Source for analog joystick pots?

[larwe]

Ideas? These used to be available as surplus EVERYWHERE when they were
used in Apple and PC joysticks - a simple 2-axis stick with 10k linear
taper pots on each axis, and a threaded handle. Typically the
mechanism was a black cube with the pots mounted on two edges, and
four screw holes in the top.

I need a few of these for a little art project, but I can't find them
at my usual vendors (Jameco, MPJA, All Electronics, Alltronics,
Electronic Goldmine, et al). I've found old 15-pin PC analog joysticks
at places like geeks.com, but it's not obvious from the photos if
these will do for my purpose, since they don't look like the old Apple
joysticks.

I actually want to use these as gimbals, not as pots - I will remove
the pot and drive the shaft with a servo to aim the stick.

 

[Sjouke Burry]

Ideas? These used to be available as surplus EVERYWHERE when they were
used in Apple and PC joysticks - a simple 2-axis stick with 10k linear
taper pots on each axis, and a threaded handle. Typically the
mechanism was a black cube with the pots mounted on two edges, and
four screw holes in the top.

I need a few of these for a little art project, but I can't find them
at my usual vendors (Jameco, MPJA, All Electronics, Alltronics,
Electronic Goldmine, et al). I've found old 15-pin PC analog joysticks
at places like geeks.com, but it's not obvious from the photos if
these will do for my purpose, since they don't look like the old Apple
joysticks.

I actually want to use these as gimbals, not as pots - I will remove
the pot and drive the shaft with a servo to aim the stick.

http://www.conrad.nl/goto.php?artikel=425679
or go to
www.conrad.nl, and input joystick in the searchbox.

 

[larwe]

http://www.conrad.nl/goto.php?artikel=425679
or go towww.conrad.nl, and input joystick in the searchbox.

Not speaking Dutch, I don't know if these people ship to the USA - but
the crucial info I see there is: "Geschikt voor: GameCube".

This part isn't exactly what I want - it's much smaller than the old
mechanisms I was thinking about - but if I can't find exactly what I'm
looking for, I now know I can salvage a Gamecube controller for the
parts I need, and they're only $4 each on eBay

Thanks for the pointer.

 

[Paul Carpenter]

Ideas? These used to be available as surplus EVERYWHERE when they were
used in Apple and PC joysticks - a simple 2-axis stick with 10k linear
taper pots on each axis, and a threaded handle. Typically the
mechanism was a black cube with the pots mounted on two edges, and
four screw holes in the top.

I need a few of these for a little art project, but I can't find them
at my usual vendors (Jameco, MPJA, All Electronics, Alltronics,
Electronic Goldmine, et al). I've found old 15-pin PC analog joysticks
at places like geeks.com, but it's not obvious from the photos if
these will do for my purpose, since they don't look like the old Apple
joysticks.

I actually want to use these as gimbals, not as pots - I will remove
the pot and drive the shaft with a servo to aim the stick.

Well in the past years I have bought these on occassion from places such
as Farnmell, RS, Penny and Giles and even Radio Control model shops, for
low volume production equipment.

I have seen them refered to as

Joysticks
Controllers
2 axis joystick/controllers

Usual sub-classification potentiometric

Even the cheap ones are made by Apem available from places like
RS for 4.50 GBP.

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[Paul E. Bennett]

Ideas? These used to be available as surplus EVERYWHERE when they were
used in Apple and PC joysticks - a simple 2-axis stick with 10k linear
taper pots on each axis, and a threaded handle. Typically the
mechanism was a black cube with the pots mounted on two edges, and
four screw holes in the top.

I need a few of these for a little art project, but I can't find them
at my usual vendors (Jameco, MPJA, All Electronics, Alltronics,
Electronic Goldmine, et al). I've found old 15-pin PC analog joysticks
at places like geeks.com, but it's not obvious from the photos if
these will do for my purpose, since they don't look like the old Apple
joysticks.

I actually want to use these as gimbals, not as pots - I will remove
the pot and drive the shaft with a servo to aim the stick.

How about canabalising an old radio control transmitter?

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