Hey man, I just modded my Mayflash following your tutorial. Works perfectly now with full Sanwa buttons and a JLF-TP (the TM was out of stock where I ordered my parts so I had to do all that soldering for the stick which wasn't pretty).
Great series of videos! I'm gonna do this, first arcade controller. But I know nothing about stick design, do you know which types of stick is good for shoot em up games like gradius v on ps2? I'm thinkingof restrictors, circular, octagon or square?
i just got this arcade stick im not too imhappy with the buttons but i dont like the stick its loose and not so responsive i need a better stick any suggestions for a good 1 for a low price? or are all sanwa stuff only sets of buttons and stick?
@raff2112 by that logic, why mod the stick at all? People want to mod their sticks to get rid of the shitty default parts that are un-responsive and break on a whim. They want to use the best available parts, you only have to use sanwa or seimitsu parts once to realize how much better they are than all the stock rubbish that most cheap arcade sticks have in them these days. To answer your question directly you replace the buttons because they are shit and the sanwa ones are good
couldn't you just use the default button wires, cut the ends near the button, but leave them attached to the PCB? Then you could just attach quick disconnects and put them on the new buttons? Also if you have the 5-pin cable for the JLF, can't you just twist those wires to the default wires, and maybe wrap them with electrical tape? I'm trying to avoid soldering the board if possible.
I don't know if you actually watched the video or not but there are no "default button wires" on the mayflash. There is a pressure pad that is soldered directly to the PCB the default buttons are not connected in any way they just have little rubber things that when pushed down make contact with the pressure pad to send a signal to the PCB. So the short answer is no you can't and if your serious about modding your stick I would strongly recommend soldering.
now to answer you question about the 5-pin connector, you might be able to get it to work that way if you merge all your ground wires into 1 wire and then putting all the other wires on their respective pins. Im going to have to say however that to do this you will NEED to solder the wires, twisting them together and wrapping them in electrical tape just wont be good enough im sorry. Soldering is easy once you get the hang of it and it would be really hard to wreck anything using solder.
@Vareous Oh i see! my bad, I thought you removed the wires before the video, didnt realize they had a stupid pad thing instead! ok thanks for the tips man, I actually just ordered a Datel stick that plays 360 and ps3, but I assume the process is the same as the mayflash. Cheers!
this is a great detailed tut. You could also do this mod for the Joytron/Paewang Revolution stick (PS3-360 compatible) but I think the Joytron's PCB is much better compared to the mayflash 2009
Never mind, i learned sanwa is better. One thing I would really appreciate is if you could send me a full parts list. Like wire size and everything. I'm not new to soldering or electronics, but I'm a complete noob when it comes to arcade sticks.
And the stick is Sanwa JLF? Will JLF-TP-8YT get the job done?
I've replaced the parts in my Madcatz SFIV SE stick before, and so because I want to mod my Mayflash someday I'm wondering if I can just order the same parts and mod them in.
COOL! I have been thinking about doing this myself and I calculated that the total cost for me would be 310,62$, but thats with a "XBOX 360 Max Shooter 2" included.
I realy hope that I will get those money some day not to far away...
if you want to mod it with new parts then yes soldering is required. If you just want to use the stock buttons and joystick then you don't have to solder anything you can just plug it in and play
Very cool! People have been asking for a visual step-by-step guide and it's nice to see someone step up and actually make a video. This is going to help so many people!
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chowshu 5 months ago
is the sanwa joystick less loose than the mayflash 1? becuae the mayflash 1 has 2 move too much to respond or is there a way to tighten joysticks
Raffael900me 7 months ago in playlist MY PLAYLIST
Hey I bought the same stick not too long ago, can you maybe list all the tools and parts I need to mod it the same way as yours? Thanks.
jedigamerninja 7 months ago
Hey man, I just modded my Mayflash following your tutorial. Works perfectly now with full Sanwa buttons and a JLF-TP (the TM was out of stock where I ordered my parts so I had to do all that soldering for the stick which wasn't pretty).
