I still want a pair.
will you include a yellow dustwasher as well?? 
My 97CE Tercel Coupe with Alpine stereo takes exception to that statement!:crybaby:
Spark idea sounds awesome, and if someone can make fake Flash1 dustwashers it would put it over the top! When this project comes to fruition it should make the headlines page for SRK. It’s pretty big news for anyone who’s both into fighting games and joysticks.
I’m definitely toying with the idea, especially if I can get it molded with the housing. And a sticker, too, if I can.
Where I do sign up for a prototype joystick, because I need 4 or 5 of them??? I heard optical joystick is superior to micro switch. Anyway, I am wonder if you are providing the voltage harness like sanwa flash???
At best, I may try to ebay a prototype or two once the design gets finalized to help raise funds for the mold, but we’re no where near there yet, much less full production. I do plan on including a power with and JST connector for the power connection.
Sit tight. As soon as I know when I have something to offer, I’ll post it up. Until then, this is just me putting up updates on my work. It’ll be a while.
I want a prototype!!! Wow!!! Can’t wait!!
Awsome work, toodles.
definitely hyped as hell for this
The fab place wanted to do a single test before running the batch of second housings. It’s transparent, so I can’t test how well it helps separate the lights, but they got the test one PERFECT to how I intended. I put it with one of the unpopulated PCB’s, into a JLF, and it snaps closed just beautifully. Height and dimensions are perfect, and there’s no wiggle at all inside the JLF. God damn I love technology.
They’ll be making a batch of four of these in the opaque white material that I should be able to pick up tomorrow. I’ll have to dremel one a bit so I can test it with the pcb’s I have. The new pcb layouts were sent to the fab house and won’t be here for like 2 weeks, but hopefully I’ll have some good news with a slightly dremeled housing and one of the old boards.
Awesome, Toodles! Excited!
~Paik
After screwing around with a Happ P360 I’ll definitely be down for a SPARK1.
Hehe this is great. I mean I love the flash I’ve purchased from you, but you know I just have to get me one of these as well =) Keep up the great work!
This will be sexy to have, can’t wait till you finally have some ready to sell.
Anxiously awaiting the Toodles Spark.
-_- But first, Anxiously waiting for those to beta test, then anxiously waiting for Toodles to make revisions (if any), then anxiously waiting for Toodles to mass produce, then anxiously awaiting for my favorite arcade parts retailers to have them in stock. 
Very glad test one went great and it seems to be on the up and up!!! Good shiet and it’s getting harder to wait knowing it’s progressing!
Would it be possible to to install a spark1 in the new HORI VLX? Being a powered stick, I would need to solder to power on the HORI PCB right? I want 2 of these to put in HORI VLX’s when they arrive stateside but I suck at soldering.
Its possible. I have the real thing installed in one of my VLX’s. You could tap the wire. Except theres barely enough room on the exposed wire. I already tested this and ended up soldering a wire to the PCB. Didnt have to mod the PCB case whatsoever. Just ran it out the back with the rest of the wires.
Thanks Masturfader! Could you possibly snap a picture of where you soldered the power wire to the HORI PCB? I’ve got a feeling that when the SPARK1 gets released everyone is going to want to know where to solder power on different PCB’s. If you submit a picture for the VLX we can get that one out of the way. Maybe Toodles can gather the various pictures that members post and place them at the top of the thread for convenience. Assuming everyone is soldering to the correct points on various PCB’s, there will be a lot less questions for Toodles to deal with.
If its USB, its the red wire. PS3, PC, 360, Xbox1, don’t matter. It’s the red wire.
So I just splice the red wire from the usb cable that is connected to the PCB? Sounds easy enough.