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--- Quote from: langdonx on May 28, 2009, 02:51:59 pm ---Is the wiring much different?  I'm generally a novice when it comes to tinkering, but as long as I don't have to solder very fine points, I should be able to handle it.
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I wouldn't solder the buttons in at all.  Use quick disconnects, they are less fuss, and if you decide you like different buttons later, you don't have to desolder or cut wires again.
 

jasonbar:

+1 for not soldering your control panel.


Here's a thread on quick disconnects: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=90837.0


-Jason

langdonx:

My buttons arrived from LizardLick earlier in the week and I finally had a chance to swap them out last night.

I bought this filing set from Lowes, which did the trick.  Thankfully, most of the holes required very little filing.

So I went from this:



To this:



And on the top side:



Since that task really was sooo simple, I want to try doing more now.  In addition to replacing other buttons on the control deck,  I was thinking of going with a square gate on the joysticks.  I ultimately decided that a square isn't going to make playing non-fighting games very much fun.

So I was looking into replacing the bat tops with ball tops, but it doesn't look like the joysticks I have (Happ Competition) can be replaced.  I say this because LizardLick nor HappControls seem to carry ball top replacements for Happ joysticks.  Can someone confirm this assumption?

Thanks again for all the advice!

EwJ:


--- Quote from: langdonx on June 26, 2009, 08:35:16 am ---So I was looking into replacing the bat tops with ball tops, but it doesn't look like the joysticks I have (Happ Competition) can be replaced.  I say this because LizardLick nor HappControls seem to carry ball top replacements for Happ joysticks.  Can someone confirm this assumption?

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See this recent product announcement .
stainless.
discontinued?

JMB:

Here is another option for ball tops for your comps.

http://www.tornadoterrys.com/surplus.htm

You can't go wrong with either vendor.

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