How to Swap the Stock Mad Catz Arcade FightStick PCB with a Joytron Paewang Revolution PCB

[b8ingmasta]

can this pcb work on the new sfxt fight stick pros?

[DonovanMyers]

@b8ingmasta Yeah, the PCB replaces any main PCB so it could work in any stick. I'm relatively certain accessing the home/turbo buttons on the SFxT's top panel is the exact same, but I have not disassembled my stick to the point to confirm that.

[vietnamazin]

Can you install into a 360 stick or must it be installed into a ps3 stick?

[DonovanMyers]

@vietnamazin You can install it into a 360 stick. Accessing the home & turbo signals on an Xbox 360 PCB is much easier because there are pins for it.

You just have more options when starting with a 360 stick (various dual mod boards that sit alongside the stock PCB - ChImpSMD, etc.), so the Paewang (or Akishop) replacement PCB is what people with PS3 sticks prefer to go with.

[psk239]

If you cut the existing TE USB cable and strip the cables, can you tie both grounds on the paewang's existing USB cables to the skinny black ground cable on the existing TE cable?

[AerMateo]

Would this PCB work with SE Madcatz sticks? More specifically, the Tatsunoko vs Capcom SE stick?

[DonovanMyers]

@AerMateo Yeah, the Paewang PCB essentially replaces any PCB, so you could put it in any stick. The TvC stick would be tricky because it doesn't have the 24 mm Sawna buttons for start & select. Also, I couldn't be certain accessing the home & turbo buttons in the panel would be the exact same.

[filipegabrielpoa]

Nice ! just what i was looking for !

[AnthonyOgborn]

If the USB cord craps out on the Paewang, what would you recommend as a replacement?

[DonovanMyers]

@AnthonyOgborn Well, you could de-solder it and use the one that came with the Mad Catz TE stick. Other than that, you could take any USB cable, cut the other end off and solder up the wires. Most all of them are color coded correctly: red is usually power (VCC), White is Data -, Green is Data +, and Black is ground. The 5th wire is also ground and usually connects to a shielding around the cable.