Modding A Mayflash/Elecom USB Arcade Stick?

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MajorZ
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Modding A Mayflash/Elecom USB Arcade Stick?

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Hi Guys,

I've been lurking here for a while looking for an answer to this question:

Is it possible to replace the stock parts in a mayflash/elecom usb arcade stick (http://www.elecom.co.jp/news/200705/jc- ... BK_01L.jpg) with a Sanwa JLF, new sanwa buttons and an octagonal gate - without too much heavy modification?

I'm not a novice to modding consoles, but it will be my first time modding an arcade stick.

I read in an earlier thread on here that somewhere on the net there is a tutorial on how to do this project - can anyone link me as i'm having difficulty finding it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated-

All the best-
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mr_m0nks wrote:theres another thread with a bit of info on this:

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=17930

and a couple of links:

http://www.ozhadou.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2976

http://forums.shoryuken.com/showpost.ph ... count=4327


check em out
Thanks for the response, i've read that thread extensively and come across those links but can't seem to access them (something to do with where I work I guess)

I shall check them later on tonight.

An additional question would be how viable is it to wire up the innards of a spare SIXAXIS to the pcb of a stick like this in order to have wireless play using a PS3?

Aside from the technical issues of actually getting it to work, I assume any amount of lag noticable over a wireless connection would completely negate the point of having high-quality arcade parts in the build?
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MajorZ wrote: I assume any amount of lag noticable over a wireless connection would completely negate the point of having high-quality arcade parts in the build?
Perhaps that's the reason wireless arcade sticks barely exist. Do any exist? The Hori Wii stick plugs into the Wiimote I think...

With regard to modding sticks, I was an utter novice, and it's all been fairly basic to pick up...

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http://m.chupon.free.fr/?page=article_d ... full-sanwa

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Its not a problem to wire the stick to a six axis.
I drew out the wire maps if it helps.
I measured the resistors at 7.8 and 8.2kohm. It will probably work fine with anything around that.
Also here is a pic of one I modded with sanwa JLF and seimitsu buttons.

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Very very nice... :wink:
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