Hello all
I am a total noob when it comes to modding stuff, and I would need help for what seems to me like a modest project.
When I was a teen I had a Sega Power Stick for my megadrive - the best thing ever!
It's only when I bought a new pair of those recently that I realised that these memories were of the JAPANESE arcade stick - the european/US versions of these simply aren't joysticks.
After opening the things and doing a bit of research on the net, however I realized the body and general "architecture" was the just the same, and everything in the body was still there to fit in a real joystick.
So I am considering replacing the fake joystick with a real one - like, a Seimitsu.
I'd need help from someone who has experience with building/replacing/modding joysticks before ordering anything though.
This is a video showing the inside of a Japanese power stick:
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And here's one showing the inside of a euro/US one (jump to 2min):
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And here's the Seimitsu stick I'm thinking of using (link is from the local retailer in France I'm considering buying from).
http://www.smallcab.net/joystick-seimitsu-ls32-noir-p-404.html#.VQQ-uOGaB8E
Dimension from screw hole to screw hole are the standard 75mm x 40mm, and as shown on the videos, connectors are of the 5 pin kind, so all seems well...
But I'd like to make sure things are feasible, and I'm not missing any potential bad surprise. What I'm wondering most about is the steel plate position. In the japanese power stick (as in the AES arcade stick), the plate is fixed under the stick, while all pictures of Seimitsu sticks show the plates on top of the sticks. I guess they can be screwed on either side, but again I have no experience and no way to be sure before I have spent the cash - or anyone here helps.![:)]( ":)")
Many, many thanks to whoever can help me out on this one!
Cheers
I am a total noob when it comes to modding stuff, and I would need help for what seems to me like a modest project.
When I was a teen I had a Sega Power Stick for my megadrive - the best thing ever!
It's only when I bought a new pair of those recently that I realised that these memories were of the JAPANESE arcade stick - the european/US versions of these simply aren't joysticks.
After opening the things and doing a bit of research on the net, however I realized the body and general "architecture" was the just the same, and everything in the body was still there to fit in a real joystick.
So I am considering replacing the fake joystick with a real one - like, a Seimitsu.
I'd need help from someone who has experience with building/replacing/modding joysticks before ordering anything though.
This is a video showing the inside of a Japanese power stick:
And here's one showing the inside of a euro/US one (jump to 2min):
And here's the Seimitsu stick I'm thinking of using (link is from the local retailer in France I'm considering buying from).
http://www.smallcab.net/joystick-seimitsu-ls32-noir-p-404.html#.VQQ-uOGaB8E
Dimension from screw hole to screw hole are the standard 75mm x 40mm, and as shown on the videos, connectors are of the 5 pin kind, so all seems well...
But I'd like to make sure things are feasible, and I'm not missing any potential bad surprise. What I'm wondering most about is the steel plate position. In the japanese power stick (as in the AES arcade stick), the plate is fixed under the stick, while all pictures of Seimitsu sticks show the plates on top of the sticks. I guess they can be screwed on either side, but again I have no experience and no way to be sure before I have spent the cash - or anyone here helps.
Many, many thanks to whoever can help me out on this one!
Cheers