KOWAL™ 1mm Nylon Oversize Actuator for Sanwa JLF Series Joysticks

The effect of this is simply to shorten the thorw of the stick.
This means it's going to be personal preference of course, and you may find pros and cons depending on the genre of game you're playing... I'm using this in addition to a 4lb spring, and I find it to be extremely responsive and accurate. Much nicer feel than the loose feel of the unmodified JLF.

Value for money wise, it's a no brainer!! Give it a try

The oversized actuator works perfectly in my Hori RAP 4 Kai (with a KOWAL Hayabusa Octopus Gate) to reduce actuation distance. It does exactly what it says on the tin and have found no issues with it so far. 10/10 would recommend

As the title says, I was skeptical when I read the previous reviews that this actuator would make octa-gate feels accurate. I tried Octa-gate before and I hated it because it often skips my diagonal input when i roll QCF/QCB move (especially in older fighting games). But since this is quite an inexpensive mod, I just need to try and prove it for myself if it really works like they said.
Needless to say, I really didn't have high hopes. But today I am totally blown away by how amazing this actuator works with octa-gate. It doesn't matter how fast I do QCF/QCB the diagonal input never misses, and how quickly I could dash around the battle stage and especially the dragon punch... it came out 10 out of 10 tries. I am impressed.

Thank you Kowal & ArcadeWorldUK!

A must buy in my opinion, makes the reactions so much quicker

Fitted this to my Hori Hyabussa joystick. At the same time I replaced the standard ball top with a baton top. I don't feel that the throw was shortened much. I wonder if the longer batton top has contracted the reduced throw via the 1mm oversize collar? I'll replace the top back to a ball and try. Anyway not very hard to install. No issues. Happy with it.

Pros: My Sanwa JLF w/ octagonal gate + AWUK Kowal actuator + AWUK 2lb spring = double precision. Great mod. Thx.

Cons: ABS dust appears quickly.

You just need to improve the quality of the plastic (ABS).

Essential mod for my hori rap hayabusa stick, trims the dead zone significantly for a snappier stick rotation.
i recommend this along with the kowal octa gate restrictor and a 2-4lb spring of your choosing

Absolutely mandatory for a octagonal gate with 2lb spring.

Installed this and the throw is incredibly small now and movement has became less effort. Fantastic.