I was careless and tried the J7 a few days ago but all is intact thankfully. the magenta works on the computer with the mini and the arcade stick works in general.
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Ya, I really canāt see how the magenta or qanba would be harmed by connecting to the J7 but it simply will not work supplying powerā¦ If you zoom in on the picture you posted you can see in tiny text both pins say LED. The parts connected to each pin are mostly there for protection and act as a buffer driven by either Q2 or Q5. All this looks well insulated from the controller logic so I think youāre safe and should not have damaged either device.
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I just wanted to give thanks to Zonbipanda and Accel for helping me out and also Butteroj just in general for all he is doing for this board. Iām all set up now and blown away. Iām excited to see what people come up with for their custom presets.
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@butteroj and @zonbipanda thank you! things are moving here is a diagram of where to connect to the UFB or audio board. https://www.facebook.com/paradisearcadeshopcom/posts/1910090145718530
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Got my Magenta in last Friday. It took some tweaking on the hardware side but my initial impressions are positive and so far itās everything I can ask for in a stick.
I dropped it into my Panzer UFB stick and hooked it up to power and an outside button for mode switch with no trouble. I didnāt mess with the hardware or software other than dropping in a set of JLF switches. I took it to my Saturday CvS2/GG+R local and noticed right away that the installed spring was heavier than the standard JLF spring, which I didnāt care for at all. I also noticed I was missing some basic supers. Something was going on.
Today I started to figure out what was up, starting with the hardware. I swapped the spring in the Magenta with the standard JLF spring from the JLF stick Iād been using before, adding some Loctite Blue to secure the screw as recommended. (Why it doesnāt come with a standard 0.9 lb. spring pre-installed is beyond me.)
Then I noticed that the gate/board housing wasnāt clipping in snugly on top of the JLF switches. Without the switches, it was on there tightly. But with them the board would slip off with very little effort. This might have explained why I was missing inputs.
I solved this problem by taking an Xacto knife and shaving away some plastic that was sticking up near the holes where the clips lock into. You can see the raised plastic protrusions quite clearly in the top and right sides of the photo below, but they were on all four clip holes. Reducing that down to be level with the surrounding plastic allowed the clips to lock in, solving that problem.
I spent a bit of time playing CvS2 and it felt great right away. It feels just like a JLF (it should, with the spring weight and the switches) but with the added benefit of that Magenta magic. I felt like I was hitting supers a lot more consistently all of a sudden. Iāll need more time in actual matches to see if that keeps up, but so far so good.
I most appreciate how I can monitor the stick in real-time while playing. This is a dream feature for me. If I miss a super I can practice the motion and see, on-the-spot, if Iām doing something wrong. Execution has always been a weakness of mine. Itās great to be able to visually see if Iām doing something right before I try to learn the muscle memory for it.
With the software Iāve programmed in some basic tweaks for the standard JLF setup, a true 4-way setup (no diagonals) for puzzle games, and a true 8-way for shumps. Iāll probably use the 4th profile for 3D fighters like SC6 coming up.
Thanks Paradise for finally getting this thing finished. Itās amazing (so far)!
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So, preorders should have arrived by nowā¦ Whereās the reviews/impressions?
I was a bit surprised that there wasnāt a writeup or anything for the final version on the front page. I havenāt been able to use mine anywhere as much as Iād like to due to personal issues but man, this thing is the best lever Iāve ever used BY FAR. Iād really like to see what kind of profiles everyoneās using because Iām struggling to settle. 
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After using it since I got it last week I have to say Iām really enjoying it. Still a scrub though 
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Thanks for this, Iāll be sure to try it when I get back from work.
I would not recommend modifying the magenta base to anyone reading this.
Paradise may have their own thoughts on this but once you remove plastic you canāt go back. I have a couple of sanwa switch plates here and after measuring both I can honestly say the sanwa switch plates vary greatly in quality. Both have raised text and circles around the screw holes on the side of the sanwa switches. The excess plastic on the side of the sanwa switch can easily be sanded down or scraped with an xacto knife to get a better fit with magenta. I have only experimented with the one so far but a light sanding to reduce the overall height of the text on the sanwa switches did the trick. My other sanwa switch plate fit right in for a tight lock with magenta no sanding required.
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And for closure on finding 5 volt power on the the Qanba Dragon fightstick, @LogDugg forwarded me this image with the pads labeled. I still do not have a Dragon so I highly recommend testing with a volt meter before you start soldering.
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Try this for Tekken 7 with Heihachi Mishima (picture from the Magenta Beta)
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I just got my magenta and donāt understand how to change out the springs on it. Can anyone please have steps or pics on how to do it? Thank you if you can
If anyone is doing twitch streaming with a magenta lever shoot me a pm. Iāve been working on a magenta overlay plugin but need to better understand the tools people are using.
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1:) Remove magenta PCB and black holder from JLF body exposing the shaft and actuator assembly
2:) Heat up screw with hairdryer to loosen loctite
3:) Using a 1/16 Allen key carefully unscrew retaining screw from shaft, taking extra caution to make sure the actuator doesnāt shoot you in the eye.
4:) Change spring
5:) Apply a dab of blue loctite on screw hole in shaft
6:) Reassemble actuator and screw in screw
7:) Wait 10 minutes for loctite to set
8:) Your done
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I just did the layout you suggested but Iām unable to hit up-left half of the time. Iām able to hit it if I wiggle the stick in that radius. Is this something youāve experienced yourself?
@ZonbiPanda Iām not really a Heihachi guy but Iāll definitely give it a shot.
No sir. Just adjust that direction a degree or 2 till it hits every time.
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@Accel I have one of the Magenta beta sticks with the white 3d printed base and the setup I posted requires you to ride the gate to hit that diagonal. Thatās the point! The final version of Magenta with the black base has a more polished square gate than my white 3d printed base which is starting to show some wear. I really should upgrade my TE2 with the latest version.
As @butteroj said, adjust your diagonal a sliders a bit until you hit the activation zone. The whole point of having a near infinitely adjustable stick is that you can customize it for you play and not be stuck with a one size fits all stick. 
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback as always. Sorry for the questions that have seemingly easy answers!
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