Has anyone used Seimitsu PS-15 buttons in this stick? I know the body of the buttons are shorter so using QDs would be possible but I’m not sure if the screw in type button would fit circumference-wise, thanks!
if its anything like other hori ‘fs’ sticks, using a seimitsu nut works fine, sanwa nuts are huge and tend to be too tight.
that said, ps-15’s are snap-ins, just in case.
Ahh my mistake, thanks buddy!
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Parts:
Snap In - Sanwa Mix N Match Pushbuttons - OBSF-30
Sanwa Joystick JLF-TP-8YT
Sanwa Octagonal Restrictor Plate GT-Y
Sanwa LB-35-M Mesh Ball
Black rubber foam
i love these sticks, i wanted one but the only one i coul find was close to $100 lol
I made this a while back and your post reminded me…
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I have always wanted one myself. Never been so lucky to actually have money when I thought about it or found one at a reasonable price. I think 2014 might just have to be the year of the Namco stick for me.
My second one
27.35 shipped on eBay.
Only bad thing was the sticker, but will use Goo-Gone or something to get it off cleanly. And some rust.
But everything came stock. The first one I bought had a broken microswitch in the stick.
A good hair drier blowing some warm air would soften the glue and get more of that sticker off than what Goo-Gone will get off
Stainless steel, black glass Namco.
Looks great. Very sleek.
Im back into stick modding after a 3 year absence and needed to revive this thread just out of principal.
So recently acquired an unused Namco that’s been sitting in someone’s basement for more than a decade.
The stick feels a bit gritty when moving, so I guess I should take it apart, wipe off the old dried up lube and apply new grease to it - I take it that I should get the Shin-Etsu lubricant that Etokki is selling?
Is there anything else I need to do in order to bring it back to fighting form? Do those microswitches require lubing? Buttons?
Yes
Yes you want either Shin-Etsu G-40M OR Molykote 44 M They both has the same mil specs.
Keep in mind you need very little silicone grease to lube your stick so even a small 3 gram tube last a long time.
In general, no. You would want to look into the condition of the joystick micro switches and the spring. its a bit difficult but the Namco buttons; their microswitches can be replaced with Sanwa SW-68 switches.
Thanks, going to order the lube tomorrow.
Since the stick is barely used and properly stored (not a speck of scratch, rust or even discoloration on the bottom panel). Unless those switches deteriate when left alone I think they should be ok.
Anybody ever see this stick with all 4 buttons across the top yellow instead of 2 gray and 2 yellow? Wondering if there was a certain model that had this change or if it was modded.
Mine has both 2 gray on the left and 2 yellow on the right. All 4 of my namco, so that might’ve been modded.
Some nut job must of sacrificed the one you received to give another one an alternate life…
[edit] Does your namco have a deep claw mark on one of the corners by any chance?
Hahaha. Yes.
Oh boy, well I have to know for sure now. Look familiar?
Yep. That’s the one.