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Got an easy one, with a bunch of variations in pictures ive seen. From factory i think the blasts had no welded bump plate like the ones on Alberto's? So in that case - To achieve the factory fit/oem look on an blast city alberto panel. what is the best option to return it closest to factory? It seems alberto's panel already has a bump plate welded on, so that seems redundant?

flat mounting plate
https://arcadeshock.com/products/sa...ess-jlf-tp-8yt-sk?_pos=1&_sid=4ed7d9558&_ss=r


bump plate
https://arcadeshock.com/products/sanwa-denshi-joystick-jlf-tp-8s-sk?_pos=49&_sid=4ed7d9558&_ss=r

au natural?
https://arcadeshock.com/products/sa...re-jlf-tp-8yt-sk?_pos=51&_sid=4ed7d9558&_ss=r
 
advans14 said:
Got an easy one, with a bunch of variations in pictures ive seen. From factory i think the blasts had no welded bump plate like the ones on Alberto's? So in that case - To achieve the factory fit/oem look on an blast city alberto panel. what is the best option to return it closest to factory? It seems alberto's panel already has a bump plate welded on, so that seems redundant?

flat mounting plate
https://arcadeshock.com/products/sa...ess-jlf-tp-8yt-sk?_pos=1&_sid=4ed7d9558&_ss=r


bump plate
https://arcadeshock.com/products/sanwa-denshi-joystick-jlf-tp-8s-sk?_pos=49&_sid=4ed7d9558&_ss=r

au natural?
https://arcadeshock.com/products/sa...re-jlf-tp-8yt-sk?_pos=51&_sid=4ed7d9558&_ss=r
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I mount mine bare on all my sega panels with jlf sanwa sticks.

I've ordered plates and they don't fit right but idk. Most of my panels have mounts to them too except for my Blast panels.
 
well looks like the standard flat JLF plate is the only way to mount to an alberto panel. i tried without it, and the black base does not even get close to the welded on mounted plate on the cp. so found my answer ha. i wish they sit flusher to the panel. perhaps the bump plates would achieve that.
 
JLF's should be mounted with a ~6mm recess from the panel.

In my experience Alberto's panels use the flat plate for a JLF. An original Sega panel designed for the S plate is deeper to maintain the 6mm recess. Bare JLF's are usually paired to a separate more square bracket, like on a Vewlix, still maintaining the recess.

Original New Astro with S plate:
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Sanwa? Original Blast City with flat plate:
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Alberto Net City with flat plate:
PXL_20230228_204117879 (1).jpg

Vewlix bracket for bare stick:
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Heres what it looks like mounted. Doesnt seem right. That gap is enormous but 6mm? Guess i will whip out my caliper
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I can cover it with a dustwasher i guess.
 

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That looks right. JLFs should come with two dust washers. One goes inside and one goes outside.
 
Got it. Thanks for the confirmation, just looked a little suspect. Its been about 15yrs since i owned another candy cab. I figured as much with the washers.
 
advans14 said:
While i agree. I always roll with the oem look
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Not worth it. For a repro panel whatever, but a original panel? Should be preserved! Plus I don't think there was washers on top of panels on flyers for candy cabs. That was definitely a U.S. woodie cab thing. I could be remembering wrong
 
notsonic said:
I would much rather scuff my control panel than pinch my finger. Preservation can only go so far if you actually want to use stuff too.

Cabinets in service in Japan absolutely have dust washers on top of the panel.
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Yup. Not concerned about scuffle.
 
notsonic said:
I would much rather scuff my control panel than pinch my finger. Preservation can only go so far if you actually want to use stuff too.

Cabinets in service in Japan absolutely have dust washers on top of the panel.
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Who's pinching their finger?
What I have heard is people slicing their fingers on the washers if they wear
 
Kidkaos said:
Not worth it. For a repro panel whatever, but a original panel? Should be preserved! Plus I don't think there was washers on top of panels on flyers for candy cabs. That was definitely a U.S. woodie cab thing. I could be remembering wrong
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Top level dust washers is extremely common on cabs you can look in brochure flyers or arcades in Japan they are used all the time unless its missing. Only a certain sub set of cabs that I can recall off the top of my head may not have had dust washers laying on the top of the CP. Shaft gaurds is another matter entirely.

If you had a super rare CP or didnt want to scuff your CP then I feel like at that point you might as well have that panel repro'd then store the original for safe keeping.

But yes if you put thousands of play time hours on a panel then the dust washer will likely rub on the panel and scuff the area sure. I guess maybe a solution to that might be adding a very very light layer of some kind of oil on the bottom side of the dust washer but I dont think that would do much tbh.

I cant think of or have any list of mounting examples, the way you mounted yours looks fine I know some panels will have you actually remove the JLF plate and mount it directly to the panel or a special sub panel like maybe what taito liked to do with their Egrets, at least if memory serves correctly. Thats why Sanwa has those two holes on the ends.

Top washer or not you DEFINITELY want the lower washer ideally, it keeps dust and grime out of the lever which is bad news for the grease in there if its contaminated with long enough play hours.
 
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