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Susan claim the package 10 days ago and have no news from her since then. She said that must wait 5 days to get a response from usps but i have no news. :frowning:

Please @susaninparadise what told you Usps?

Thanks

International packages can be a pain if they get held up. I will make sure this gets looked into, pm me order numbers.

Unfortunately usps will blame the receiving postal system and the receiving postal system will blame usps…

Email sent with the tracking number, i dont have any order number because your system failed when i paid with paypal.

Anyway Susan has the tracking number and already claim the package, but no news about it.

Regards

As soon as Susan said she found some extra anodized .5 actuators I recommended that my friend order right away. He received his order within a week along with a bonus of Hershey Kisses. Other than USPS not knocking on his door, he had no problem having it shipped from Hawaii to Florida.

Just putting a good story out there in contrast to the last two.

My order goes to Europe, Spain, and shipping from USA usually takes 2 weeks, i think is definitely lost :frowning:

@mIRC thanks for the post
@pcornjeo I check again today, Susan did file a claim, and we will make sure we make it all good.
@buyproduct where was you package shipped to

It’s ok, I found out what happened. The USPS shipped it to within 20 miles of my house, and then decided to ship it back to you guys in Hawaii cause they did not like the envelope used to pack it.

I am starting to think that I am on some kind of terrorist watch list cause of all the weird things that happen to my mail and the random questions I get asked by cops while minding my own buisness.

So, you got a Hayabusa after all?
What did you think of it? I obviously think it’s the best stock Japanese joystick on the market now!

Moonchilde’s signature reflects my sentiments, too. I won’t throw away or sell most of my Seimitsu joysticks but I think I’m done with them as the JLF-replacement control levers of choice. The Hayabusa’s so much better than the other Japanese joysticks that the extra $5 for the part doesn’t bug me.

I think it’s the best new piece of arcade control lever hardware introduced in the last 5 years, period… Makes the ā€œnewā€ Seimitsu and Sanwa joystick releases look feeble by comparison. Can’t say that I think much of the new parts announcements from either Seimitsu or Sanwa replacement – too much of the same rehash business they’ve both done for well over 4 years now. Seimitsu really needed to step up to the plate with a truly all-new design product that at least seemed like a real improvement but went back to their old tactic of repackaging existing LS-joysticks parts and labelling them as something new.
I really felt like I got my money’s worth with my gamble on the Hayabusa. This is the joystick I’ve been waiting for close to two years for now.

I am very, very glad though that the Hayabusa is so easily moddable and compatible with pretty much every piece of JLF custom hardware out there. [details=Spoiler](Yes, I intend to keep buying custom shaft covers AND ball handles! LOL Now that I see a full future-purchase transition to a JLF-shaft spec joystick, chances are I’d probably buy one or two aluminum shaft covers in the future… No more modding JLF shafts to fit LS-32’s!)[/details] Any JLF-compatible spring, shaft cover, and joystick handle will fit the H-stick. It was very smart of Hori to keep the good aspects of the JLF model but adjust to something that’s arguably much more comfortable for a wide swath of people.

Hate to say it but I think the H-stick is both a JLF and LS-32 killer or at least the best on-market other Japanese alternative to those joysticks… It’s a blend of the best of both with very few, if none, of the major flaws those two joysticks definitely have. Hori really did its homework on this part! A+

@GeorgeC - I think @Armi0024 should be getting a hands on with one very soon. Within the week.

As I bought my PS360+ and DC cable from Paradise Arcade, I might just ask here (as I don’t think I’ll get much help from AkiCustom):

Has anyone had issues updating the firmware in Windows 7 (64 bit)? When I try to load the .hex file into the FLIP program, I get an error. I’ve tried several .hex files from both aki custom’s site, as well as zipped ones from Focus Attack, all give me the same error. :frowning: I really want my DC cable to work.

Edit: Upgrading firmware worked fine on Windows7 (32bit).

But… now I realize that I have a glitch somewhere. When I start the console, the LED flashes once, then they all die. If I pull the RJ-45 cable out then slowly insert it, all LEDS turn on, and controls work. So, is this a sign of the cable connector being broken or the connector on the PS360+? The connector isn’t sitting very solidly on the board, so would re-flowing the solder be worth my time, or should I suspect the cable?

I ask here, because I bought both from you some time ago, but haven’t actually tried the DC cable until today.

Have you tried a USB only cable? It may help eliminate the board or the cable you are currently using. Just need to use it on PS3/XBOX360. Is there a RJ45 Adapter inline anywhere (Neutrik)?

Thanks Bryan! I appreciate the kind words :slight_smile: Now I have to hurry up and finish this dang design and get to work fabricating it! Still going to be EPIC and HUGE.

The PS360+ works fine on 360/PC (I don’t have a PS3) using USB->USB, but then I’m using the USB port, so I still have no clue if it’s the cable or the RJ45 port on the PCB that’s failing. As the RJ45 port feels a bit cheap, my money’s on that.

Hmmm… I think the next step would be to check continuity with a multimeter (pin to solder point) to see if there are any bad joints/connections. Other than that you can try to make a USB-RJ45 cable using the Akishop guide to eliminate the cable or pin point it.

I just don’t wanna have to buy an RJ45 crimp tool and all sorts of stuff, I just want it to work with minimal hassle. So I’ll try my multimeter first, and hope for the best. The weird thing is that if I gently push the cable into the PCB’s connector, it works. I guess I could solder the wires from the RJ45 cable directly to the PCB, but that’s a destructive solution, and it will leave the cable attached to the PCB all the time, which is a shame.

Emphatic do you have another cable to test? I would reflow the rj45 connector solder points, then iI would replace the cable if that didn’t work. Let me know, we can help replace the cable as needed.

Thanks for the troubleshooting Jasen! Always great to have you around, even if for once I am on the mainland and you are not!

@armi0024 what USPS told you about my package EC647777686US sent almost 2 months ago? Please im starting to loose the hype i had about my kaimana led controller :frowning:

Thanks

armi0024 is out of town! Please see your email…I sent you an update on the lost package.

Thanks Bryan. I try to help when I can… what’s the point of being a tech-nerd / actual engineer if you aren’t going to try and solve problems :slight_smile:

Progress!

I re-flowed the solder points on the RJ45 and if I boot the console with the cable connected, I get nothing. Is there a button I need to hold for the console to be immediately identified? If I pull the cable out, then slowly put it in while gently wiggling it, the LED turn on and I can now push the cable into a fixed position and the LED stays on. This leads me to think that either the connector on the PS360+ or the one on the cable is a bit ā€œoffā€.

As I have a clear view of the PS360+ while I do this (it’s inside my EGRET II control panel that’s hinged and unlocked), I can now use it to play my DC, but it’s very annoying that I have to unplug it every time I’ve turned the DC off, as this will surely wear the connectors out way quicker than ā€œnormal useā€ would.

As the connector is in a state where it’s working as I power the console off, and yet it’s not working when I power it right back on after a short time, should be of some help to troubleshoot, right?