The Ultimate Competition Pro Joystick Mod

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What this project is all about -------------- Competition Pro joysticks from the eightys are known to be great and durable devices. Compared to their competitors they were great! However, they were by far not as good, as they could have been. The outside was perfect, but the problems are the inner parts of the device:The first and second generation of thise joysticks had a large rubber ring to return the stick into its center position. This ist not the best solution to the problem. Later versions featured a large spring to improve the situation. But still, the one thing that never changed, was the poor selection of switches: The producer not only decided to use microswitches with a very high trigger force, he also did not care much about what switches to install into his products. I have opened a lot of competition pro joysticks, and each had its own brand or type of microswitches inside... So, being a nostalgic person with a 3D printer, I decided to create a mod for converting this wonderful joysticks to what they could have been in the first place: <b>The best digital Joysticks on earth</b>. <b>For a complete description including step-by-step instructions with photos please head over to my project page at Prusaprinters.org: https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/60400-the-ultimate-competition-pro-joystick-mod </b> If you like the design then please do me a favor and post a make! Thank you very much!