After using this joystick for a year, I put all the other ones I had aside, because this is now my main one that I use all the time. One of the nicer design aspects of this joystick is that it could be taken apart and cleaned. As well as the general service and lubrication, I cleaned the motors, and replaced the SMD switches with modern high-end ones. I managed to find a pre-used unit that I took apart for servicing and repair and after I was done it was as good as new. It is also a very unique design because modern joystick designs have increasingly relied on potentiometer sensors therefore to have optical sensor technology together with force feedback is a real treat. Very few joysticks have optical sensors, and therefore this particular one is advanced to say the least. The sidewinder force feedback pro was a wonderful bit of mechanical and electronic engineering that was ahead of its time.
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