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| Vigo:
Yeah, this definitely seems like a mod for a control picky player. I have no doubt that it works well. What can I say, I am use to sub par controls. Might partially explain why I don't get too any spectacular scores on shmups. |
| boardjunkie:
PC board mounted switches? Mahn...thats a *bad* idea.... |
| rCadeGaming:
JLW's have an engage distance of 5.5mm, which is almost as bad as a stock JLF (6mm). Supposedly some JLW-TM-8's in Japan are only 3.5mm, but I don't know where to find one of those. Anyhow, the JLF feels better, and after my mod it's down to 3.25mm. For shmups, the Seimitsu LS-40 or LS-56 is much better than the stock JLF; but after my mod, the JLF is even better than the Seimitsu's. The first few paragraphs in the link explain it pretty definitively. To me it doesn't make any sense not to be picky about controls. If you are going to be playing these games at all, even casually, why not take a little time to remove the barriers between yourself and the optimal game experience, like bad controls and lag. It becomes much more enjoyable at any level of play. Some people don't realize what they're missing. It's like a kid who thinks his Scion is fast, until he gets into a real car. --- Quote from: boardjunkie on May 17, 2012, 06:31:43 pm ---PC board mounted switches? Mahn...thats a *bad* idea.... --- End quote --- Huh? |
| boardjunkie:
The stick you are talking about has the switches soldered to a board. With use/abuse the solder will crack...switch will stop working until you resolder the cracked joint. |
| rCadeGaming:
Not sure what abuse you're talking about. Resting it on a flat piece of wood and drilling straight down keeps it from flexing during that process. Once the stick is back together, the PCB is not under more stress than it is in a stock JLF. Do you mean modding a PCB like this is a bad idea, or that it's a poor design from Sanwa to begin with? I don't think either is the case. JLF's are extremely durable, and don't commonly have the problem you're described. By design they don't put pressure on the solder joints (stock or in my mod). |
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