Susan got slammed with orders since the 1st and I’m in Seattle. A new packer came on board last week and another starts tomorrow, so everything should be done. She’s been putting the priority on shipping and had some problems on updating orders status, so many orders have shipped, but will still say order received. We apologize for the confusion, we had an update to some software that did not exactly help, a fix should be in place shortly.
Balltops are being quoted and possibly ordered tonight.
Bare with us guys, I don’t know the order things went out, but everything over the last two weeks should have shipped, or will be shipped tomorrow and with the new help we should be back to 24-48 hour shipping.
For anyone curious about PAS’s custom actuators and how they differ from Kowal’s: They are essentially the opposite of one other. There are two sections to an actuator: The fatter lower half that activates the microswitches (size determines “engage”) and the thinner upper portion that contacts the gate (size determines “throw”.) Kowal’s actuators have the same diameter lower half and a fattened upper half (reduced throw.) PAS’s are reversed; same size upper half, fattened lower half (reduced engage.) Kowal’s actuator also changes the conical shape of a stock actuator’s lower half to a cylindrical shape. Kowal contends that this change better preserves the JLF’s dead zone when the throw is reduced.
If this is the standard Dead Zone > Engage > Throw ratio of a JLF (not at all to scale):
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Then this would represent PAS’s actuators:
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The throw is the same as stock, but the engage is smaller. This seems like it would be better for those who do not ride the gate. If you ride the gate, then your switch is active a couple more frames than stock. This may or may not make a difference in a particular game (it does in VF.) PAS actuators’ reduced engage is purported to make diagonals easier to hit than Kowal’s.
And this is Kowal’s:
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Here throw is shortened while the overall ratio is supposedly better maintained. I would love to see actual numbers comparing the two. I would also like to see a throw-reducing actuator from PAS that is less expensive / more readily available than Kowal’s.
I will take measurements and try to put up an answer with numbers this weekend. Our actuators are styled after the silent JLF and akishop mod (wrapping tape around the actuator)
We would only consider reproducing Kowals actuators if he either stops or wants to work with us on this
If you want to test how our actuators will feel, you can wrap tape around the bottom of the actuator, for Kowals you can put a piece of shrink wrap around the top.
Hey, I tried contacting you through p.m. and through your website, but I still haven’t received a response. I’m order #004617 which included a PS360+ that was ordered in October, and I received the shipment last week. The PS360+ wasn’t included in the package, but the shipping invoice had a check mark next to it. I’m just checking to see if that will be coming in another shipment or what’s up? Please let me know.
Notorius, I believe Susan took care of this but I will double check in the am. Sorry I have been out of town and thought this was resolved.
LEDs were ordered, gnik, email Susan at sales@paradisearadeshop.com
Spring are ordered… now it’s just a matter of them shipping
Is there a markup when it comes to buying from you guys through amazon? I ordered 2 Sanwa GT-Y Octagon plates, and they were 9.95 or something, 13ish (a piece) after s&h. But after visiting your website directly they were $4.95 -_-
Made two separate orders and received two different kinds of snacks in my packages! This alone will keep me ordering from paradise. Thanks guys. Great service
The short barrel buttons come from a company we just got JLW’s in from… Susan asked me 2 days after we got the JLW’s in “Where do we get the short barreled buttons…” I said “Crap”. so order lots of JLW’s so we have an excuse to order short barrels again! We’ll try to get some added to forwarded to another vendor for inclusion with their shipment but this doesn’t always go over so well.
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