Worth the $2 i spent?

[djfunkshun]

So i was looking for some drill bits yesterday at a local flea market when i came across i guy selling video game stuffs. normally i just walk right by these type of stands but this guy had a couple joysticks that caught my eye. i asked him how much he wanted for this one and he said two bucks. the other stick looked loike a capcom and i think there was a saturn stick. i dont have a ps2 so i dont know if it works. well was it worth 2 dollars?

[Kid Flash]

Looks like its in bad need of modding. I wish I could have found a stick like that .:sad:

[Axel Kelly]

Nice find!

Paint/clean it and mod it with some Sanwa parts, and you've got a winner

[djfunkshun]

hard to do? or will jlf/jlw just drop right in?

[Axel Kelly]

IIRC, you should be able to just drop the sanwa parts right in there without much hassle

I don't remember what kind of pcb it has in there, you might have to swap it out for a different one

[djfunkshun]

Here are the guts

[NotANoob81]

Sell it to me:wgrin:

[opips2]

Here are the guts

it's fuckin so easy modd joystick. you can do it yourself. :looney:

[djfunkshun]

it will be for sale soon enuff.

[pc1x1]

Bro thats the price of a cheeseburger, enough said ;).

Def worth it, heck if the PCB itself is the only working thing, it was worth it. lol!

[elitericerocket]

Seriously, nice find!

[djfunkshun]

well i will have to look again but i think the buttons are connected directly to the pcb.

[Multi]

I just modded one of these recently. But mine didn't have the screws on top so I dunno. The buttons were those little black rubbery things on the circuit board on mine. Here's how i did the wiring for mine.

http://smackycat.com/uploads/dsc00844.jpg
http://smackycat.com/uploads/dsc00841.jpg

[djfunkshun]

do i want to try and salvage the pcb above the buttons? if so how do i do it they are soldered dirctly to the pcb.

[pc1x1]

do i want to try and salvage the pcb above the buttons? if so how do i do it they are soldered dirctly to the pcb.

cut them and resolder them? But check if it works first etc...

[NotANoob81]

it will be for sale soon enuff.
do i want to try and salvage the pcb above the buttons? if so how do i do it they are soldered dirctly to the pcb.
:confused:
No one will buy it if you f**k it up.

[Multi]

Depends on what you want to do. I thought the button pcb was big and pointless so i just cut the wires and put them on that barrier strip and went from there. If you want to just solder directly to the button pcb, you'll have to scrap off the black stuff on the contact points. If your version of the stick has them directly soldered to the pcb, i'd just desolder the buttons and trash the pcb because it seems like a pain in the butt XD

[reckless]

That's a pretty nice find for 2$.

[deadfrog]

Maaaan, awesome find! The flea market in my little town sells stolen CD's and used quilts.

I'd buy just about any stick I found for $2, just to add to the collection or open up for the sake of curiosity/discovery/learning/fun.

... and I can't believe I just used "learning" and "fun" in the same statement.

[urth]

yea definately one of my favorite cases to mod. Killer deal for $2. I like how the case is such a low profile. You got the better version as well. The one multi put up is the psx one which is all plastic. The Sega Saturn one has a nice study metal plate for the top.

[djfunkshun]

its wierd the pcb that was in it had a b x y on it but the cable was defintely for ps

[urth]

My bad you have the psx one. The japanese versions have the metal top plates. The american one are all plastic.

[erikstanton]

i was thinking about buying one to mod, but i changed my mind.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hori-Playstation-1-PS-2-Fighting-Stick-Fighter-Joystick_W0QQitemZ290149395590QQihZ019QQcategoryZ2 1188QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphot ohosting

[djfunkshun]

so is here is where i am at after one day of paint.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01070.jpg


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01069.jpg

[Bobbypigo]

This thread is awesome, looks like your doing a great job on the stick!

The clean white looks so damn good Im thinking of biting your style man.

[EvilSamurai]

My first Japanese-style stick was a Hori Saturn fighting stick that urth modded.

[Imitrex]

How did you get it from 8 buttons, down to 6?

[EvilSamurai]

How did you get it from 8 buttons, down to 6?

you either plug the two leftmost buttons or you simply do not put buttons in the holes if you use plexi.

[Imitrex]

Wow, thats awesome. I just looked on Ebay, and the 2 of those I found were still over $30 with shipping and all. Very good find!

[K-MaN]

Nice find.

I'll double your money on it!

[djfunkshun]

custom aluminum top plate.=)

if you look at what the stick came with and what i have you should be able to figure it out.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01070.jpg

[MDK]

Just wondering how the stick is mounted? any chance of an inside shot.

[djfunkshun]

it is at work in the paint booth round two of three i will try and take pictures when i get it back home. but it is bottom mounted with #10zinc countersink screws glued with super high strength to case.
something like this:
http://forums.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=149812

[Kyokuji]

http://smackycat.com/uploads/dsc00841.jpg

Man, that's a terrible place for your start button.

[Makoto Scrub]

Post up pics of final product and you will have some offers coming your way.

[djfunkshun]

will be later next next week prolly friday. second coat of paint finished in the morning. vinly template being applied this weekend. third and final coat of paint sometime early next week

[Bonemaster969]

I just found one of these sticks at the swapmeet too! The chick wanted $5 for it, but as I walked away, she dropped the price down to $4 so I bought it. I thought the stick felt really nice on it, but the buttons were god awful. Anyone know how much these things are really worth?

[R-Jive]

^lol, geez you could have bought it for $5 you know x_X it's not like it's $50. Nice find though

[djfunkshun]

here is how the jlf is mounted

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/horimount.jpg

[djfunkshun]

freshly painted not sure if i like it so i may just stick with the solid white


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01133.jpg

[centennial]

Dude this is awesome, you should make custom arcade sticks. I'll be down to spend $$ if you have anymore candy apple paint sticks to sell.

[djfunkshun]

bump

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01133.jpg

[djfunkshun]

final product.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01188.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01187.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff206/djfunkshun/DSC01185.jpg

[NotANoob81]

I liked the before. Looks very plain now. Looks like a big, white, plastic door stop.