HOWTO: Mod Your Saulabi 4K Joystick - Pt. I

[ketlord]

actually i just replaced 2 buttons with the other 2 on the stick l1 |L2.... but now the stick/lever stop working the forward is always on.... so if i use in game the forward is always moving and other directions are not working...... can u suggest/???

[ketlord]

hi there

i watched your saulabi mod tutorial and it was excellent can u plz help me lil bit??

i will be waiting for your reply

[ketlord]

Excellent Stuff....i will now watch it :P

[MissingPersonSRK]

@Torlan47, the stock stick is decent. Has leaf microswitches that hold up okay, but I never really messed with it. The buttons are crap, and should most definitely be replaced.

[Torlan47]

How's the stick with default/stock components? Better than average compared to other budget arcade sticks (Mayflash, low end Hori and other generics)?

[skillthatkillz9]

does anybody know if you can mod a sanwjlf with the korean arcade stick rubber?

[MissingPersonSRK]

@skillthatkillz9 I've never seen it done, but I would assume, since the JLF housing is created with spring resistance in mind, there would be no room in the housing to fit a rubber grommet from a Fanta.

Moreover, etokki no longer stocks individual grommets, so in order to get one, plus a JLF, you would also have to buy a Fanta anyway.

I have seen a mod on SRK where someone put a JLF shaft in a Myoungshin Fanta, so that's always possible. Don't know how, but it is.

[Warzinak]

im looking to get a stick...but why do you buy the Saulabi 4k if your just going to replace everything?? only for the case? why not make a case instead?

[MissingPersonSRK]

@Warzinak Because it was cheaper for me. I bought mine in Korea, so it was 55000 won (about $55) with zero shipping. A custom case, since I'm not a woodworker, would've cost $95-120, then I would've still had to buy the parts and circuit boards. This came with the PS3 board, all I needed was $40 in parts and a $9 imp board. So it was more cost effective.

[Warzinak]

@MissingPersonSRK ah ok thanks! i always wondered about this

[FabolousV4]

Np thx man ur da best

[FabolousV4]

wats da name of first requirement plz reply

[MissingPersonSRK]

@FabolousV4 A soldering iron. Sorry the audio cut out there, was trying to readjust my camera and put my hand over the microphone.

[19avalanche21]

does etokki.com ship to the u.s.a?

[MissingPersonSRK]

@19avalanche21 Absolutely. Their shipping prices are rather reasonable for coming from Korea, and also pretty fast. Usually comes within 7-10 business days, but I've always gotten my stuff from etokki in 7 days.

[19avalanche21]

@MissingPersonSRK really? why don't people buy from there, everyone says to contact laugh to get korean parts. i think i'll get the wooden korean stick for ps3. are the buttons on that stick easy to replace? and also do you know which korean joystick the koreans use on the tekken 6 cabinets? thanks ^_^

[MissingPersonSRK]

@19avalanche21 Actually, etokki = Laugh. Laugh was selling Korean parts in the trading outlet, but decided he got enough business to warrant a website, and opened etokki. The wooden stick is essentially the same as a Saulabi (Same PCB and stock parts), you just have to open it differently. And the sticks used on Tekken cabinets are either Myoungshin or Taeyoung Fantas. I have seen some Crown sticks, but Fantas are standard. Taeyoungs are preferred.

[skillthatkillz9]

before you modded the saulabi did the stick click?

[MissingPersonSRK]

@skillthatkillz9 No it didn't. The knock-off Fanta stick in the Saulabi pre-mod only has microswitches in the sense that they are to piece of metal that when put together complete the circuit to cause a signal. There was no clicking whatsoever on them.

When you drop in the real Myoungshin or Taeyoung Fanta into the Saulabi, that will be the first thing you notice in the stick is the clicking.

[renefak]

another question sorry if i bother you is there tutorial for newbie about modstick :( ?

i really suck i dont want break or make mistake while im mod my stick

im just totally new at mod which is nooooooooob :(

help me please

[MissingPersonSRK]

@renefak Basically, this is the main reason I made this video, for newer modders. If you follow my directions, you shouldn't have any trouble. Most veteran modders would be able to do this mod easily, so I made this tutorial to help out newer modders.

The Saulabi is made in Korea.

As for sticks to mod with Korean parts. The two that you can for sure are the Saulabi and the Wooden stick (both sold on etokki). You might a MAS, but I'm not sure about the stick hole.

[renefak]

i have question about fight stick

how did i know if this fight stick is america or japan or korea?

[renefak]

ops i did three replay?? sorry :S ?

anyway i subscribe you :) and thanx for great information but please answer me

so you said mayflash is not good anyway which stick you prefer me to mod with fanta and crown button korea parts (tekken) ? i need cheap and better quality

btw is there full stick with korea parts for sell?

[renefak]

nice plz replay me i have mayflash arcade stick is it gonna be easy to mod with korean parts?

[MissingPersonSRK]

@renefak Well, the buttons will be no problem. The Mayflash's button holes are 28mm, which are the exact size of the Crown Buttons. However, the stick hole is of a size typical to Sanwa and Seimitsu sticks--a weird hybrid of Korean and Japanese parts.

On top of that, moutning a stick in a mayflash requires taking off the moutning plate and mounting it through the screw holes used to put on the mounting plate. i'm not sure if a Fanta's holes are in the same place. Moreover, sanding (Cont.)

[MissingPersonSRK]

@renefak down that hole will be a pain. I'm also not 100% sure if the fanta will sit flush with the top panel. So to be honest, the only thing that would be easy is the buttons. You would have to settle with a JLF or a LS-32 with a Mayflash for the stick.