Not if you expect it to last. You’re talking about wear on plastic threads on the button, and on fine MDF.
So much headache is solved if you do it right the first time.
I just got one of those 5 pin sanwa sticks from himura. Do I have to solder to the five pins, or can I still solder to the microswitches?
I tried to wee where each switch goes but couldn’t see. Probably have to take it apart to see which one goes where huh? But if not, I just want to know if I can solder to the switches.
Here are pics of sticks i will be modding for customers and myself. Im waiting for parts, so as of right now, theyre all unmodded.
Also, i have a custom built Sanwa stick i did in there. Its only one but i have done alot. Ill upload pics when i get the chance to. The flip-top, the handle, and the wire holder (so the PS cord wont dangle when your carrying it) are my signatures. All builders have one. =P
not to sound like a complete newb, but i want to work on a sanwa stick in the near future. what is the difference between a sanwa flash and a plain sanwa. i know that the flash is optical, but in terms of performance, sound, and feel, what are the differences? is a flash stick any tougher to wire compared to a plain sanwa?
They both perform very well, and are very accurate joysticks. The main difference is the flash is silent rather than clicky + plus the lack of microswitch resistance gives the flash a smoother feel when moving the stik around. This is very minor but for these reasons I prefer using flash stiks. Wiring the two is about the same, except the flash requires one extra wire connection for the 5 volt, in order to power it, so all you gotta do is find a sufficient power supply on whatever pcb you choose to use.
Just seeing if anyone will answer this. The search just brings up too many things on this for me to go thru. Thanks y’all.
You can solder directly to the microswitches, I’ve done it before and it works fine. I had a hard time finding the correct connecter to fit a Sanwa stick, that is why I chose to solder direct. (I am too cheap to pay $9.00 for a pre-wired one at Himura Games, when I could just make one myself)
Many thanks Zap.
what is the best website to get sanwa parts in america?
Definately www.himuragames.com very cheap for import quality parts, great customer service, highly recommended
Did you do anything to the microswitches before you soldered to them? I tried soldering to them but the solder itself wouldn’t stick.
I remember back when I first started reading the custom stick thread that there are something called invisible hingles that mount from inside the box. I could be mistaken, but if not then I think that would help your sticks look better cosmetically.
Its what the customer wanted.
you guys know of any common problems with swapping the stock x-arcade solo stick out for a sanwa. im jsut trying to make sure im not going to have any MAJOR issues before i get the sanwa
You mean besides the fact that it won’t fit without some modification to the case?
In case you didn’t know Sanwa sticks either need to be top mounted or bottom mounted on about 3/8" thick wood. Since an X-Arcade controller doesn’t have plexi-glass on it I assume you’d probably want to bottom mount it. So if you can you will need to either use a chisel or a dremel tool to rout out the inside of the box around the joysticks down to 3/8".
Other than that I don’t see any problems. You could either pay an extra $9 to get a wireing harness so you could just plug the joystick into the quick conects that are allready on the X-Arcade or you could solder the wires to the sanwa. I recomend soldering.
Will I be able to mount a Sanwa joystick AND Sanwa buttons on 3/8" plexiglass PLUS 10 mil textured vinyl
That is some thick plexi. Why 3/8" instead of 1/8"? If you want to use plexi that thick you probably will need to use the screw-type sanwa buttons and they will have to mount directly to the plexi and not on the wood. You would probably want to top mount the joystick. I’d suggest just going with 1/8" thick plexi though. It would make mounting the buttons much easier.
this is a question that has been asked many times but here goes. for sanwa buttons, a 1 3/16 size bore is good enough for sanwas if you open the holes up a bit more right?
someone told me they had a 30mm drill bit
thats what it could be, but thats metric, which is pretty hard to find over here in hardware stores.