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Franco B:

Luigi from the forum also sells them. I'm not sure how much shipping is but he sells the shafts/LEDs at very reasonable prices.

Check out his website [here].

You need to scroll down a little to see the English and then the prices are at the bottom.

kronic24601:

Hey FrankoB,

Do you know if he notches the side like you did for the u360 in this forum? http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90384.0

Franco B:

Not as far as I know.

I did that groove on a milling machine but you should be able to do it yourself with a dremel or needle file or similar.

kronic24601:

Cool thanks,

I'm trying to decide if I should take that approach, or if I should try finding a small right pole 2.5mm jack (benders approach). I can't seem to find an input small enough though :(

Can I ask, in your approach, do you feel with a strong twist the wires will break? Or does it seem pretty sturdy? Does it feel like it restricts other joystick movement (like standard "fighter" play)? And finally what size wires did you use coming out of the joy!

Thanks Franco B!

kronic24601:

Ok ... Necro time ... again ...

I was almost finished with my mod, and I decided to take off the ball top (God knows why). Apparently the 5mm LED pull up a little and started twisting (unbeknown to me). In the end, I twisted the led right off as I removed the Ball top  :angry:. Worse part about it is, I had JB welded a stereo jack to the bottom, so I pretty much have to go back to milling stage. :banghead: :banghead: :cry:

Anyway, I read that Luigi uses 3mm LEDS for this ... I'm wondering if that is why. Has anyone had this problem, or done something specific to prevent this problem?

Thanks,

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