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Originally Posted by bemanibunny  can i ask for the new bottom panel dimensions? i want to try this out too. |
Well, I measured them on the fly without writing them down and just called out the measurements to my bro as he drew it on his PC.
But I can remember some stuff:
The panel is the same size as the bottom of the controller (about 17" x 7 7/16" and 1" thick).
The notched out area for the eject button is about 1" x 3 1/8".
The opening for the buttons starts 10mm away from the right edge and has about 45 mm above and below it. The opening is about 7 inches wide. It is just over 3/4" deep.
The holes are 12mm in diameter... Even with them this big I found myself needing to magnetize my screwdriver to point them to the screw holes.
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Originally Posted by M4j3s7ic12 Hey man, that is looking good... I wasn't sure when you said you got blue buttons instead of black, but they definitely match the KOC rather nicely.
Have you considered the mod to raise and move the turntable to offer a more arcade-like experience?
Oh, and out of interest, how much did you spend on the materials including the new buttons? |
Yeah, I really would have liked to get the black keys, but they were 21 bucks a piece versus 13 a piece for my blue keys. But when I did get the blue ones, I was pleasantly surprised; they looked better than I thought they would. Literally the only difference is that the button houses a bulb instead of an LED... the microswitch and button assembly are identical.
With regards to doing the turntable mod, that is something that I would do if it were quick and easy, but I don't think I have the time and energy required. I would likely have to do it myself, since my bro is too busy these days. I think I would end up having to build a proper wooden case and forgo the Konami casing altogether. And I always told myself that if I cared that much, that I'd just drop the half grand on a Dao lol.
In terms of cost, I was fortunate enough to get the bottom free, but if you wanted to buy piece of 1" MDF it could get costly if you need to buy a large sheet.
Hopefully you can buy a tiny piece and not have to spend more than 20 bucks.
The keys were 13 bucks a key, so about 100 bucks for the keys shipped, but I also spent 5 bucks on wiring from a local electronics store and 15 bucks for a 100-pack of 0.187" quick disconnects. Paint was 10 bucks.
So all in all, I spent about 130 bucks to do this mod. Not bad since the controller is arguably almost as good as a dao FP7, and importing those would cost me over 400 bucks Canadian (I live in Canada).
If I had to critique my controller, it would be sweet if the TT was higher. I don't care about the distance since I don't play at the arcade, but having a higher TT would feel better with the Sanwas.
. So far the keys are much more accurate and I am beating my old EX scores by a lot, but I am also failing songs I could pass before since the keys are harder to press.
