Have I bought a fake Seimitsu LS-32 stick?

[zoltar]

I recently bought a Seimitsu LS-32 from starcab.net, and there are some strange things about it that makes me suspect that this isn't a real LS-32.  I was hoping someone could tell me if it's real or not.

(1) The holes in the mounting plate doesn't look like the holes I've seen in pictures of the LS-32.  It may be that there are a lot of mounting plate options, and if so, please let me know.  Here's a picture of my mounting plate:


(2) The microswitch terminals are not oriented in exactly the same way as the ones in other LS-32 pictures.  Again, here's a couple of pictures of the stick I received:



One more thing:  When I first got it, one of the four screws on top of the mounting plate wasn't screwed in straight.  This was because there wasn't a perfect fit between the holes in the mounting plate, and the holes in the blue plastic that it attaches to.  (I was able to make this a lot better by removing all four screws, and screwing each one a little bit while constantly alternating between them, making them go in in parallel.)

What do you guys think?  Is it possible that this is a fake LS-32 consisting of cheaper knockoff parts?

[Bleagh]

There are surely knock offs out there.  Does the name Seimetsu appear anywhere on the stick?

[zoltar]

There are surely knock offs out there.  Does the name Seimetsu appear anywhere on the stick?

No, not that I can see.  Where should it be written?

[kowal]

haha seimitsu never use logo, only on PCB microswitches ver. LS-32-01
look OK for me
check microswitches, original is matsushita and have only 2 terminal
LS-32-01 use s-plate
on foto is normal LS-32 plate is ok

konckoff have Yenox, zippy and other crap micro

[zoltar]

haha seimitsu never use logo, only on PCB microswitches ver. LS-32-01
look OK for me
check microswitches, original is matsushita and have only 2 terminal
LS-32-01 use s-plate
on foto is normal LS-32 plate is ok

konckoff have Yenox, zippy and other crap micro

I opened it up, and it did use Matsushita switches.   Thanks for your help!

[grantspain]

it looks right but with new chinese versions it very difficult to tell,only real way is the actual operation of the stick