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Title: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: Broken on February 01, 2009, 03:53:29 pm: how do you guys do it?

i prefer stiff sticks so i need a heavy stick to keep it sturdy. do you guys add weights to your sticks?
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: kowal on February 01, 2009, 04:02:55 pm: minimum
10x< joystick force to engage - stick weights
competion 250g - stick 2500g
P360 350 - 3500g
:angel:
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: Broken on February 01, 2009, 04:22:32 pm: Quote from: kowal on February 01, 2009, 04:02:55 pm
minimum
10x< joystick force to engage - stick weights
competion 250g - stick 2500g
P360 350 - 3500g
:angel:

3.5kg doesnt seem heavy enogh, i really want that genuine arcade feel without getting an actual arcade cab.
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: Jack Burton on February 01, 2009, 05:51:33 pm: Quote from: kowal on February 01, 2009, 04:02:55 pm
minimum
10x< joystick force to engage - stick weights
competion 250g - stick 2500g
P360 350 - 3500g
:angel:

That is assuming that you only use the minimum force to engage the joystick. If I'm going to be doing a reversal DP in SF I'm probably going to exceed that 100x over.

Broken, are you playing on your lap or do you set your stick on the floor/table?
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: TOK on February 02, 2009, 05:44:11 am: I attach all mine to a 300 pound cabinet. They never move. :)
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: Broken on February 02, 2009, 05:51:51 am: jack, i've never tried the floor, i usually play on my lap or a chair.

when i say heavy, i mean at leasdt 10kg's or more to weigh it down. i have professional bodybuilding plates (the type you get in gyms that cost hundreds, not the type you can buy from a regular store) which i never use. 5kg, 10kg and 20kg plates.
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: Jack Burton on February 02, 2009, 07:28:59 am: What sort of stick do you use?
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: kowal on February 02, 2009, 09:22:27 am: more important surface from weight is stability
good gum on bottom
Title: Re: weighing down an arcade stick.
Post by: Broken on February 02, 2009, 02:32:33 pm: Quote from: Jack Burton on February 02, 2009, 07:28:59 am
What sort of stick do you use?

a really stiff old style suzo stick with sanwa buttons built from scratch. it broke down a while ago though.

regarding the weights, i want to connect some type of stand at the bottom of my stick which can be weighed down with the weights.

any advice on buying a stick would also help, something with a small throw preferably.