
How To: Install a non-PCB joystick in a 5-pin harness
Connecting a 5-pin JST-H solution "for dummies"
When is this needed?
Many Japanese cabinets (or well built console Arcade sticks) use a JST 5-pin connector that will install a SANWA JLF or a Seimitsu LS-32-01 quick and easy (see the picture above) in their control panels.
So? Well, sometimes you want to mix it up, and bring in something without that handy 5-pin JST-H connector available. There are some very nice sticks out there, like the SUZO 500 (it's ugly, but very hard to beat for shooting games) that with a custom shaft can blend in like a good weave in your cabinet. I will use my custom built stick for this guide, but any stick using 4 microswitches can be hooked up this way.
How do you recommend I do this?
I've always been doing harnesses for my non-PCB equipped sticks, but I figured out a way to use a worn out JLF...