ah, good thinking on that thanks for the help. what can i do instead of snipping the legs off? how do i go about removing the ground trace from the pcb? do i un-solder the connection points or something?
Ok I ordered a brawl pad and right now I am trying to figure out what I need to order from akihabarashop. I basically just need the joystick and buttons right? Also does anybody have a link for the brawl pad’s pcb diagram
I kind of said it all.
You can cut the Ground Trace.
Or you can desolder the Microswitches, and throw away the PCB.
http://pineconeattack.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/23.jpg
This is cutting all the way across.
You will not be able to use the 5-pin for Signal and one Ground.
All the way across, you have to solder directly to Microswitches to work.
If you cut the top-left and bottom-left and bottom-right, just the Ground, then can use 5-pin.
You will solder Ground for top-left and bottom-left and bottom-right.
Then use your Joystick Wire Harness.
There you go, eight wires.
When cutting the Traces on PCB, do a better job than what the picture shows.
The Ground Trace is still not broken in that picture.
You have to go absolutely across the whole.
And have to go deep of the green.
thanks for the help, much appreciated. i think i’ll just desolder the pcb entirely, i don’t feel confident doing all that grinding stuff since this is my first trip around the block. again, thanks, probably the most helpful experience i’ve ever had on a message board.
My bad, I though it was, I guess I should not confused my own notes for toodles welcome guide.
I was to lazy to go look at my note book that has all my modding notes.
Quick question: Can a Qanba Q4RAF still accept snap-in buttons after adding a plexi cover?
I want to buy my first arcade stick. I was thinking of just going with like the madcatz UMVC one or something but after looking around on amazon, gameshark etc. they’re all rly ugly to me and aesthetics are important! The SC5 one is okay but I don’t even have the game so…
Does anyone know of websites or even users here who do custom ones? Still getting used to navigating this forum, I tried google of course and found a few but their prices were reallllly high.
I considered customizing one myself too but I have 0 exp with arcade sticks and I’m not good at building stuff you don’t wanna know how long it took for me to build the SF X Tekken piggy bank omg. I figure I could just buy a plain one with all the wires set up and everything and just add my own artwork and potentially my own buttons?? The arcade stick style I really like is http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2010/09/super-street-fighter-iv-chunli-fightstick-preview/ it’s more compact than the standard madcatz fightsticks I believe and I really like that. I’d love to replicate it actually (maybe with Felicia or Mai Shiranui instead~) but I don’t even know where to begin.
thanks
The Chun-li stick is the exact same size as the other TE sticks.
If you’re looking at a custom arcade stick, check out the trading forum, although the sticky there may be very outdated, be prepared to spend a lot more on a custom stick than you would a retail stick.
If you don’t like the given art on most retail sticks, you always have the option of replacing it with art and a plexi glass solution from somewhere like Arthong (http://www.tek-innovations.com/arthobbies/)
I recently bought a Tek-Case and was looking for a guide/tutorial for wiring with style. I bought various sizes of expandable sleeves, but would like some tips before I get started. I have found threads with some slick wiring in their guides, but nothing too specific on the wiring/sleeve technique. I appreciate any help. Thanks.
most of the stuff we use for tek-cases (and just about every other mod now that I think of it…) involves 24 to 26awg wire sleeved in 1/4inch tech flex… as far as how you use it just plan out what you want it to look like and take your time… theres really not much of a guide as per say what kind of effort you put into the look of the case as a whole… the neater the better your total look will be… good luck with your project!
I guess I was mostly curious how people run a single flex through the middle of the buttons and so cleanly get the wires into the tubing at the different points. Do you just cut small holes for the wires along the way (would it fray?) I’ll search for an example of what I am talking about.
Thanks alot! arthong link was really helpful
I was wondering the same, looks like it just takes time, cutting slits, the right length wire, and solder. I could be wrong though.
If describing the work of J&J, you both have not discovered how we do. :wgrin:
If a Myoungshin Fanta is installed correctly, is the shaft supposed to be free to rotate? I mean around the vertical axis, not rotating the stick around like you would doing a circle motion.
Nice! Modding a Paewang (the board you guys hate) into a PS3 TE tonight/tomorrow, gonna see how clean I can do the board wires. Next time I do a whole stick I’m gonna try the sleeve stuff.
we fish the line through to get that effect… no cutting… with patience(and beer) you can get 13 lines of 26awg wire into a 1/4inch flex.
haha I like paewang boards on CUSTOM sticks… store bought sticks are already compatible with one system already so the dual console pcb like the paewang is a waste IMO… especially if the stick works perfect on ps3 or 360 to begin with…
What is the best, or recommended, PS3 to 360 converter for an Arcade Stick? (I have the SfxT TE)
Thanks.
i think this is the correct place to post this. I bought a Real Arcade pro VX SA in December and it wasnt until a few months ago I began having connection problems. If I moved the entire thing to my liking it would say “re connect controller” and now my 360 doesnt even read it when its plugged in. Does anyone have any suggestions or do I have to buy another stick?
Replace the USB cable.
Don’t buy a new stick.