# Joystick Pulling Left

**URL:** <https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953>\
**Category:** Picade\
**Created:** [October 21, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953 "2018-10-21T19:57:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![joeboy101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@joeboy101](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/joeboy101)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953/1 "2018-10-21T19:57:41Z")

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So, getting progress in setting up my Picade. I’d actually be relatively happy at where I am except for one thing. As I use the joystick in a session, it begins to pull to the left. I’ll move it right, and then it starts reading a holding left input until I take the joystick left which resets it. But then, it does it again less than a minute later, up to right after? I’ve done multiple reconfigurations of the joystick to no avail.

Any suggestions other than just getting a Sanwa?

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953/2 "2018-10-22T18:02:54Z")

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Are you sure there’s nothing shorting out the terminals underneath the joystick?

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**Author:** ![joeboy101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@joeboy101](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/joeboy101)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953/3 "2018-10-22T19:56:02Z")

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I suppose there could be. Anything in particular I should be looking for?

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953/4 "2018-10-30T10:27:20Z")

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Hmm, there’s not much room for wiring to go awry with the new connector so I’m not sure. I’ll ask around since I’m not overly familiar with the new Picade and its quirks yet. (I don’t get nearly as much time to play on one as I’d like, ha!)

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**Author:** ![gadgetoid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forums.pimoroni.com/gadgetoid/32/13_2.png) [@gadgetoid](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/gadgetoid)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/joystick-pulling-left/8953/5 "2018-10-30T10:29:26Z")

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Potentially a dodgy switch on the joystick- you should try emailing [support@pimoroni.com](mailto:support@pimoroni.com) for a replacement before you go swapping out with a Sanwa- of course you can always do that later anyway!