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  • 20-02-2011 06:54PM
    #1
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Just wondering what people here thought about the arcarde parts available from arcademachines.ie. I'm interested in getting wiring/buttons/joysticks etc from them.

    cheers

    Keith


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  • #2
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Cabs are seriously overpriced, €550 for an empty shell?? The buttons are the same price in Dollars from Happ themselves, the JPAC is much cheaper online...standard Irish retailer if you ask me.


  • #3
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,152 ✭✭✭Ronan|Raven


    I always found them good to deal with tbh.


  • #4
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Ronan|Raven wrote: »
    I always found them good to deal with tbh.

    That may be, & the service is probably excellent, I've never used them so don't take the above the wrong way. There's no hiding the higher prices though. Yeah you can support Irish businesses etc, but at the end of the day, extortionate rates & rent prices arn't my problem. I'll shop where I can save as much as possible, I simply don't have the bread to burn.


  • #5
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,435 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    I've only ever bought one thing from them, a really rare Neo Geo MVS game called Flip Shot for a mere €15 delivered :) I think it was more of a case of them not realizing what they had.


  • #6
    sundodger5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,224 ✭✭✭sundodger5


    got a couple of 60 in 1 boards from them, Price as good if not better than anywhere i had found. Fast postage and good communication.
    I would recommend them.


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  • #7
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    I was gonna pick this up from them, along with some other stuff.

    http://www.arcademachines.ie/shopping/product_info.php?cPath=40_49&products_id=103

    cart is like this..


    2 x Fighting Joystick €17.00
    12 x Happ Competition Pushbutton €26.40
    1 x 1078 in 1 Games family €225.00
    2 x Happ 1 & 2 Player Pushbutton €4.50
    1 x 28 Pin Out Jamma Harness €20.00


  • #8
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,971 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    o_O

    Those joysticks intrigue me.
    While they are (at those prices) almost certainly knock-off designs (and possibly using inferior microswitches), I'll have to try them out at some point. "Knock-off" doesn't necessarily mean "crap".

    Surprised that the the "Blue Top" & "Lime Green Top" sticks appear to be JLF knockoffs with bubble tops.
    The "Zippy" stick is a well-known LS-32 knockoff.
    And their Korean stick is a dirt-cheap price -- might be a Crown model.


  • #9
    unky chop chop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭unky chop chop


    Hygro,
    You may want to add about 50 quick disconnects, extra wire and crimping tools to your list unless you have em already
    Nothing worse than getting all new stuff and you can't install it because you forgot to order stuff
    all can be got on ebay for cheap


  • #10
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    Shiyte, do I really need that stuff? quick disconnects, what are they? I will go to maplins tomorrow to try and get a crimping tool.

    I'm hoping I've enough wire in the cabinet .... is it just called "wire"??


  • #11
    unky chop chop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭unky chop chop


    Quick disconnects connect onto your microswitches on your buttons.

    from the look of your cab in other thread you'll definitely want new ones
    Size .187. for Happ
    Always good to have
    you may not need extra wire but its handy just in case. size is gauge 22

    First part in below link should give you the idea
    http://www.arcadecab.com/CabinetPlans2/CabinetPlans2_Wiring_CP.html

    I got a sh1tty crimping tool set like this but there is far better out there
    http://cgi.ebay.ie/Crimping-Tool-Set-Crimps-Crimper-Tool-Set-Wire-Stripper-/130428630277?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e5e26f505

    I'd say combined total of 20 euro.


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  • #12
    unky chop chop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭unky chop chop


    Quick disconnects connect onto your microswitches on your buttons.

    from the look of your cab in other thread you'll definitely want new ones
    Size .187. for Happ
    Always good to have
    you may not need extra wire but its handy just in case. size is gauge 22

    First part in below link should give you the idea
    http://www.arcadecab.com/CabinetPlans2/CabinetPlans2_Wiring_CP.html

    I got a sh1tty crimping tool set like this but there is far better out there
    http://cgi.ebay.ie/Crimping-Tool-Set-Crimps-Crimper-Tool-Set-Wire-Stripper-/130428630277?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item1e5e26f505

    I'd say combined total of 20 euro.


  • #13
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,971 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    DO NOT GO TO MAPLIN'S FOR QUICK DISCONNECTS!!

    Overpricing shower of cvnts :mad:

    Here's what I've been using for years:
    For the QDs just buy whatever's cheapest (incl. postage), since they're all the same :pac:


  • #14
    an_turtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭an_turtar


    Is there much demand in Ireland for the likes of the Seimitsu LS-32 and other Japanese arcade parts?


  • #15
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,971 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Over on the Fighting Games forum, the most-used joystick is the Sanwa JLF.

    I'm more partial to Seimitsu's LS-55 & LS-33 (w/spring-mod).

    However, I buy them from my suppliers for around €16-20.


  • #16
    an_turtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 63 ✭✭an_turtar


    Ok, that's interesting. I just have two controllers with LS-32s in them. I play all kinds of games so I find they're good for everything generally. I need to order some bits and pieces from them soon. Sending off some PCBs to Tokyo for repair also. Finally decided to get my stuff sorted once and for all.


  • #17
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    Just got my delivery from arcademachines.ie, not bad considering I only ordered ysterday :D


  • #18
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Your pretty much patted down & magento-scanned when you go into Maplins. If they don't find a bulky wallet or a credit card, you get "Not tonight".


