Absolute Question and Answer Thread v.3 (ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE!)

Do GamerFinger buttons fit alright on a stock TE2 or do I need to replace the plexi?

Hey there so Iā€™m going to need some help with this particular question. Let me run down the situation real quick.

  1. I have a MAā€™s stick
  2. I had a sf15 anniversary stick which has ps2 and xbox on the board

Alright now I canā€™t really test this out as I donā€™t actually own a ps2 or xbox. But I have a question. The stick is Iā€™m not sure actually it feels like a wico p360 but I canā€™t confirm as I should have written it down. Anyways the stick has a 5v connection otherwise it wonā€™t detect the inputs. On the board of the sf15 anniversary PCB however the board is not 5v its 8v

So I should probably instal a 5v regulator and thatā€™s not a biggie but just want to make sure that its either okay to connect it to the 8v. Or not okay to do this. Here are some pics sorry they are links.

http://imgur.com/25aguTz
http://imgur.com/5T8TUU1

Do you guys know of any bottom panel replacement for the original TE sticks?
Mineā€™s gotten that dark look and it tends to stain whatever Iā€™m wearing :confused:

Sand and paint it.

http://tek-innovations.mediathree.net/arthobbies/?loc=products&cat=1&subcat=&item=63
Cover it with artwork and a plexi, or just a plexi.
Or like PresidentCamacho said, sand and paint it.

Still cant find a clear or smoke grey bat top im going to order clear plungers and silencer pads so i can have clear and black rim strange i never seen this

Guess Iā€™ll just get one of the Mirrored finishes, thanks guys.
Do you guys know the size of the nuts that go into the top panel of the screws on the TE?
My top panel is only being held on by three screws, I have a feeling fixing this wonā€™t be easy :confused:

Whats the differnce in silincer pads. Should i get kowl 1m acutator or just a 2lb spring.

Get them all and see for yourself.

Hi, hoping someone can help me with this. Iā€™m trying to change the shaft cover on a jlf and the existing one is completely stuck. It doesnā€™t lift or rotate independently of the shaft at all and I canā€™t remove it.

Canā€™t work out what the hell has caused it to get stuck, it should just lift off :confused:

disassemble the jlf shaft from the housing and put it in the freezer. take it out after a day and give it a careful whack with a hammer. the cover should crack off then, donā€™t hit it too hard, you could bend the shaft

There shouldnā€™t be an issue with a PS4 fightstick from Japan being used on a PS4 bought in America, right?

The PS4 has no region lockouts, a Controller from Japan will work fine with a US region console.

Canā€™t seem to google myself out of this oneā€¦
Why would a MadCatz TE2 PS3/4 ā€œfreeze upā€ occasionally when used on PC? It works fine for a moment but suddenly it freezes and I canā€™t input anything for ~1secā€¦ The stick was used on a PS4 just literally 30min prior and worked perfectly from what I could tell. Oh, and itā€™s bought in Japan.
It happens in and out of game(in devices > controller settings) and it seems to happen more frequently the more buttons I press. Iā€™m on a newly upgraded windows 7 x64 build, I can post specs in a while if itā€™s relevant.

Thankful for any info regarding this, even if itā€™s speculation!

My money is on your PC and not the controller.
There a switch to change your PS4 TE 2 from PS4 to PS3 Mode, switch it to PS3 mode if you havenā€™t already. See if that works.

Also, is your Win 7 install an upgrade from a older version or a clean install?

Why would one use a bigger acuyor or use 2lb spring few weeks into my 1st fightstick

Thx for Response!
Tried both PS3 and 4 with similiar result, PS4 looks very slightly worse. Also tried all stick settings(DP, LS and RS) on both modes without luck.
I formatted my hard drive and re-installed with a new version of Windows about 2 months ago.

I agree with it being my PC at fault here, question is what could cause this problem? Could it be driver related? Iā€™m basically looking for a place to start.
Iā€™ve tested my pad in all my USB ports and it works perfectly, and I get flawless response from all other USB devices.

Thanks, finally got it off with a freezer, hammer, saw and a bit of swearing.

And quite a few more who would agree. Actually I canā€™t think of a single one who would disagree that the hitbox gives you a huge execution shortcut.

Now we are getting really, really dumb. We are obviously measuring on a very small scale, but the amount of physical exertion it takes to make a direction input on a pad via the analog stick (or dpad) versus a joystick is measurably smaller. How you can continue to refute that is beyond comprehension. Also please point me to the discussions of throw, gates, centering, springs, etc for control pads. Thereā€™s a reason you wonā€™t be able to.

No, itā€™s just a question of style. A mas stick is more a blunt object than a recent TE. Ask a mvc2 player - thereā€™s a reason they donā€™t want the more precision.

And this is where I again question why you even responded to me, since you are off in your own little lala land with no idea of what my advice was actually about.

See above - youā€™re apparently another SRK wannabe who has never been to a tournament, least of all competed in one, so you have no ground on which to form an opinion, and are therefore left with tired memes as your only recourse.

This is literally one of the dumbest statements Iā€™ve ever read. How many tournament hitbox players do you know personally? How many of the ā€œinventorsā€ do you know personally? I know most of them. None of the players are musicians. None of the players spent more than a few days learning and becoming proficient. None of them would go back to joysticks because they now have easy mode execution.

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And more memes from an empty head. Notice how I qualified that ranking to one specific criteria. Oh wait, you didnā€™t.

Dude shove off, stop acting all High and mighty here with your reply a whole 9 days later.