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sounds great, Yeah I noticed I made a mistake on the snap-ins part. I was looking at the wrong kind. Ooops
Looks like I’ll be getting white screw ins. This mod by far will be my most difficult one. Hopefully it turns out as good as I planned it to be.
Also, did you have to use the hori shaft or did you use default Namco shaft?
Later,
(if you have any other additional comments or hints of how to mod this stick let me know perhaps by PM. Becuase you will be one of my greatest sources)
Well i’m pretty new to wiring a sanwa stick…yah and i guess you can say i’m lazy to read all the threads. But can someone post a site or anything on a tutorial to wire sanwa parts. I’d greatly appreciate it
:sad: i fucked up 3 pcbs the first one wasn’t my fault the little thing holding the right shoulder triggers broke so i couldn’t use it the second one was some interact pcb that was perfect but when i put the solder on it accidently got on the ground so when i tested start it just kept resetting the third one was DONE i tested all the buttons while i soldered and they work perfect then i try the directons i put the thing on the prongs of the stick and the fuckin left on the pcb doesn’t work :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: man all this work its almost 5 in the morning and i’m out of pcbs to use cause this one controller won’t open i gotta go back to gamestop tomorrow and get another pad to use fuckin sony :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:
Dude, chances are you can reuse the 3 pcbs, but man three pcb’s shit ask someone to get you out. if you got solder on the ground on the second pcb it sounds like the solder is also touching something else, use some solder wick to remove the excessive solder, and apply the ground again.
i can probaby reuse the second one but the first one is done for cause the trace got fucked up when the shoulder wire broke i just gotta get a desolder kit to clean off everything and who knows whats wrong the third one left wouldn’t work at all and i know it wasn’t because of my soldering
So just sand that shit for a while?
Yeah, just sand it down.
Was considering building a custom joystick during my holidays. Have some questions for you guys.
Is Sanwa stuff really so great that you’d have to mod a Namco stick? I borrowed my uncle’s yellow and grey Namco stick, and I thought it was one of the best sticks I’ve ever used. I mean, how much better could Sanwa stuff possibly be that you guys would pay good money and expend time and effort to mod that stick?
Is there anywhere I can buy the yellow Namco sticks? Or are they totally extinct? But it seems like an awful good number of you guys have the Namco sticks…
Can the Sanwa 30 mm screw-ins be used on, say, a 1 to 2 mm thick sheet metal? I’m thinking of white Sanwas on a metal overlay for the custom stick. If that’s possible, I may just mount the buttons directly onto the metal overlay. Would try top mounting the stick on recessed wood though.
Routers - do you guys use hand plane routers, or the power tool router? Getting a router might be a problem for me.
Is a metal overlay a good idea? Was thinking of something similar to the Namco stick… including counter-sinking the screws holding the plate to the base. After all, sheet metal isn’t too difficult for me to get… but Lexan sure is. And I really like the “cool” feeling of a metal overlay when you rest your hands.
Is there a proper template I can use for the “official” Japanese layout, complete with dimensions?
Is all the extra work really worth it? Or should I just get a HRAP Capcom Fighting Jam. They have it in stores where I am (Singapore).
Thanks for taking the time to reply!
Does any know if the Capcom vs. Snk 2 joystick is able to be modded with sanwa parts??
Hey thanks for the reply DarkChylde!
So… Can anyone else answer the questions he couldn’t? Or give your own opinions?
I have access to a router, so I would use that if necessary. It’s hard to say whether or not it’s worth it to buy one.
Theoretically, the screw-in buttons can be used in any thickness, since the threads extend almost all the way to the bottom of the bezel. If there’s still a gap when the nut is screwed in all the way, you can loosen it, wrap some string around the bottom of the sheet metal, and screw it in again. Just be careful that the buttons aren’t too close together, or you’ll have to sand the nuts down.
Here’s an opinion,
Metal control panels are cooler than wood panels and look more high end to me.
My custom panel made with a metal panel from Lowes, installed in a Sega Twin Stick case.
(Write up on the Hori T5 in pic comming in a week)
Another JP stick template…
I need help customising my red octane into a sanwa stick and buttons.
I am buying the stick and buttons from himura site.
here are some questions i have
1.will the bottons and stick fit?
2.what is better top or bottom mountig the plate and how?
3.i want to add art to it how do i do it?
4.What other supplies do i need to make this to work?
By the way i am using the pcb from the pelican real arcade stick.
THanks for your help
3D model for my next stick, if anybody wants to check it out.
http://www.rootminus1.com/guest/sanwa_candy_cab_13.5x10.5x2.25_3D.dwg
Hey thanks for the replies guys! That really helps answer my questions.
whats the difference between sanwa and Seimitsu buttons? and how come there’s no default black sanwa at himuragames, just curious 
Sanwa doesn’t make black buttons or joystick tops.
Sanwa does make black Ball Tops and Bat Tops. They just don’t make black buttons.
