Venom arcade stick PS4/PS3

Tech Talk
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hey guys just to check obsf30 are the right size buttons for this stick right?

Also someone mentioned needing a jst cable for the stick can some confirm what cable I need (a link to one would be great) and that does the jlf stick just fit on the mount already there?

Sorry for all the questions and thanks in advance for any help :slight_smile:

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  1. Yes

  2. Iā€™ll have to dig out up after work, itā€™s somewhere in the mayflash v2 thread.

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If it was not clear before I will cover it now

The 8 front main 30mm buttons can be replaced easily by any Japanese style 30mm arcade buttons to include Sanwa OBSF 30 buttons.
The mount was intended for a JLF with the stock JLF-P1 Mounting Plate.

As for the JST harness? There no easy drop in cable that take over the existing Joystick wiring.
Assuming the Venomā€™s board is common ground (or at least common ground for the joystick) you would need to spice in a Sanwa JLF-H harness or a Seimitsu HP-5 harness (they are the same thing, different brands)

if the joystick wiring is not common ground, you need individually tabbed micro switches on the joystick. For Seimitsu joysticks, these are joysticks without the -01 at the end of the part number
For the JLF you would have to replace the switches with individually tabbed switches or cut the traces on the Sanwa TP-MA PCB Assembly and solder the wires directly to the switches.

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Hereā€™s a 5 pack of the cable for a jlf. http://m.ebay.com/itm/311071176692?_mwBanner=1&_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649
Personally, Iā€™d splice in as suggested above.

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thanks very much for getting back to me :slight_smile:

itā€™s a shame there is no way to avoid wire splitting. Iā€™m not going to lie that seems a little daunting lol the stick as stock is ok but after using the jlf/obsf set up (badly) it just feels a little weakā€¦

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I canā€™t tell for certain, but based on the pcb picture sequo posted uou can use the value I linked to to avoid wire splicing. I think thereā€™s a 5 pin jst slot right beside the white ribbon cable. Open it up and take a clearer picture of the pcb and a can tell you.

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SO, i got mine in the mail today from germany, 140 CAD including shipping and taxes. Everything seems to work well, but there is a slight scratch on the plexi. Oh well.

My impressions of the case are very positive, good weight, really nice magnetic front plexi which makes changing art a breeze and its size is quite respectable.

As for the buttons, imo they are terrible the combination of travel distance and resistance makes them fairly unenjoyable. Iā€™d recommend changing them asap.

The stick itself, feels like a JLF but the activation seemed closer to that of a ls-58. The throw feels the same. I confirm that the gates are interchangable. Here is a pic of the venom stick with an old jlf octo gate just to confirm.

http://i.imgur.com/4RtQmW6.jpg

Overall pretty happy. I really recommend this to people who want to perhaps upgrade non standard (jlf/obsf) button/stick configurations that are going to buy parts for a stick anyway. Seems like a great case to do simple art, button and stick mods too. I personnally canā€™t wait to throw a LS-32 and some obsf in there.

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Anyway to get this in America? Also, how do you guys think the PCB will fare?

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The euro conversion pretty good, so you can get it shipped from europe for a reasonable price.

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I forgot to check if the pcb was common ground, so I check it today and yes, common ground! great pcb for dual(triple) mod :slight_smile:

edit- the pcb is labeled with both symbols of sony and microsoft, as if it were compatible with both. strange, no? maybe the same pcb of the mayflash V2 but with different chips?

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Probably. Quite a few companies do it like this to save on production costs.

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Chaining PCBs and chips are cheap

Chaining to a new plastic mold is not.

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Somebody have the psd template?

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This one is off the Mayflash V2 discussion. Seems pretty accurate.

https://mega.co.nz/#!iUUQ0IYY!mYbNwtx3nUbrFTjXnUYf067g4lVwB-hDRMdfJzwppbA

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@seqo Is something wrong with the template? I opened it and it looked pretty darn close.

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Tnx!

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No, it looks the same on the venom stick. I donĀ“t know how but unintentionally I clicked on the disagree, sorry, it was not purposeful.

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Haha, all good then!

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Hi all Iā€™m new to the forum, I bought this fightstick a few days ago, have managed to swop buttons to sanwa,a bit of a tight fit but they are in and feel good, no luck with the sanwa joystick yet,

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No luck meaning you canā€™t figure out how to install, or something else?