So quick question, could you just solder the current wires in alpha to the quick connect terminals of kuro buttons, rather than crimp female quick connects to the wires. Just seems easier than crimping and bending the prongs. Just don’t know if that possible. Soldering ain’t to hard in the end.
It could still be an issue with the lever, try disconnecting it like I suggested.
Assuming I’m not going to mod mine in any way, is still still worth 2x the Hori Mini 4?
Just tried it. Disconnected the stick and it still shows up as holding down. 
Unfortunately, it sounds like your pcb is fucked then.
FML
Thanks a lot for the help tho. I appreciate it.
Would it be better to gut this for the PCB and transfer it to another case or would gutting a Fightpad be the better option?
Gutting a hori fighting commander 4 would be cheaper, and probably easier to work with as well (for size, if nothing else).
Unless you have all the money in the world, fuck no.
Currently the Brook PS4 Fightboard is an excellent choice for ease and price, the Hori pads can also be found quite cheaply at the moment but will require a bit more effort to install.
I got the alpha stick over this weekend(fighting mini is sold out everywhere I looked) and played a few matches with it but I just can’t keep it straight while hitting buttons. It’s way too small for me and didn’t fair well on my lap or a table. I’ve only had an se stick before and I think it’s perfect. Good size, good weight, rubber feet and fits in my backpack. So I wanted to take the alpha boards and put them in my se stick which had sanwa buttons and a jlf gate. I finished putting qd’s on the alpha board but after that I got stuck on where to put all the other buttons. Idk how to read a pcb board but I have a semi decent understanding of wiring from my old job in the military. Is there anything you guys would suggest I do? All I’ve come up with so far is to cut front wall of the se stick and fit the board there with some makeshift buttons. I looked at that brook board and that’s kinda my last resort as I’ve already got most of the parts to make one ps4 stick.
Hi! I just bought 2 Mad Catz Alpha (this is my first Fightstick). 1 doesn’t have a problem at all but the other 1 has.
The circle button feels different than the other buttons. when I press it a bit higher it feels stiff but when I press on the center or lower it feels fine that’s why I want to change the buttons.
I don’t have experience in soldering and crimping, So is it possible to just buy 10 Connection 22 AWG .110" Ground Daisy Chain Wire and 16pc 22 AWG Wire with .110 Quick Disconnect on Focus attack to avoid soldering and crimping? Sorry for my bad english.
That won’t work. You can avoid crimping but you can’t avoid soldering and only one end of the wires can add the quick disconnects.
Can I check with the brothers here if I can swap Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT-SK and OBSF-30 into the Mad Catz Fightstick Alpha? Thank you very much.
yes
How tf do you even open this stick?
Screw driver. Sometimes screw holes are covered by rubber feat and even the “Warranty voided if this is broken” sticker.
I would want to use a sanwa octonal gate and a sanwa Bat top…
Is it straight forward putting them in the alpha?
Yea one was covered with a sticker. Ty
Is a bat top just screwed onto the top like a ball top? If yes then yea octo gate and bat top will go in fine
Changed out the stock lever for a Link. feels better.