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ill give it try when i get home, how thick the green stuff? i dont wanna accidently scrape off the copper and completely ruin it.

ok i need some help here. i need to know if there is a way to replace the copper contact on a circuitboard. i was soldering a lead on to a board and i guess i held the iron there too long and the copper square that the wire connects to came off the board. is there any way to relace it or is the ...

just a quick sidenote, seems the potentiometers in the Microsoft Sidewinder joysticks are 100% compatible with those of the 360 controller. took the right analog stick's potentiometers out and soldered in the ones from the Sidewinder and works like a charm.

heh sorry ab out that, was half awake when i posted this.

would i be able to replace an existing one in a joystick with a larger one or does it need to be one of similar value? ... btw im kinda new at all this and am just learning the terminology and such. which is kinda funny considering the project i have started.

just a quick sidenote, seems the potentiometers in the Microsoft Sidewinder joysticks are 100% compatible with those of the 360 controller. took the right analog stick's potentiometers out and soldered in the ones from the Sidewinder and works like a charm.

is anyone out there familiar with potentiometers and how to tell their strength and compatibility with others? .... namely the ones from the 360 and various joysticks.

yeah thats what i was planning on doing for foot pedals. how do i check the value of the pots for the stick and controller? ... as for the whole project ill post some pics when its finished. im planning on going balls out on this thing to make it as close to real as possible. will probably put some ...

i have undertaken a bit of a wierd project, everything was going smoothly till i got to the analog sticks! ok this is what im doing: i am taking a single 360 controller and wiring it to 2 joysticks. the joysticks of choice are the Logitech Attack 3 Joystick (cheap and solid). wiring the bottons are ...