GT-0 will not fit the JLF normally. But who knows, with modding almost anything is possible.
~Paik
Are there black sanwa buttons?
there is any other place I can buy sanwa/seimitsu partsā¦
the http://akihabarashop.com itās temporally closedā¦
Thanks
No, there are no black Sanwas, only Seimitsus.
There are other sellers such as ponyboy (Sanwa) and goleaf (Seimitsu) who are members of these forums. Check their threads in the Trading Outlet forum. There are other online stores such as lizardlick and gremlin solutions.
~Paik
Wow, I just noticed this became a stickyā¦I never though it would be since I posted this thread like 9 months ago! Thanks, mods!
~Paik
your welcome. too good of a faq to go to waste. helped me out in recent days
How much beating can a sanwa joystick and buttons take?
That is such a general question that there is no answer for you. Thatās like asking how long a certain car will last. It depends on how you use it. How well you take care of it. How much you use it. How badly you abuse it. It depends on if you know how to properly use it.
In the future, ask a more specific/logical questionā¦
~Paik
Whereās a good site to order buttons from?
Iām looking to purchase 12 individual sanwa buttons of the OBSN variety. I canāt seem to find any distributors close to home (Ottawa ON Canada). Anyone have some suggestions?
How much am I looking to pay (Iāve budgetted $4 CDN/button + shipping or $60). What am I looking at for shipping?
Check the New Essential Joystick thread :tup:
Quick question about RG buttons
(not from this thread)
I heard they withstand five times the punishment of a regular button. I really like the idea of saving myself four out of five repairs, and Iām pretty sure they donāt cost five times as much as a regular button. Sounds good to me!
Yet I donāt ever hear about anyone using theseā¦ Just how different is ādifferent?ā
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
They donāt necessarily take 5 times the abuse. They are just tested to last 5 times more presses. So if you play like a raging gorilla and pound on buttons, these arenāt really going to help you.
Plenty of people use them. They feel a bit different but I bet most casual gamers wouldnāt know the difference. Maybe just hardcore people who build and mod often.
~Paik
RG`s are very nice indeed, love them ^_^. The lasting time is set to 5 x OBSF-30, that is what they say, but it will last a lot longer than that (I have seen these used for elivatorparts, my dad works as a repairman at a hospital).
Question on the JLF 5-pin connectors and cables: If the only stick available to me is the one with the 5-pin connector, the microswitches donāt have tabs for quick disconnects, right? Iāll need to get a cable for it?
Kuprin
They do not have tabs like for example Competitionstick from HAPP. You need a cable (JLF-H or H5-PIN).
Is the connector on the JLF a standard connector type or is it unique to the JLF? Just wondering if I can just go down to a local electronic store and buy a connector and make a cable myself.
Youāll be hard pressed to fine the same connector in local storesā¦even in more specialized hobby stores. They are cheap enough where there is really no point in wasting time trying to find them locally.
Seimitsuās wire harness is the same type (only the color wires are switched around) so you can buy those if you want a cheaper alternative.
~Paik
OK thanks for the quick reply :).
I am buying local (living in Australia) since I need the parts within a certain timeframe. Thus more expensive, will just bite the bullet and buy the standard harness then.
Might be the wrong place to ask but does anyone have the measurements for the locations of the buttons/stick on a typicaly Sanwa with standard Japanese style button layout? Just wondering about the distance between buttons, distance between buttons and the stick, things like that.
Happ has this one: http://www.rootminus1.com/howard/stickbuilding/happ_stick_ergo_plans.pdf
But it doesnāt have measurements for the distance between buttons and how much higher/lower each row is.