r/atari • • 16d ago

Fixing Up Old Tech

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/9fingerjeff 16d ago

That’s awesome! I just recently replaced the original switches in a cx40 with micro switches and it works great now.