  • #19
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    Nooo, just realise the joysticks i got are smaller than the ones I removed .... bollocks!!!! :mad:

    Oh and just in case some of you were interested, this is what the underside of the stick looks like :)


  • #20
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,943 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    EnterNow wrote: »
    Your pretty much patted down & magento-scanned when you go into Maplins. If they don't find a bulky wallet or a credit card, you get "Not tonight".

    Lol cannot stand that place. Was in there just before last Christmas looking to get some rechargeable batteries I think, prices were a total joke and same items had different prices on them, crappy batteries more expensive than better ones too. Asked dude working there what's the craic with the prices and he comes back with a shrug and a "dunno". Total kip.


  • #21
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Lol cannot stand that place. Was in there just before last Christmas looking to get some rechargeable batteries I think, prices were a total joke and same items had different prices on them, crappy batteries more expensive than better ones too. Asked dude working there what's the craic with the prices and he comes back with a shrug and a "dunno". Total kip.

    Basically any shop I went into over the christmas could be described in that post. No thanks, online shopping ftw really.

    Thats not to say all shops are like this, I find the mainstream ones generally are though. The small personal shops that have been around years n years were enjoyable to shop in & added to the experience (by all accounts shops on the lines of RAGE etc). But now we have rows & rows of FIFA 235588262330 pt 3242342456 Schillachi's Revenge, & a 200Db soundtrack of The Fast & The Furious to hum along to while trying to shop. Suffice it to say, I don't last long in those places :D


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  • #22
    o1s1n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,435 ✭✭✭✭o1s1n
    Master of the Universe


    Andrew76 wrote: »
    Lol cannot stand that place. Was in there just before last Christmas looking to get some rechargeable batteries I think, prices were a total joke and same items had different prices on them, crappy batteries more expensive than better ones too. Asked dude working there what's the craic with the prices and he comes back with a shrug and a "dunno". Total kip.

    The amount of times I've gone in there hoping that maybe this time the thing I'm looking for will be priced normally...it never is though.

    It's a right shame as it would be a great place to source parts if it was reasonable.


  • #23
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Hygro wrote: »
    Nooo, just realise the joysticks i got are smaller than the ones I removed .... bollocks!!!! :mad:

    Oh and just in case some of you were interested, this is what the underside of the stick looks like :)

    Did you not get my PM describing the distance between the holes of the Suzo stick?


  • #24
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    Just seem it now Monty ... I must have been called away from the PC or distracted in some way (possibly saw a squirrel) and never read it even though I'd opened it. Though most likely cause is the b/band cut out when I tried to open it and whenever I went back online I forgot to read it.

    Looks like I'll have to drill new holes for these, but I'm just wondering now how to cover the other holes. Was thinking of changing the whole graphical look of the cabinet anyway I suppose (with artwork on the cp/side/marquee) I've been told about stuff called Melamine that might be handy.

    One other question, you know how some joysticks have like a plastic disc outside the CP and others have them under the CP ... what's up with that? :confused:

    Oh yeah, anyone who wants a free marquee of Undercover Cops is more than welcome to have mine, once I remove it (need to find a small allen key first). :pac:

    Oh yeah, before I do that I'll have to take a pic of it, cos arcade-museum.com are looking for one.


  • #25
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,971 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    Hygro, what stick did you buy?

    Restrictor plate looks like Sanwa JLW but microswitches/mounting plate colours do not.
    I hope for your sake that the shaft is long enough for bottom-mounting.
    Slagcoin's guide recommends 23-24mm between bottom of balltop & top of CP.

    The plastic discs are dustwashers that prevent gunk from getting down into the pivot. Have them between top of CP & balltop on Japanese-style sticks.


  • #26
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    I made that mistake with the shaft length :D I had to go and get longer ones off ultimarc, ended up costing me 40 euro to deliver two long shafts. That just sounds wrong..


  • #27
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    I bought these sticks, they have those washers in them, but do you have to dismantle the joystick to get it on the outside of the CP?

    I've an awful feeling that I don't have that clearance obove the cp either way .... :(


  • #28
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    keithgeo wrote: »
    I made that mistake with the shaft length :D I had to go and get longer ones off ultimarc, ended up costing me 40 euro to deliver two long shafts. That just sounds wrong..

    Think we both got shafted ...


  • #29
    Optimus Prime
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 5,400 Mod ✭✭✭✭Optimus Prime


    Hygro wrote: »
    I bought these sticks, they have those washers in them, but do you have to dismantle the joystick to get it on the outside of the CP?

    I've an awful feeling that I don't have that clearance obove the cp either way .... :(


    You just take the ball off the top and put the stick up through from the bottom, is that what you mean?

    I seen people mount them on top by routing out a square and screwing them down then covering with a control panel image and plexi glass but i dont know how secure that would be, they might come away with use. best bet is to buy long handle shafts.


  • #30
    Hygro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 730 ✭✭✭Hygro


    I didn't think it was that simple .. obviously there's a difference between arcade fighting sticks and these ones then ... otherwise there'd be no tops on any of them in arcades (at least in Ireland anyway ... the Japanese are a more honourable race though).


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  • #31
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Retr0 is gonna have a field day with all this innuendo, apparently he's a shaft enthusiast.


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