Thanks for the tutorial!
uglymug211 8 months ago 2
Great series of videos! I'm gonna do this, first arcade controller. But I know nothing about stick design, do you know which types of stick is good for shoot em up games like gradius v on ps2? I'm thinkingof restrictors, circular, octagon or square?
ericohman 8 months ago
i just got this arcade stick im not too imhappy with the buttons but i dont like the stick its loose and not so responsive i need a better stick any suggestions for a good 1 for a low price? or are all sanwa stuff only sets of buttons and stick?
raff2112 8 months ago
why would u change the buttons i wouldnt change them until they are not responding/ worn out anymore
raff2112 9 months ago
@raff2112 by that logic, why mod the stick at all? People want to mod their sticks to get rid of the shitty default parts that are un-responsive and break on a whim. They want to use the best available parts, you only have to use sanwa or seimitsu parts once to realize how much better they are than all the stock rubbish that most cheap arcade sticks have in them these days. To answer your question directly you replace the buttons because they are shit and the sanwa ones are good
Vareous 9 months ago 9
@Vareous The annoying noise/loudness and feel of the stock buttons are reason enough :) But the stick is not too bad.
knaagi 7 months ago
couldn't you just use the default button wires, cut the ends near the button, but leave them attached to the PCB? Then you could just attach quick disconnects and put them on the new buttons? Also if you have the 5-pin cable for the JLF, can't you just twist those wires to the default wires, and maybe wrap them with electrical tape? I'm trying to avoid soldering the board if possible.
coruptgovt 10 months ago
@coruptgovt
I don't know if you actually watched the video or not but there are no "default button wires" on the mayflash. There is a pressure pad that is soldered directly to the PCB the default buttons are not connected in any way they just have little rubber things that when pushed down make contact with the pressure pad to send a signal to the PCB. So the short answer is no you can't and if your serious about modding your stick I would strongly recommend soldering.
Vareous 10 months ago
now to answer you question about the 5-pin connector, you might be able to get it to work that way if you merge all your ground wires into 1 wire and then putting all the other wires on their respective pins. Im going to have to say however that to do this you will NEED to solder the wires, twisting them together and wrapping them in electrical tape just wont be good enough im sorry. Soldering is easy once you get the hang of it and it would be really hard to wreck anything using solder.
Vareous 10 months ago
@Vareous Oh i see! my bad, I thought you removed the wires before the video, didnt realize they had a stupid pad thing instead! ok thanks for the tips man, I actually just ordered a Datel stick that plays 360 and ps3, but I assume the process is the same as the mayflash. Cheers!
coruptgovt 10 months ago
Awesome vid! I just started taking my mayflash apart tonight, good grief was that stick a pain to get out! Why don't mayflash ball-tops unscrew?!
chempop 10 months ago
this is a great detailed tut. You could also do this mod for the Joytron/Paewang Revolution stick (PS3-360 compatible) but I think the Joytron's PCB is much better compared to the mayflash 2009
GeNGiM 10 months ago
Never mind, i learned sanwa is better. One thing I would really appreciate is if you could send me a full parts list. Like wire size and everything. I'm not new to soldering or electronics, but I'm a complete noob when it comes to arcade sticks.
TurtTulStudios 11 months ago
I had no idea how much of this works. But I know I can do it. I just have one question, are HORI buttons better?
TurtTulStudios 11 months ago
The buttons you use here are OBSF-30, right?
And the stick is Sanwa JLF? Will JLF-TP-8YT get the job done?
I've replaced the parts in my Madcatz SFIV SE stick before, and so because I want to mod my Mayflash someday I'm wondering if I can just order the same parts and mod them in.
Shadowii2 1 year ago
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kx3clock 1 year ago
COOL! I have been thinking about doing this myself and I calculated that the total cost for me would be 310,62$, but thats with a "XBOX 360 Max Shooter 2" included.
I realy hope that I will get those money some day not to far away...
Jasmineintheblu 1 year ago
why didnt just unscrew the ball top to get the joy stick out?
PheNOMofHDC 1 year ago
I recently bought one of these and was trying to find out if there's enough clearance to fit a Happ Perfect 360 into it.
MisledDan 1 year ago
Is it possible to just buy the sanwa plate for the motion to be better?
teamkenmei 1 year ago
I'm thinking of buying this for my PS2, but do I HAVE to soldier it?
Voltan 1 year ago
@Voltan
if you want to mod it with new parts then yes soldering is required. If you just want to use the stock buttons and joystick then you don't have to solder anything you can just plug it in and play
Vareous 1 year ago
awesome video!! cleared the doubts i had.
I'm planning on modding mine some time soon
elementpollo 1 year ago
Very cool! People have been asking for a visual step-by-step guide and it's nice to see someone step up and actually make a video. This is going to help so many people!
K1TSCHY 1 year ago