– Retrodrömmar
I love the TAC-2 joystick! I tend to buy them whenever I see them at a good price at Swedish eBay. However, every other joystick has an issue with a direction or button not working. The most common cause of these failures are a broken cable. Luckily, it is fixable with a replacement cable, and some soldering, as shown below. This may be a suitable…
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In 2018, I made a video and a post where I repaired a TAC-2 joystick with a broken stick. This process was performed by using tire valve, a screw eye, and a newly crafted ball at the end of the stick. See: At the end of the post, I mentioned that we also created a stick with a chrome look during this process, by attaching…
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If Commodore 64 is one of the most classic home computers from the 1980s, then Suncom’s TAC-2 (Totally Accurate Controller MK2) joystick is one of the most classic joysticks of all time, known for its precision and robustness. The TAC-2 is almost indestructible apart from some corrosion issues, and problems with old broken wires, both with can be easily fixed. However, there are a few…
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