gnomish hacker type on Nostr: Arcade cab update: working on the control panel. Replaced the Happ-style convex ...
Arcade cab update: working on the control panel.
Replaced the Happ-style convex buttons and weirdo industrial-feeling joysticks with Japanese style balltop sticks and domed buttons, which I prefer.
Sanwa JLW joysticks fit the existing mounts almost perfectly and just needed mounting plate holes enlarged by 0.5 mm.
For OBSF-30 buttons, the original holes needed enlarging 28 -> 30mm. The original buttons had non-equidistant spacing -- P1 buttons 1+2 were much closer to each other than 2+3. P2 buttons the same but less extreme. Not a manufacturing mistake, all AR1100 cabs I've seen are like this.
Anyway, enlarging the holes offered opportunity to try to offset them, so I 3D printed a little guide to mark the new diameters before grinding. Ended up making my (quite worn) test buttons too loose, but the spacing looks nice now. We'll see how brand new ones fit. Still not 100% sure on final balltop/button color.
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Replaced the Happ-style convex buttons and weirdo industrial-feeling joysticks with Japanese style balltop sticks and domed buttons, which I prefer.
Sanwa JLW joysticks fit the existing mounts almost perfectly and just needed mounting plate holes enlarged by 0.5 mm.
For OBSF-30 buttons, the original holes needed enlarging 28 -> 30mm. The original buttons had non-equidistant spacing -- P1 buttons 1+2 were much closer to each other than 2+3. P2 buttons the same but less extreme. Not a manufacturing mistake, all AR1100 cabs I've seen are like this.
Anyway, enlarging the holes offered opportunity to try to offset them, so I 3D printed a little guide to mark the new diameters before grinding. Ended up making my (quite worn) test buttons too loose, but the spacing looks nice now. We'll see how brand new ones fit. Still not 100% sure on final balltop/button color.
#arcade #arcadegames #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #diy #joystick