Alright, if this no soldering shit is a no go for a custom X-Box stick, than I guess I will just shell out the money for an X-Arcade and replace the stick and buttons.
I’m planning on making an X box stick, i plan on taking apart an X box controler, from what i am reading it’s best to use 3rd party (i’m new to this by the way), and using an old Dreamcast 2 player arcade joystick, the parts on that are arcade parts?
any suggestions?
either that or i’m gona start form scratch and make my own box and everything…
I don’t know where to start…
thanx vinnyman
thanx for the help vinnyman. hopfully i can put this damn thing together in one piece soon but ya spank you all for the useful info posted
whats the best PS2 to DC convertor?
also what width should i place between each button?
Those of you interested in the X-arcade and it’s support for many consoles with the switched out competition buttons and stick might do well to take a look at this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3016020331
Just helping out. 
so is those redoctane sticks good or what?
Sup you foos! I’m back home from training, so what’s been up? Now I have to get back at finishing a few sticks for people that were on my list before I left, but anyway… I got to know what you all been working on. Later
good to hear from you again RoTeNdO. your previous post on the early pages of this thread helped me out alot in getting started building my stick.thanks
hell yea!
much props Rotendo. i would prolly have shelled out over $100 for a mas w/ adapters…
thanks for all your help and this thread…i’ve done a few sticks…but theres more on the way…laters
heres my latest creation…the pic isnt that great kuz the light was bad…but the graphics are a lot nicer that…i’ll try and get a better picture laters on…see yah!!
does x-arcade use quick disconnects and .187 connector size
Very nice work sevenD_eight, love the artwork design!
Heihachi: I do belive that the xarcade uses quick disconnects aka .187 female. I don’t have one, but I do know for a fact that they do not solder their wires onto the switches like MAS does. Anyone that owns an X and have opened theirs up, confirm this if you like, thanks.
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thanx vinnyman
no problem buddy…that’s what the thread is for afterall.
Hey guys Ive got a problem with my SAV. For about 3 months now it only loads up or works about the time. Ill plug it in and get no response, then restart the DC or PS2 and it might start to work. Also more recently it has started to go out on me in the middle of play. Given the money I spent on the stick I would really like any ideas on how to fix it. Ive never worked on a stick but I did check the wiring and blew out any dust (of which there wasnt really any). Any ideas? Thanks in advance
Question about third party controllers…
I have read in old Gamepro magazines and a few sources on the internet that third party controllers aren’t the healthiest for your console. Like it may reprogram your controller ports to make the controller ports only use those controllers.
One more question…
How exactly do you hook up TWO controllers to one set of buttons and sticks? Like a DC controller and PSX controller to one set of sticks and buttons. Thanks
RoTeNdO: one of the people who i played with wants to replace his x-arcade stick with comp. it should be easy to replace with quick disconnects. thanks
I am curious about the X-arcade delay with using adaptors and wonder if my PS2 to DC adaptor has any delay so what I did is test it. I found out that my regular DC pad is faster than my PS2 MAS stick with adaptor.
I test it with cvs2 practice mode, what I did is pick 2 ryus and I set the 2p side to human with a regular DC pad and 1p as a PS2 MAS stick with an adaptor. Then I try to face the two ryus as close as possible and press jab at the same time on both 1p & 2p(if there is no delay both ryus should hit each other at the same time). The dc pad end up always hitting the other ryu, a regular DC pad is way faster than PS MAS stick with an Adaptor. Then I try using PS2 pad with an adaptor and DC pad, its not as bad as the PS2 MAS stick with an adaptor. I wonder if the MAS pcb cause some delay or the micro switch itself cause some delays.
In incuriosity I tested a PS2 MAS stick with a PS2 pad and the results are about the same but the PS2 pad is slightly faster than a regular PS2 MAS stick. to be honest I can’t really tell on this one
what is the SAV stick website?
Check the first page of this post to find the url.
whats the easiest way to test for buttons when i find the ground?