ALPS Switch Conversion Plate for Atari CX-10

ALPS Switch Conversion Plate for Atari CX-10

Convert your Atari CX-10 joystick into an Alps-switch joystick! Choose between two plates:

What’s Included

• CX10_Alps_High.stl — raises switches for instant clicks , but more sloppy (will press all of them if you press the whole joystick down at once).
• CX10_Alps_Low.stl — lower profile for loose but more specific feel (more travel, but the pivot stops the "all at once" issue).

You’ll Need

1. Alps-style momentary switches.
2. Donor Atari cable (mine had missing and broken spades so it was no loss in cutting it up).
3. Soldering gear (iron, solder, flux, some spare wire for the daisy-chained ground)
4. Standard CX-10 joystick shell.
5. 3D-printed plate.

Assembly Instructions

1.Take it apart Remove the likely failing stock dome-contact assembly from your CX-10. 2.Pick your plate Load and printHigh orLow profile STL. 3. Install the switches as in the pictures, flipping them around may not have enough clearance under the assembly. 4.Reassemble Drop in the conversion plate with your switches installed in place, screw the 2 plate screws back in. 5.Solder the wires Attach one wire per switch to the matching wire (see photos). Connect all the grounds together and then to black. 6.Reassemble Close the shell—and enjoy that Alps click instead of the failed dome switches.

Please don't convert a working CX-10, this isn't perfect and should only be used to make an unusable one work again. 

Remember to rotate the inner joystick piece like in the picture, so that the spring mounts are twisted away.

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