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Author Topic: Are Sanwa JLW's supposed to be able to activate two switches at a time in 4-way  (Read 1945 times)

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Are Sanwa JLW's supposed to be able to activate two switches at a time in 4-way mode?  Mechanically they are not dropping into the corners, but it is still able to activate any two switches near that corner, not just one at a time like the ServoStiks did.  When the ServoStiks were set to 4-way, one of the switches would click off just before the next switch could click on, so that you would never have two switches on at the same time.   (Yes, the JLW's did this with the factory restrictor too)

I just received my real JLW's and noticed this, I would just like to know which one is "correct" for a JLW. 

Also note that a real JLW and the ServoStik servo/mountplate and restrictor plate bolt right up, and let me use my hollow JLW shafts for some LED equipped ServoStiks. :) Finally.  :cheers:

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I'm having that issue with the Servostik I received today.  Switch to 4 way and i can actuate both microswitched on as i move toward the corner.
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Adjust your switch actuator levers.

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See this thread about this known issue. And on how to fix the problem. This is a problem with the new JLW's being released.

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Thanks guys.  I'm trying to adjust them but it's slow going.  I'm using SSF2 as the test, and it seems to be a fine line, if I set it to not be able to click 2 at a time in 4-way mode, it has a hard time hitting the diagonals in 8-way.   The stock position hits all of the 8-way moves perfectly, I hope I at some point modify them to the point of working perfectly as well.  :dunno

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Thanks guys.  I'm trying to adjust them but it's slow going.  I'm using SSF2 as the test, and it seems to be a fine line, if I set it to not be able to click 2 at a time in 4-way mode, it has a hard time hitting the diagonals in 8-way.   The stock position hits all of the 8-way moves perfectly, I hope I at some point modify them to the point of working perfectly as well.  :dunno

There are two things which can cause this:

1) Restrictor hole too large.
2) Restrictor and microswitch not a good match

Different switches have different actuation heights.  The distance between the lever and the nub of the switch is not something which can be easily changed, so if it actuates at too high a point, it will be difficult to prevent 2 switches from activating simultaneously.

Try a different set of switches as a first step.  With some switches, you may also be able to open up the switch and sand off a small amount from the underside of the actuating nub.  This may work from the top as well, but you really want to keep the rounded top.