Guys, I am going to mod my HRAP3. What I am going to do is to remove all of the buttons except for 3. I assume the buttons have teeth that go into holes in the PCB? So all I need to do is remove the buttons and the stick will work fine?
Thanks for your help.
anyone know where i can get sanwa buttons and a joystick for as back up/replacement parts for the VFHG stick?
FecalPenance - I’ve never dealt with Happ buttons, but you could splice and solder the wires to the buttons as long as you know which wire is which. I’m pretty sure it matters which wire connects to which prong. And on the 3 prong issue, again, I’m not sure which prong it is because I’ve never installed Happ buttons before, but one of the prongs you shouldn’t solder on too (and if I remember correctly, it’s the prong closest to the actual microswitch that you want to ignore, the other one is the button connection, and the prong on the side is the ground).
EVM - Yes the stick should work fine as long as it doesn’t disconnect the ground connection to the stick (but I’m pretty positive it won’t).
NewGen - Akihabara is currently taking orders, and I think Ponyboy is still taking orders as well.
FecalPenance:
there should be labels on the prongs. two of them should read “NC” and “NO”, and the other one is the ground.
NO stands for Normally Open. this means the ground and main wires are not connected until you press the button. this is the one you’ll want to solder to. NC stands for Normally Closed, which means ground and main are connected while the button isn’t pressed, and a button press separates the connection.
WHY!?
But beyond that, the connections on the happ buttons are .187, and the connections on the Hori are .110.
I just bought a T5 stick, but the stick feels kinda loose and I want to change it. Would a Sanwa JLF-TP-8T be compatible?
Note:I’m new to the whole modding scene,but is there any thread or method of modding specifically the US Tekken 5 stick?
check this thread out:
http://himuragames.suddenlaunch3.com/index.cgi?board=techinfo&action=display&num=1109887687
The pictures are no longer available.Where else can I find them (if I can)?
I’m looking into modding my Hori Fighting Stick 3 with Sanwa parts. Are they compatible? Haven’t been able to find anything for this particular stick. Anyone else find any references?
are there any sanwa/seimitsu mods for the old psx Namco Arcade Stick that don’t require sawing stuff off to make it fit?
there’s one that involves shaft swapping, but it doesn’t work that well from my personal experience.
It’s been forever since I’ve dropped off the scene and stopped building joysticks and turned my attention to Guitar controllers instead.
It’s nice to see how so many have picked up from where I started this tread to help fools along the way.
Great job and keep on modding. Things never come exactly the way you’d like it.
Umm, didn’t you run off with a bunch of people’s money?
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I’m currently modding my HRAP2, following TingBoy’s guide. It is my very first mod. I’ve been able to disassemble, reassemble, replace the stock buttons with Sanwa snap-ins… no problem.
While I have it open, I figured I’d swap the original Sanwa stick with a fresh one just for fun. The new stick I have on hand is a JLF-TP-8Y, identical to the original minus the shaft cover and mounting plate. I removed the mounting plate (and thus the stick attached to it) from the control panel.
When I tried to take the mounting plate off of the stick, the screws started to strip.
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/4352/screwsbi8.th.png
Out of the four, one is fine, one feels like it’s going to strip, one has started to strip, and one is badly stripped. The mounting plate is definitely still attached but it’s a little loose. The screws are flush with the plate so I can’t use pliers on them.
What should I do?
Are these mounting plates not supposed to come off? Was I just really unlucky? Are the screws used some bizarre proprietary type or can I get more of these at a hardware store? Is the mounting plate included in the HRAP2 the same as the one on a JLF-TP-8YT? I know anything can be fixed but I can’t stop myself from freaking out aaaaah good grief my heart won’t stop beating so quickly.
Is it an insane plan to try and score the tops enough to fit a flat-head screwdriver?
They’re removable.
You can do anything you like to get them out; you can’t really make it worse. Did you use the right size head?
deadfrog
If they are destroyed then only option I think is to drill them, that is what I did first time I messed up with a screw ^_^.
Also, if you are a “noob” and want a mountingplate with your joystick it is better to order it separately.
Thanks so much for the answers, guys. I’ve tried every vice and delight I can think of and I still haven’t been able to calm myself down. :looney:
Per, I have a beginner’s question: how exactly would I go about “drilling them out?” Am I trying to make a new hole to extract it from or something? Am I trying to obliterate the screw entirely, leaving a new hole where it once was?
deadfrog
You could either drill it first with a very tiny drillbit and try to force in one off these (hexagon bits):
http://www.scandinavianbowhunting.com/verktyg/27585%20insex%20fril.gif
Or you could just drill it untill it is destroyed and falls out.
This is the most :rock: sentence of all time.
I’m nervous I’ll botch up the plastic stick housing, but I can’t imagine I have any other options! I’ll definitely give it a try.
Am I correct in saying that there’s nothing special or unique about those screws? I’m going to be able to buy four more in any old hardware store, right?
