pic: Team 296 Control Board

[Pat Fairbank]

Originally Posted by robochik52

how much does it weigh?

It weights 14 lbs, and is made primarily of 28mm extrusion and 1/8" Lexan.

Originally Posted by alphastryk

do those help increase the spring strength of the sticks? i know they are really wobbly as they come in the kit.

The modded joysticks are a lot better than they used to be (we also epoxy'ed the trim tabs into place) but there still seems to be some looseness where the stick attaches to the pots.

The screwdriver modification was really easy to do. We bought the screwdrivers for about $9, blowtorched the steel until it melted the plastic enough to be removable, then bored the handle and stuck it onto the joystick base.