The Sanwa and Seimitsu FAQ

jdm714 · May 27, 2009, 9:11am

That is right isurus.
Strip the wire, insert stripped end into Quick Disconnect.
Then you crimp it with Crimper, or use pliers if you have to.

Any prong on Sanwa Button can act as Signal or Ground.

kandiman · May 28, 2009, 5:59pm

Just received the Seimitsu LS-56-01 with the PCB and wiring harness and have a non-common ground Xbox 360 PCB, i need to cut the traces on the Seimitsu LS-56, is there a diagram that illustrates where to cut the trace?

jdm714 · May 29, 2009, 3:23am

Hi kandiman.
I remember helping you with cutting Trace of Sanwa JLF.

Now you are on to a Seimitsu LS-56-01.
Laugh.

Since you know what to do from before.
I make picture like last.

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8845/cuttracels5601u.png

I’m sure you know what to do from there.
Have fun.

kandiman · May 29, 2009, 8:48am

Hey JDM thats right you helped me on the JLF i finished that one and works perfect

Now i’m gona try seimitsu best of both worlds, thanks for the picture =D

Oh are the directionals UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT the same as this ?

System_1 · May 30, 2009, 2:33am

I have a question about Sanwa and Seimitsu buttons.

What makes them feel differently?

Is it the springs in the micro switches?

Is it the button frame itself? or something else?

If it is the springs can they just be switched to achieve Sanwa level sensitivity? All this would require is to disassemble the micro switches. I can’t get my hands on Seimitsu buttons to try myself so just asking.

Thanks!

Agent_X · May 30, 2009, 2:38am

does anyone know if you can mod the seimitsu l2-32-01 like the jlf so i can put an extra spring in it

jdm714 · May 30, 2009, 3:16am

No, not same.
Not same because UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT depends on how the PCB is oriented.

But my Pin-to-Microswitch is exactly the same.
Compare my picture to TheRealNeoGeo’s picture and would see.

dosu · May 30, 2009, 3:21am

the seimitsu 32 the most popular for fighting games and cloest to the sanwa jlf series?

Spud · May 31, 2009, 7:58am

What’s the site to buy Seimitsu parts from? (If it’s the Akihabara, then sorry. The link didn’t work for me)

dosu · May 31, 2009, 8:15am

Normally a sticks neck should show 24mm right so how much different would mounting a jlf with a mounting plate make if i mounted a 32-01 with a s plate make? like 20mm off?

TheWooWooKid · May 31, 2009, 8:44am

LS-32 w/ s-plate: bottom of plate to bottom of ball top = 33.85mm (6.35mm+27.5mm)
JLF w/ flat plate: bottom of plate to bottom of ball top = 34mm

So mount the bottom of the plates at the same depth. Should only have to raise the LS-32 if using a flat plate.

dosu · May 31, 2009, 8:52am

awesome thanks, what about the jlf with an s mounting plate?

kandiman · May 31, 2009, 10:23am

Hey JDM i cut the traces, wired it all up, works perfect, thanks for your awesome help :bgrin::bgrin::bgrin:

jdm714 · May 31, 2009, 10:30am

YAY!
No problem kandiman. :lovin:

I read up to, “Hey JDM i cut the traces, wired it all up,” and thought something bad happened.
Laugh.

Then I continued reading; all is cool.

TheWooWooKid · June 5, 2009, 12:19am

What is the diameter of a JLF dust cover?

jdm714 · June 5, 2009, 2:42am

38.1mm it is.

dosu · June 5, 2009, 3:28am

Whats the lowest a shaft can show without causing game problems? I know 23-24mm is normal

Airan · June 8, 2009, 8:52pm

Can anyone confirm the height of an OBSN-30 button - 17mm? The PDF provided has fuzzy diagram of the measurements. I’m planning on using a 2mm acrylic faceplate and 3mm MDF backing plane along the same lines as Slagcoin’s idiot box, is it possible to use them or should I use Seimitsus instead?

[edit]hmm, just found Slagcoin’s table - 11mm install thickness, seems to be ok…?

g0dhand · June 17, 2009, 10:15pm

Restrictor Gates

I was wondering where I could find out what kind of restrictor gate comes stock with the Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT-SK stick?

Where can I find this information? If it’s square 4-8 (like the one that comes stock in MadCatz SE FightStick), I’d like to purchase an 8-way hexagonal for it, because the 4-8 way diagonal just doesn’t do it for me, it doesn’t seem realistically smooth for gameplay.

I would assume that hexagonal would be better for SF in particular.

What’s the consensus on a good restrictor gate ?

Edit - nevermind, found the answer immediately after posting. Sorry OP

Post edit - but I’d still like to know what the consensus is on an 8-way hexagonal if anyone has an opinion.

sunny84 · June 23, 2009, 1:26pm

Hi guys,

It’s my first post on SRK :chat:
Just wondering if anyone knows what size screws are used on top of the JLW-TM-8 for holding the JLW-P-1B mounting plate and joystick to the base?

I’m trying to screw the stick in from top to the mayflash case. The stock screws I suspect are too short to hold the stick firmly on to the case so I’m gonna have to buy some new ones. Already bought 2 packs of screws which look near identical to the stock sanwa ones (apart from being longer) but they don’t seem to be screwing in. The threading and width of the screw look exactly the same though :looney: Dude at the hardware store was wrong twice now LOL so I’m hoping someone on here has run into the same situation…would be a whole lot easier.

Any help would be appreciated…and I hope this is the right place to post this question.