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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: grahf on October 22, 2011, 07:54:12 PM
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I picked up a Hori Fighting Commander PC the other day. It has a nice microswitch joystick, but the gate is square and unchangeable. I personally dislike square gates on anything but fighters, so I put a Sanwa JLF and an octagonal gate in it. This is a pretty simple mod, but I figured I'd post it up in case anyone wanted to see the inside of this stick.
On the left is a new Sanwa JLF stick. Mine didn't come with a mounting plate, so I re-used the one that was in the Fighting Commander. The mounting holes didn't line up, so I drilled and countersunk those four holes in the center. I'm pretty sure the mounting plate that comes on the JLF sticks would just bolt in, no drilling necessary.
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Modified plate mounted to the stick, ready to go in.
(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EiuGWao03Lc/TqOUSPbf4AI/AAAAAAAABW4/VqO_JfcnYIA/s800/DSC_0113.JPG)
Here's everything bolted in. The JLF is a pretty tall stick, but there is plenty of space.
I trimmed the wires a bit, and snipped off the extra ground wires. I just soldered the wires right to the stick. Easy enough to unsolder if need be.
(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JjM89mCQEN4/TqOUSHKnn0I/AAAAAAAABW4/4NJ-bcJFFW4/s800/DSC_0114.JPG)
You can spy a tin full of Sanwa buttons in the corner there. I decided to leave the stock buttons in for now, since they're nice quality and match the turbo switches. The ball is a Seimitsu bubble top, and it almost matches the original buttons.
(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Cih1Kq-TOas/TqOUSPLbQ_I/AAAAAAAABW4/HVRBHKDApKA/s800/DSC_0115.JPG)
(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BOdafDswAFU/TqOUSLJ_3II/AAAAAAAABW4/-3iaSsCVjzw/s800/DSC_0116.JPG)