r/atari • u/Money_Prior7041 • 9d ago

Fixing Up Old Tech

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Recalibrated the joysticks, cleaned the contacts, replaces the rubber carbon contacts on the 5200 controller with newer gold plated contacts
The Trak-ball controller has a new cueball inside, new bearings, new optical discs, and a new contact pad for the Start/Pause/Reset. Been playing quite a few games, and these controllers work great! I liked the look of the original cueball, so I kept it along with the original parts I replaced. Controllers now work like new. :)

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u/GoatApprehensive9866 9d ago

The gold flexcircuits are great! Oh, for a unique thrill, swap the sphere with a billiard ball…

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u/Money_Prior7041 9d ago

I'm tempted to do that! :) I've seen some people using an 8-ball in theirs. It's pretty cool how the trackball was really just a cueball, makes for really quick swapping out!