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Advice on Buttons
mgb:
--- Quote from: jipp on January 27, 2011, 10:22:50 pm ---... ones that the switch mounts inside and then the other type that mounts at a right angle.
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The ones with the switch inside, I assume you are talking about these
They're Happ Ultimates and I believe the general concensus on those is not great. I know I'm not a fan of them.
Probably any other button setup will be better.
Paradise arcade shops has 20gram and 50 gram switches.
Groovey Game Gear has 20 gram and they have a switch that you can adjust.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: mgb on January 28, 2011, 04:24:49 pm ---They're Happ Ultimates and I believe the general concensus on those is not great. I know I'm not a fan of them.
Probably any other button setup will be better.
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Yep -- anytime I get an Ultimate in a cab it goes straight in the garbage (and I tend to keep boxes of used stuff).
jipp:
yeah its the happs ultimate buttons indeed.. i have 14 of them.. with said cherry switches.. so the ebay auction said. ( the rest are happs with the right angle concave buttons ) i did not know any better. i figured a switch was a switch. but the more i use my control panel the more i learn. and i understand now all buttons and sticks are not created equal this just is not the case.. when i first started ordering parts for my control panel.. i figured a button was a button... heh. dork slaps my self. today is the first day i played games all day on my cab.. and i see why they offer different buttons, and joysticks now.
after a few hours i know what i want in a stick and how i want the buttons to feel. just gonna be trial and error to find that happy medium. and then ill be set!
chris.
mgb:
Trial & Error it is definately is.
I've tried may parts that I thought would be the right part.
I have since ordered replacements of different brands.
Thats how you find what really works for you.
Sometimes you've gotta save money and settle.
Everytime I order something now, my wife says didn't you already order that.
armi0024:
Since this seems to be a big question, I put together a little pack and I'll throw it up on the website soon.
5.50 with shipping(First Class)
1 Happ concave black horizontal microswitch pushbutton and 4 microswitches:
20g Zippy (Switches shown in Project Arcade)
50g Zippy (Switches shown in Project Arcade)
75g Cherry (the standard switch for years and the weight more standard Happ or IL D44X buttons are sold with)
125 gram generic (I would not suggest playing with this, but I have extras so we are throwing it in to give you an idea of what heavy is like)
This way people can, for a low cost, get an idea of what the differences are between different weights and know what weight you are testing. All the name brand micros are coil spring based, and should be similar if not identical to all the major players on the market who have similar micros. If anyone wants priority, it would be 8.50 total.
When the Rollies come in we'll figure out a set to include them also... Game on !