Hey I’m a stupid noob. (Sorry) Anyway is it necessary to mod an HRAP or is it perfect right out of the box?
The buttons are made by Hori so those will need replacing if you want it to be all japanese. Although it’s not necessary as it is really good out of the box, Sanwa buttons feel quite a bit better than the stock Hori.
All right thanks man!
If anybody wants it, I have the Sega sit-down cabinet style button layout in AutoCAD format.
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/bc/42560bbc_554b/bc/My+Documents/J-style+Button+Layout.dwg?bfTBhVCBtRe0KGUX
You can move the center of the joystick hole wherever you want, obviously. Likewise, you can add the start/select buttons anywhere.
did anyone post a picture showing details on where to solder everything on a pad? sorry but thread is a bit big to search 
if not someone mind doing so? Dunno what I’m doing and would be really helpful, where all the grounds, wires, etc go. thx again
Which pad?
mad catz, or anything will be helpful
playstation/2, sorry
I have a few questions. I’ve been reading the thread and I’m gonna be building a new set of sticks. And I’ve heard nothing but good things about the sticks and buttons.
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Is the accuracy between a regualar microswitch Sanwa and a 360 comparable? I looked on himuragames, but I didnt see the flash sticks for sale.
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On the US tekken 5 machines. Are those real sanwa sticks? Which I believe they are. I dont like them. But I read about the different gates. Are those octagon gates or 4 way?
How can I take the center part out of a Sanwa button? I have 3 yellow buttons and 3 yellow red buttons and I want to put the yellow centers into the red buttons and the red centers into the yellow buttons.
With each button on the sides there is a space in where the plunger part of the button in wich you can fit a small screwdirver and press in gently. You might need one for each side but be careful not to apply too much pressure and break off the plastic. When you have it pushed in you can pull it out fom the top.
It works! Thanks.
Another question: I want to either sand or somehow modify an octagonal resistor plate for a Sanwa to instead have a circular gate. This is mostly for curiosity, can anyone tell me if anyone has tried this before? Even if not, can anyone suggest a tool that might accomplish this?
Hey guys, I’m interested in putting Sanwa stuff into a cheap stick, and I was wondering if there is a stick on the market right now that the parts will fit into easily? I’d like to do it without any cutting or grinding down if possible because I’m living in dorms and I don’t have access to a dremel or drill. If not, what in your opinion is the best compromise between an inexpensive stick and an easy mod? I’d rather not do a HRAP because it’s pretty expensive to begin with. I’m pretty decent at soldering, so I’d rather do more of that and less cutting if possible. Sorry if this has been asked before; I didn’t see it here but I might have missed it.
Also, has anyone tried this stick? Does anyone know what parts are in it?
- Accuracy on all new sticks are consistent, just that ones with microswitches wear out then become inaccurate.
- Yes, they are real Sanwas with a square restrictor.
Someone on the forums has done it as well as a friend of mine. Sandpaper.
sup guys,
here is my namco stick mod
i did a slightly different mounting technique than the one mentioned before- the screw cutting and base shaving.
all you do is widen the holes on the base and sand the gate in certain areas and you got GOLD! I also painted the bottom cause we all know that those hoes like to rust after some time.
yoooooon:
I’m also modding my old school Namco stick, do you think it would be a bad idea to get screw in Sanwa buttons? Becuase I wasn’t able to get the snap ins I wanted. How much more work is it to get sanwa screw ins compared to the Snap ins? any idea?
Plus did you paint the plastic casing as well or is that stock colored ( I noticed you painted the template did you get it professionally done? Or did you just sand off the old paint and paint it yourself?)
Later,
sup mate,
On that red one, i used screw ins. they are not difficult at all to use on the namco stick. just make sure you have the nut of the button going on the right way or the nut+button won’t close all the way. i don’t know if its just me but on my screw-ins, i thought you could just put it on either way and it would close all the way, but it doesn’t. just make sure you do that, because i was killing myself in order to try and figure that shite out. i hope i’m making sense.
as for the metal plate thing- i just sanded that and painted it. the red one came out SUPER nice, but i painted a yellow one with the same brand paint and it has been a nightmare. think twice before you paint because my yellow one is being a TOTAL bitch. Plus, if you don’t have a dust free environment, get ready to play with bumps on your panel. I tried to repaint my yellow one probably 3-4 times now, and i just gave up.
the plastic casing is stock colored.
yoooooon:
But for snap in buttons, aren’t the prongs placed differently
|…| normal snap ins
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…| screw ins
How did you get that to fit the PCB? or did you wire them seperatly then solder the wires from the buttons to the PCB?
later,
the screw ins I received are just like the other sanwa- snap ins
you can even take the switches out and swap them with screw ins-