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Hello All!
This is my first post on this forum, so i just wanted to introduce myself!

Now for the real post...

I just picked up an agetec dreamcast arcade stick for 25 bucks, which I felt was a pretty good deal.
Now, that I have played with it for a bit, it seems that the buttons seem to stick a bit, and the stick is not as responsive as I wanted it to be.
My question is this, Should I take it apart and try to clean the buttons as well as the stick? Or is there a good chance i might screw it up.
I have modded things in the past, so i am not to worried, I just didn't want to pull this thing apart and damage something without realizing.

Thanks in advance!

-L0t3ch

not really much you can do to "clean" the buttons, as they themselves don't really come apart. the joystick might be cleanable to some extent but I don't like much removing the retaining clip on a joystick. at that point you've got to keep your ducks in a row.

putting in arcade quality buttons isn't too hard but does involve at the minimum a dremmel with a grinder bit. If you'd rather not go that route, I've got some extra agetec buttons laying around that i pulled from good condition adult owned sticks, i'll let them go really cheap if you need.

i think i know what you mean by sticking buttons. One of my agetec's suffers from this as well.

If the button is merely getting stuck by friction, then use just a slight amount of lithium grease. Works well for plastic on plastic. When i say slight, i mean very slight. i use a paint brush for this.

If it's physically getting stuck down , then taking it apart is probably a better option. The unit does come apart without much fuss, and as long as you dont yoink any of the solder points out, you should be fine.

It's only $25, so go ahead and dig in there. Gotta learn somewhere. If you can solder very well, there is a great solution to your issue now called Wire Glue. http://www.wireglue.us/ As long as you can glue, you can solder now.