow the joystick on the C64 to work reliably, as the CIA inputs are high-impedance.
However, the aim is to get the resistance value of the microswitches as low as possible through the procedure with the Joystick Reanimator. |
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