[swiss]

Originally Posted by julian265

IIRC they're a bit different to the usual electronics store pots, they have a larger sleeve (no threads on it), and the flat is cut further into the shaft than normal. The sleeve and flat are critical, as the sleeve fits into the stick's base, and the shaft needs to fit into the gimbal.

I did my first HE sensor conversion on my old macADB flightstick pro, by modifying the pots, but it ended up being too temperamental, and non-linear.

temperamental and non linear is something you probably could fix with joycontrol.
which potis did you buy?