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Author Topic: Light/Baby-Blue (Joust) microswitch buttons?  (Read 2366 times)

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Jakobud

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Light/Baby-Blue (Joust) microswitch buttons?
« on: March 07, 2010, 08:01:08 pm »
My friend has a Joust cabinet that he's working on and was thinking about replacing the buttons with micro-switch buttons, just cause its easier to take care of and he doesn't feel like the leaf switches are responsive sometimes.

Anyways, are there any light/baby-blue microswitch push buttons out there?  Similar color to the original Joust player 2 flap button and joystick color?

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Re: Light/Baby-Blue (Joust) microswitch buttons?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 02:21:22 am »
He should stick to leafs because they are way nicer too play ESPECIALLY on Joust !

Joust may well be the game that requires the fastest tapping on one button and you're not going to get it as fast with a microswitch, let alone being it very uncomfortable. The good thing of leafs is that you can adjust them so let him have a look at them, maybe they need to be adjusted lightly. Also clean the contacts using a regular business card. Put it between the contacts, close the contact and wipe the card.

Also you can still get good quality leafs new.

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Re: Light/Baby-Blue (Joust) microswitch buttons?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 10:56:53 am »
i second level42's words...

i own a joust machine & playing joust on my mame cabinet with microswitches is disappointing...joust is so much better to play with leafs...

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