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Autor: kowal© Translating: Pap

Modifying Advance Fighter

 

Naki Arcade Stick and all its clones are trivially easy to mod with original components. The box looks like the one in Saulabi (it has the same pros and cons). The only different thing is that you don’t have to widen the button holes and resolder the PCB. Whole modification process will take you 1 hour (max!).

Replacing joystick

Almost every Japanese joystick will fit in the box, Korean also but after little modification to the hole (you need to make it wider). First, unscrew the bottom (4 screws). The screw holes are hidden under the rubber stands (which protects the box from slipping around your table).

           The original joystick is mounted with 4 screws. But first take out the little motor which generates vibrations, after that take off the clip and take the shift out. Now you can easily unscrew the base of the joystick. When you take it out clean the hole from any useless moldings that the producer left for you and sand the broken moldings a little. They will only prevent you from attaching another joystick to the top. After taking out the buttons, take off the first layer of the top.

           If you decide to choose Sanwa’s JLF, you can order either a model with or without the mounting plate. The base of this joystick is equipped with 2 screw holes for mounting. Place the JLF in vertical orientation and attach it with 2 screws. You can use the mounting plate (if you have it) as a stencil to mark the screw holes.

           If you wan the LS—32 do the same but take off the mounting plate from it, then attach it with 4 screws.

           After attaching the joystick assemble the first top layer.

Replacing buttons

           Buttons are easy to mount, holes diameter in the box is compatible with the Japanese Sanwa and Seimitsu products (30mm). After unsoldering (or cutting away) the button wires take out the buttons by pressing the clips with a screwdriver (or sth similar). Take off the isolation caps from the PCB wires and put connectors on them. After all this, put in the buttons and put connectors on the terminals.

Final effect of my modification :)