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5501

I know what I want to do is heresy - but I still need some help - or someone with some mad awesome search fu skills.

Ok so I’ve tried Seimetsu and Sanwa joy sticks and I think I’m just a whitedevil and those sticks wont obey me.

I’ve done my research and found out that Happ was primarily used in the US arcades but has been bought out and now their micro switches suck - so IL is supposed to be a good substitute.

I have a Qanba RAF 4 and want to take out the Sanwa stick and put in an IL-8 way but I’m not positive about how to connect the micro switches to the female sanwa adapter.
(You can see the inside of the Qanba here)

I think I need to attach some .187 quick connectors to the micro switches and get a empty male plug thingy to connect it to the female sanwa adapter.

Products I was going to try to accomplish this:
http://www.lizardlick.com/LL-Quick-Connect-187-Insulated_p_191.html
http://www.lizardlick.com/Sanwa-JLF-H-Wiring-Harness_p_245.html

Also I need to know how to lay the ground wire for the stick.

Are there any existing tutorials on how to do this? I’ve been searching for hours with no success.

5502

that sucks, the soul calibur stick looks sick and id like to mod it with art and with some plexiglass from artshobbies, but looks like its not possible right now. ugh.

5503

Can anyone from experience recommend a small project box or other lightweight enclosure to use for a small stick? My 4yo girl has requested her own stick “Like Dad’s, but with PONIEZ!”

I know that you can put a stick and buttons into just about anything, but I’m on the hunt for something that’s scaled to her small hands but sturdy enough to take toddler level abuse. The panel will use 6 24mm buttons and a Paewang PCB, so the whole package doesn’t need to be much larger than the panel itself.

I’d love to see links to any other kid/micro sticks!

5504

Hi!

What tool/size do I require to remove the faceplate of a Madcatz TE 2? I tried unscrewing from the bottom but the screws on the feet simply spin in place no matter how much pressure is applied.

Thanks in advance.

5505

You don’t remove those on the bottom.
You remove the other on the bottom.

Top is 3mm Allen Wrench.

5506

3mm hex key.

5507

Thanks guys, one more question…

What would be the model number for a replacement Sanwa button, looking at this site http://www.gremlinsolutions.co.uk/ordersanwapushbuttons.php and I’m not terribly clear on what the most suitable one would be.

5508

OBSF-30.

5509

Thank you kindly.

5510

Art just started posting again setting up to do V.S. panels. You should ask him if he has plans for the Soul Edition.

5511

thanks guys, yea thats what i was thinking and picked some up today just wondering if anyone else had come up with anything else.

5512

Techflex, you can get it pretty cheap on ebay

5513

Welp I ran out of QDs so I need to solder my PCB’s wires to my buttons.
The wires are already covered in solder, would I need to cover the button prong thing in solder as well, or can I just solder the wire to the button prong without having to cover it in solder?

I don’t want to order more QDs and wait for them to arrive since I am getting a copy of SFxT tomorrow.

5514

Damn that sucks… I don’t think Gamestop in Germany has them on sale, and I just saw that a new one is around 70€. That sucks… ah well thanks anyway.

5515

I bought this versus controller from gamestop, so I could get into fighting games easier.
http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/accessories/xbox-360-versus-controller-pdp/90035
However, it seems to squeak ALOT and it feels like I can’t pull off some moves when facing the left (or using a hurricane kick facing right). It may just be me being new, however, but I just want to make sure this thing won’t break soon. Right now I’ve been using this for UMVC3, and works alright.
Does anyone else use this thing? How should I use it (piano style, normal controller style)?

5516

You’ll find it easier if you tin the button prongs first, but is not strictly necessary/

5517

Alright, newbie question time for me. I have a MadCatz TE S, and I’m trying to open it up. I unscrewed all six screws on top, and as far as I can tell I should be able to just lift to panel off, except the panel won’t come off. I’ve pulled as hard as I dare to and it doesn’t budge, so I’m wondering if there’s something I missed, or if there’s some weird thing with my stick. The only thing I can see is that I can dig at the artwork and peel at it, but I’m assuming it would be difficult to put it back on, and at the moment I don’t have art to replace it with, and I don’t even know if that would actually get me inside or not. I’ve poked around, and haven’t seen anything about this, so I’m hoping someone has some sort of idea. Thanks!

5518

There are a few strips of double sided tape holding the sides of the art panel down. Once the 6 hex bolts are removed you just need to keep at it. Try slowly working a flat instrument around the sides to help separate the glue, then once you have a work hold on one corner you should be able to pry the rest off in one go.

Be firm, but careful at the same time as you can end up damaging the art panel. Some TE-S panels are easier to remove than others due to a lesser amount of tape used by the factory worker.

5519

Using a Mayflash PCB in a custom build, I don’t know what is wrong but whenever I press right, LP and HK also activate. Whenever I press left, LK and HP also activate, what is going on?
If it means anything, I daisy chained the ground using QDs and I soldered the signals to the buttons.

5520

If yours is 2009, the PCB is not Common Ground.