XBox Arcade Stick - Arcade Parts
Connecting the guts
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The layout of the top has the most influence on how the stick will feel.
I ended up using a flowing pattern to the action buttons with the Start, Guide and Back buttons directly above the stick.
I wanted the general layout of the 360's X,Y,A and B buttons the same as the original but moved the Top Left and Top Right buttons to the same area.
This is the classic Street Fighter layout.
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Having extra wood payed off.
I initially wanted to use 24mm convex buttons for the action buttons.
Once I drilled and mounted them, I didn't like the feel of them.
I ended up redrilling the top with 30mm Happ buttons I had.
I still used 18mm white buttons for Start and Back buttons and a 20mm Green for the Guide button.
I also switched the mounting screws to black bolts for the joystick as they matched the wood screws.
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The bottom of the panel.
The spacing for the buttons was close, as the Happ buttons use fairly long.
I ended up having to slightly bend the contacts when wiring to clear the bottom.
At this point I attached the top to the frame with wood screws and wood glue.
Note the joystick restrictor is in 4-Way mode.
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I used a project box to hold the controller PCB.
I attached the wires from the controller to barrier strips.
The D-Pad wires went to one, the A,B,X and Y buttons went to another and the Start, Back, Top Left and Top Right buttons went to a third.
I ended up using another 2 connection barrier strip for the Guide button.
