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Title: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: edekoning on June 14, 2013, 02:47:30 am

Many shops seem to carry silent switches for Sanwa JLF's and or Seimitsu LS-32's. But I never saw any silent switches for a Sanwa JLW. Does anybody know of a shop that sells silent switches for JLW's, or can I just use the JLF silent switches?

Title: Re: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: emphatic on June 14, 2013, 11:23:15 am

Well, unless the "JLF switches" are attached to a PCB, like the one that the JLF originally comes with, you should be able to use these switches, no problem.  :cheers:

Title: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: mgb on June 14, 2013, 01:20:13 pm

Both GGG and Paradise have soft switches for use with JLW.
Personally I like the cherry switches like used on happ supers. That what I use in my JLWs.
If you're talking about the optical switches for the JLF like the spark or flash1, then no I don't know of one for the JLW

Title: Re: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: BadMouth on June 14, 2013, 01:32:23 pm

The "soft" switches aren't the same as the "silent" Omron switches sold on fight stick sites.
According to the video, the model is Omron D2RV-G (they ain't cheap)
They are standard size and would work in a JLW, but you might have to disassemble them to add the levers or find a model with the same length levers already attached.  The ones from the fight stick sites won't include them.

I'm guessing that the guy in the video still has a pcb attached for the sake of spacing.



Silent Sanwa JLF comparison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOmgz8EswUg#ws)

EDIT: Levered version is model D2RV-L (or LG for more force) http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/307/en-d2rv-12477.pdf (http://www.mouser.com/ds/2/307/en-d2rv-12477.pdf)
$15 each at Mouser.  :o
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Omron-Electronics/D2RV-L/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMumBvQ1hY%2ffBZLFyGKvjPOAoSpkH%2fLhBpA%3d (http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Omron-Electronics/D2RV-L/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMumBvQ1hY%2ffBZLFyGKvjPOAoSpkH%2fLhBpA%3d)

I see Paradise Arcade Shop is selling non-levered ones for $8

Title: Re: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: Ond on June 15, 2013, 12:13:16 am

Make JLW silent with GGG Versa Micro Switch's.

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01513.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01514.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01515.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01516.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01517.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01518.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01519.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01520.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01523.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01525.jpg)
(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01526.jpg)

Title: Re: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: edekoning on June 15, 2013, 04:39:22 am

@badmouth

4 switches per stick * 2 sticks = way too much, damn those are expensive switches

@ond

Thanks for the pictures! I see those switches are about 2,50, so 10 per stick which is ok. I'll pick them up the next time I order from groovygamegear.


Just out of curiosity, but are all joysticks generally as loud as the JLW's?

Title: Silent JLW switches?
Post by: mgb on June 15, 2013, 09:07:24 am

Well I know both JLWs and JLFs are loud.
Cherry switches like found in happ and il sticks are barely audible once installed in a cp

And the soft switches from GGG really have no audible click.