The Quest for a Good Atari Joystick (Teardown, Comparison)

A Show & Tell of my Atari joysticks, where I take them all apart and talk about their designs, and things to look for/avoid. TAC-2, TAC-3, Comrex Commander, Atari CX-40, and Sega Master System pads are discussed in depth. The Epyx 500XJ is mentioned in passing (I used to have one).
Table of contents:
00:02:24 - Atari 2600 (CX-40) joystick description/teardown - I talk about the CX-10 joystick as well. Basic anatomical description of the quintessential Atari Joystick, as a baseline the others can improve upon.
00:13:55 - Sega Master System pad disassembly/description
00:18:31 - Side note about the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller D-Pad and how to fix it (maybe possible future video material?)
00:21:30 - TAC-3: Leaf Spring switch designs and the TAC-3 Joystick
00:25:25 - Epyx 500XJ: Side-tangent about microswitch designs (Epyx 500XJ, which I used to own)
00:29:50 - Back to the TAC-3
00:33:10 - TAC-2 (Suncom)
00:36:15 - Taking apart the TAC-2 (screwdriver problems)
00:48:32 - Comrex Commander CR-301
01:08:20 - How to Repair a Comrex CR-301(Switch replacement)
01:14:05 - Demo: Atari CX-40 joystick gameplay (Touhou 4 on PC-98)
01:16:00 - Demo: Suncom TAC-3 joystick gameplay (Touhou 4 on PC-98)
01:17:40 - Demo: Suncom TAC-2 joystick gameplay (Touhou 4 on PC-98)
01:25:45 - A footnote about TAC-2 revisions: the chinese variant
01:27:57 - Comrex Commander joystick gameplay (Touhou 4 on PC-98)
01:38:10 - Wrapping up
As a side note: the TAC-3 that I was having trouble with turned out to have a bad cable. It works if I bend it to the left. Maybe I'll steal a cable from another stick like the one I took out of the TAC-2.
Another note: You want the Omron B3F-4000 or B3F-5001 to replace the switches in the Comrex Commander. It originally used B3F-4000's, but the B3F-5001 is rated for more presses before failure and uses gold contacts. Both are still in production; they are 12x12mm tactile switches with 1.27N actuation force.
I'm still liking Touhou entirely too much. I'll play something else eventually, I swear.

[@wyatt8740]

Let me know if there's anything you have questions about, even if you have a stick I don't have here that you're wondering about. I've had a lot in the past; maybe I know a little about yours. Also let me know if there's stuff I could be doing better, or any feedback in general! I want these videos to be useful for people. Hope you are having an okay day. I sort of glossed over the China-made TAC-2's until later in the video; check the table of contents in the description.

[@azoriusmage]

Kempsten was always the one for me

[@wyatt8740]

I'm looking for a nice early (leaf-spring era) Competition Pro, actually! - I really like leaf spring sticks generally. And the commander, while amazing, is still quite loud for some situations.