The OP probably used whatever he had at hand. Personally I’d stay away from mating nylon actuators with fiber washers. Arcade techs fiddled around for years with nylon and steel washers instead for spring tensioning or raising of various parts (some steel washers have a rough side though if they’ve been poorly stamped during fabrication, so watch out). Nylon washers are a better bet, don’t go for too thin though and don’t forget to lubricate !
you’re lucky if you didn’t have a gate that cracked, a lot of people complain about it and even the OP complained about another issue, stock gates whose square was off center (probably due to fabrication issues -uneven heating of the mold, shrinking etc) . I’ve never personally had an off center gate but cracked ones were not uncommon , not to the extent of breaking loose though.
OMG! Does anyone else think the new Microswitches in the silent JLF higher tension joystick would make the JLW the best stick ever?! I would have to desolder them from the PCB and add levers but it’s worth a shot right?
Seems like a very expensive shot. The 2nd and 3rd gen silent jlfs don’t have .187 connectors, and the the existing PCB contact points on the switches face down, not out. You might snap them trying to bend them. I have a third gen silent JLF and the actuation force is quite similar to a Plain Jane JLF.
Seems like a very expensive shot. The 2nd and 3rd gen silent jlfs don’t have .187 connectors, and the the existing PCB contact points on the switches face down, not out. You might snap them trying to bend them. I have a third gen silent JLF and the actuation force is quite similar to a Plain Jane JLF.
And I’m really sorry,but it MUST BE DONE:
Yeah, your right, it’s been 2 years. “Wise fwom your gwave!” was necessary. LOL!
Still though, were talking silent activation for your JLW with appropriate tension. If you love JLW like I do, it may be worth a shot.
Hopefully these new “higher tension” microswitches can be sold indivdually soon. I’ll contact Paradise arcade to see what Bryan knows.
The microswitches won’t fit, dude…
There are already comparable “silent” switches on the market that fit the JLW without much issue. Also, soft microswitch actuation force can be easily supplemented by use of a tighter (or pulled/extended) tension spring. The JLW spring is already really tight, so I dunno how much stronger you need it…
Note that the D2RV-G-SD2 and D2RV-G-SD3 microswitches found in the 2nd and 3rd gen silent JLFs are a Sanwa/Omron proprietary part. You won’t find these as separate parts on the likes of sites like Mouser, Digikey (etc)…even PAS.
You’ll most likely be best set trying levered silent switches like Omron’s D2RV-LG.
Thanks for the quick feedback. I get it, the micro’s won’t fit. Please direct me toward tighter JLW spring options. I can’t find any. I’ll proceed with JLW’s in my green goblin mod’s and if D2RV-G-SD3 microswitch’s become available in the future in .187 form then I will upgrade.
Pick up the JLW spring by an end with the thumb and index finger of the hand of your preference.
Grasp the other end of the spring with the thumb and index finger of your other hand.
Pull.
VOILA! You now have a (temporarily) tighter spring!
You’ll be waiting a long time for that, broseph. Think Rip Van Winkle timeframes. Also, did you measure the JLW mounted height and confirmed fitment on the Agetec stick shell? It’s definitely not tiny a space, but it might not fit.
Nah bro, not gonna stretch the spring. That’s dumb.
Your right, it may be a while till D2RV-G-SD3 microswitch’s are available in .187 form. Since I’m doing the mod, I’ll let you know if I can’t get the JLW to fit in the green goblin. If not, no big deal. I’ll go with the new silent JLF.
I couldn’t have been more tongue-in-cheek with my directions (red flag: “temporarily”). I was hoping that you’d find the humor in that.
Guess that went over your head…
beware, PAS claims the D2RV-LG is rated at 125gf but they’re really at 50gf (49cN). That’s a serious difference in feel.
Same thing with the non-levered D2RV-G (stiffest of all the D2RV line) also “rated by PAS” at 125gf but really at 100gf (98cN).
I have the impression most distributors have removed the D2RV reed series from their catalogs and when present (rarely) it is often mentioned that it is out-of -stock. Perhaps OMRON has an extremely slow rate of production or simply stopped . This needs to be investigated.
