
You can now pull the two halves of the controller apart.There are two posts at the bottom of the
controller, and you will need to lift the top half straight up in order to get the controller apart. Place the
top half of the controller with the joystick mechanism aside for now.The bottom of the controller con-
tains two potentiometers—one that controls the horizontal motion and one that controls the vertical
motion. Both of these pots need to be removed, but they are glued to the base of the controller.The
easiest way to remove them is to pry a thin, flathead screwdriver under the base of the mechanism and
twist the screwdriver, as shown in Figure 8.23. ...