Official Sanwa Modification Thread

Sure, you can use the 5 pin connector instead of soldering straight to the sanwa pcb with the switches.

How would you do it? I don’t know what you mean. Whatever you would have soldered to the pcb, you would attach to the wires. The black wire is the common ground, and which color is which direction is based on how you orient the pcb, so I cant tell you. If youre connecting wire to wire, you twist and solder them together, or splice them, however you want. Just make sure to cover any exposed wire with electrical tape or heat shrink tubing so you dont run risk of anything shorting.

i meant like is each pin a certain direction or whatever say the pins are facing me from left to right what pin is which left,up,right,down,ground like that

k the black wire being the common ground i made green down yellow left orange up and red right and just hooked up to the stick everything should be all good right? i’m judging from this pic http://www.himuragames.com/images/wire_harness_01.jpg i just gotta make sure i daisy chain the ground to the black wire correct?

Another T5 stick mod i did. Sorry for the pics being dark. Even though i used the flash, it didnt come out cause the batteries were low. Ill take more pics when i get new batteries.

i think i can make out the buttons they look pink

My T5 stick mod, ‘Bone Daddy’, for posterity: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/toodlesdc/my_photos

I’ve searched through this thread and could’nt find out if anyone has mounted a Sanwa JLF-TP-8Y in a Sammy SvC Chaos stick. Would this be possible without having to drill any holes? Would the octoganal restrictor plate that it comes with fit on a Sanwa? I was also wondering where I can find Sanwa Flash sticks. I looked at the Himura amusements website and could’nt find any. How much would they go for if I found one?

I think someone asked a question about this earlier, but didn’t get a direct response.

Anyway, what size quick disconnects do you need for Sanwa buttons? They are definately smaller than the traditional 3/16" (0.187) ones like Happ uses. I need to pick some up before my buttons come in.

Edit: and where can you find them? I don’t think Radio Shack carries anything smaller than 0.187"

Answering my own question in case other people are curious…

In another thread, Toodles said the terminals were around 3mm. The only standard size available around that is 2.79mm or 0.110". So I’m assuming that’s the size you should look for.

what size hole should i drill for a sanwa joystick

Has anyone tried mounting a Sanwa on a Hori through those holes closer to the middle? you know, the ones with those hexagonal metal things. those metal things can be removed.)there’d be no need to shave the bottom of the Sanwa base for the gate to sit flush if it works.

you will still need to widen the hexagonal holes on the top of the sanwa though. you’ll need some 3/8 ot 1/4 flathead screws to hold the base onto the Namco body through those small holes. (you’ll also need to make holes on the body.)

i don’t know, just an idea.

yo does it matter which prong i put the ground on the button or is a certain prong for the ground

On sanwa no, on Happ yes

k i get a answer on this one? i only told himura i want one wire harness so i can’t risk fuckin it up

Or, you know, read page 2 of this thread, take a peek at the pcb, or use a multimeter to determine which pin goes to which direction.

you know whats bad about your post is that i’ve actually read the you were talking about a few times and i tooooooootally forgot about it whats even worse is that he was answering a question for a friend of mine lol :confused:

i tried that Sanwa mount technique. it works. :smiley:

What is the maximum thickness allowable for the Sanwa snap-in buttons?

I would like to know the exact thing, but for the screw-ins. I know it’s been covered in the thread already (approx. 1/4"?), but I’d like to have a really accurate measurement, preferably down to a 16th or 32nd of an inch. Sorry for being so picky.

Thank you.

Edit: On second thought, I would also like to know the distance from the bottom of the bezel (plastic ring around the plunger) to the tip of the metal prongs on the momentary contact button thingy, to give an idea of how much interior clearance a box would need.

Somebody suggested shortening the clips on the snap-in buttons so that the buttons can snap into thicker material. Possible?

did a search in the thread and came up blank, so thought i’d ask:

what size carriage bolt would you need if you were bottom mounting a sanwa JLF on metal (which means, without the wood mounting plate)?

I really would like to avoid welding a custom mounting plate similar to the american T5 joysticks.

thanks.