So which PCB is easier to fit inside of a stick-- the Madcatz Fightpad, or the Madcatz Gamestick? I have an opportunity to snag a Gamestick for cheap but I think I may hold out for another Fightpad PCB if it means I’ll have an easier time fitting it inside of my arcade stick. I’ve got a PDP Tournament Edition and I’m hoping to be able to fit a Cthulhu MC, an Imp 2.1, and an Xbox 360 PCB underneath the plastic protective shell. If the Fightpad PCB is smaller then it will probably be a lot easier to fit inside I am thinking.
I don’t know what the Gamestick is, but the FightStick is smaller than FightPad.
Is the Gamestick that square shape thing?
Yeah, it’s that ugly “Atari 2600” influenced joystick that works like crap but has a very nice common ground PCB. It’s square shaped.
Oh, okay.
Yes, it is ugly.
You be better to install a FightPad.
Cool. Just so everyone knows though, there is currently a Madcatz retro gamestick on eBay with a $17 buy-it-now with free shipping.
I was considering snagging it for myself, but now I am probably just going to go to Game X Change and see if I can find a used fightpad for cheap (if they don’t have any at a reasonable price, I’ll try eBay).
noob question can i use a jlf wire harness on a madcatz fightpad so i can buy a jlf-tp-8yt or do i have to buy the jlf-tm-8-tsk and use quick disconnects??
You can, yes.
ok thank you for the quick reply
quick question since my thread i started one one aswered it. im using a tvc stick for my next build and turing it into a xbox360 stick. for a pcb im using a street fighter IV fight pad(xbox360) for the pcb. i still want to use the home/turbo panel . how would i wire that up to the fight pad?
Connect the VCC of the two PCBs, then connect Ground, Home to Guide, and you can connect Turbo if you’d like, too.
looking at the tvc pcb the vcc is diffrent . does it matter if i connect the two. tvc vcc is 3.2v and the fight pad is 5v is that going to cause a problem is they are diffrent when i solder then togother
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Rules of Dual Mod:
The boards must both be Common Ground.
The Power has to be connected to each other.
The Ground has to be connected to each other.
not dual mod sir. its just for 360 only. i just want to be able to use the home/turbo panel for the 360. actullly just the home
You have two PCB you want to use together.
Sounds like a Dual Mod to me.
Or do the way that always gets ignored when I tell people.
Cut the Ground Trace to Home.
Solder wire to Home Ground.
Solder wire to Home Signal.
were is the ground trace on the tvc pcb
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If I wanted to make a wireless joystick and I disassembled a wireless 360 controller for the pcb, is it just a matter of soldering the points to buttons?
I know I’d need to keep the battery pack around in some fashion and I suppose there must be some sort of RF thing in there that’d need attention.
What’s the scoop? Anyone got a diagram?
PCB Diagrams exist on the first page of this thread iirc, and as for the wireless controller, yes it would just be hooking up your buttons I believe, since that’s what I did with a Dualshock 3.
Yes, just solder the buttons to the points. Recommended is the use of newer model Microsoft xbox 360 controllers, as they are common ground, except in the triggers.
As far as the battery goes, you will need a plug and play charger if you want to recharge via USB, and will have to have the portion that goes above the controller inside your case, as the PCB doesn’t have a battery charger built onto it, like the PS3 controllers.
No need for RF management, these are better than that. Just padhack like regular wired.
Word, appreciate it.
Has anyone heard of this “Arcade Fighter Classic Pad”?
My friend wants me to put together a ps3 stick for him but I haven’t messed with wireless mods yet and I just feel like it’d be safer if I could find something wired to work with. I tried to convince him to just get a Cthulu but he didn’t want to because he’s dumb.
Anyway, does anyone know anything about this thing? It’s super cheap and if it’s hackable then it might be a good find.