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Post by fury on Mar 31, 2012 13:23:51 GMT -5
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Post by VectorX on Mar 31, 2012 13:37:20 GMT -5
Yeah, that's odd. But after nearly 30 years, who knows what could have happened  |
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Post by sj on Apr 1, 2012 3:10:27 GMT -5
I've a couple of original controllers. One is still good as new but the other has gone like the one mentioned by George. The flex on the pair of the seem to be of a different grade/quality. Perhaps the one that has gone spaghettified was a later cost-saving cord?
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Post by RedRaider on May 7, 2012 18:52:51 GMT -5
Is there a proper procedure to "recoil" the joystick cord?
I recently bought a MB joystick and boy is the cord all goosed up.
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Post by woodentulip on Nov 25, 2012 22:22:32 GMT -5
Overstretched Coil Cable. When overstretched, the internal wiring shifts about and makes a dogs' breakfast of the cable.
Short of "steaming" the darn thing and putting it on a Mandrel, there is not much one can do.
-sean
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Post by Mayhem on Nov 26, 2012 8:05:57 GMT -5
I thought the spiral cable was the norm... all my Vectrex controllers are like that.
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Post by TrekMD on Nov 26, 2012 8:09:22 GMT -5
I thought the spiral cable was the norm... all my Vectrex controllers are like that. Oh that is the norm but I think it's the fact that the cord was quite stretched what Fury was pointing at. Mine are still pretty well coiled up as I don't stretch the controller a lot while playing. |
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Post by Mayhem on Nov 26, 2012 11:37:26 GMT -5
Ah okay... yeah... probably right there, mine are all tight spirals.
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Post by sj on Nov 26, 2012 11:50:16 GMT -5
Mine are still pretty well coiled up as I don't stretch the controller a lot while playing. I'm guessing your arms are really long then.  Or your legs are really short. ...I really should try to make more sensible contributions... ahhh... who gives a s#!t !! |
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Post by TrekMD on Nov 26, 2012 13:09:47 GMT -5
Mine are still pretty well coiled up as I don't stretch the controller a lot while playing. I'm guessing your arms are really long then. Or your legs are really short. ...I really should try to make more sensible contributions... ahhh... who gives a s#!t !! LOL Long arms and legs! But don't confuse me with Voltron, ok? |
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Post by sj on Nov 26, 2012 16:52:31 GMT -5
I had to google Voltron... new one on me, that. Some kind of transformer guy? I was thinking more along the lines of Inspector Gadget. (You may need to google that.)  |
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Post by TrekMD on Nov 26, 2012 17:06:59 GMT -5
I had to google Voltron... new one on me, that. Some kind of transformer guy? I was thinking more along the lines of Inspector Gadget. (You may need to google that.) LOL No I know who Inspector Gadget is. LOL Voltron is not a transformer but a group of robots (lions or vehicles) who merge to form a large robot. "Form feet and legs, form arms and body/torso" are key phrases when forming Voltron. |
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Post by 50TBRD on Jul 2, 2013 8:42:15 GMT -5
Voltron was kind of like the predecessor to Power Rangers though Voltron fought more in space and the pilots didn't do that much fighting themselves. Sometimes we take for granted the fact that somethings were such a big part of our childhood or culture in one country but other countries may not have experienced the same popularity.
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Post by desfeek on Jul 2, 2013 14:05:06 GMT -5
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