According to Akihabarashop.com
ok, they may be similar in performance but bezels are clearly different:
Indeed, the performance quote only refers to the microswitch which (to my knowledge) is the same.
maybe this can help to explain the throw/engage problem?
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/3051/throwengagevt2.th.jpg
(measurements are approximative :P)
RushingMonkey: this is well:wgrin:
Paik4Life: you can replenish pictures your descriptions
http://kowal.itcom.pl/Files/Emu/photo.zip
The plungers in my Seimitsu screw-ins are a little taller than Sanwa snap-ins (not exactly sure), if thatâs any help.
ahhhhh!! I canât move. I must of stepped in sumthin STICKY!!!
very good!!
About US parts vs Jap parts, is HAPP the only US-style manufacturer that has the same quality as sanwa/seimitsu? itâs because a friend of mine says that itâs all the same shit (the common manufacturer here is âEMâ)
Generally the companies are Happ, Sanwa, Seimitsu, Suzo, and FantaâŚdepending on which part of the world you are in. There are knockoffs and clones of the above, but these are the big ones.
RushingMonkey: Sorry that I missed this question before. I donât have first hand experience with the PS-14-K. I believe they have a similar convexness to the screw-ins. I know the PS-14-P have screw-in convexness. I believe only the PS-14-G and PS-14-D are the only ones that are flat-like. I honestly do not know the reason.
vkuwarbara: Happ is just the major company in the US. Their quality is very good. I just defined them here for comparison purposes. I did not write more on their products since this is a Sanwa/Seimitsu FAQ, and I personally much prefer Japanese parts. Although someone should think about putting up a Happ FAQ.
For everyone whoâs helping. Thanks. The FAQ is far from complete. I just covered the main bases. Iâll provide links to pics where necessary in time (thanks kowal), but for now, I think itâs in good shape.
Again, any correction or suggestions will be edited in when I think they are useful and when I have the time. Big updates like pics for everything will come when I have another large chunk of time.
~Paik
Hereâs an interesting question. Weâre aware that if youâre using a Sanwa joystick with Seimitsu buttons, youâll need to buy a Seimitsu joystick balltop for your Sanwa joystick to match your Seimitsu buttons (the reverse is true for Seimitsu joystick and Sanwa buttons).
My question is which brandâs color closely matches that of Happ competition buttons? I want a stick with a Sanwa joystick and Happ competition buttons, and I was wondering if the Sanwa balltop would closely match the color of Happ buttons, or if I need to get a Seimitsu balltop.
thank you very much 
it seems that my pack is gonna arrive in few days, so hopefully I can confirm this soon.
How can you tell a knockoff from a genuine sanwa button?
sanwa buttons say sanwa on the underside. The microswitch too.
I noticed on both catalogs that the layouts between 1p and 2p are differentâŚ
the 1p look like HRAP1 while 2p like HRAP2âŚhow come?
Itâs because normally the 1P sides takes up more space because itâs right-handed playing style. That gives 2P less room so heâs kind of pushed over and the buttons are adjusted as such.
Think about it at a restaurant booth. If the wall is on the left side of the booth, the person sitting on the inside (who is right-handed) takes up more than half the table due to his right arm being positioned normally. The person to the right of him shift over more on the table and might even have his right elbow hanging over the edge of the table (which doesnât affect his eating but effectively reduces his table space).
~Paik
I was thinking the same thing but wasnât 100% sure because Iâve never played on a japanese cab outside of Tekken 5 DR.
Makes logical sense though.
yes i thought so too but why then make 2 different layouts on stickâŚlol
in case someoneâs stuck in playing on one side and then not be able to change???
anywaysâŚthanks
Iâm looking at the 2p astro city panel on the sanwa catalog atm and both sides look like the HRAP2 layout to me, just that the 2p side is angled about 20 degrees (but still the same layout) @_@
how would you choose between seimitsu 32 and the 01 model? Faq says theyâre set up differently, so whatâs the advantage in paying ~$1 extra for the 01 model?