Comparison question about buttons from two different sites

[wildclay]

Hi! I've been looking for some translucent concave buttons in different colors and I've found some.  But can someone tell me if the following buttons from these two different sites are the same, or are they different?

Lizard Lick Amusements IL Translucent buttons:
http://www.lizardlick.com/IL-Translucent-Buttons_c_230.html

Paradise Arcade Translucent buttons:
http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/59-il-translucent-buttons

The pictures look slightly different on each site, but I'm not sure if that's just the angle of the shot, or if the button is different.  Also, what is the difference between a PSL vs. a PSL-L button?  What about the quality of a Cherry Microswitch vs. other microswitches?  Thanks for your help!

[equlizer]

in my experience cherry's are much quieter and last much longer.  As for the buttons, ive never used them before but im sure someone will chime in fast about em

[wildclay]

Thanks for the info regarding the cherry switches, equlizer!  I appreciate it.

Does anyone else know if there are any differences between the buttons I listed above?

[Nephasth]

Pretty sure that they are the exact same buttons, only difference would be price between the two sites.

I've used the clear translucent ILs in a couple of my projects, and love them.

[mgb]

They look like the same to me. The one thing to check though is the spec on length. I believe you will find those in two different lengths, shorter for metal and longer for wood

[Nephasth]

I believe you will find those in two different lengths, shorter for metal and longer for wood

Really? What kind of length difference are we talking here? I've never seen the shorter ones, but if they're out there, that sure would help with my light bleeding issue.

[wildclay]

Thanks Nephasth and mgb for your responses.  Much appreciated!

Nephasth:  Susan from Paradise Arcade informed me that a regular IL PSL button is a shorter pushbutton than the IL PSL-L.  About 4 mm shorter according to the drawings she said she was referring to.  Are your longer buttons not letting as much light through the top as you'd like them to?

mgb, thanks for pointing out the possible length difference. I also inquired with Lizard Lick Amusements regarding their button type/length but I haven't heard back from them yet.

[Nephasth]

About 4 mm shorter according to the drawings she said she was referring to.

Thanks for clearing that up, 4mm isn't a significant enough difference in length to have any effect on my light bleeding issue. Here's a pic of my layout during MK3. The top middle button and the button in the upper left are unlit, but the light pollution from the other buttons is causing some light to be seen in them. Also, between the buttons that are lit, you can see colors of some buttons polluting the colors of the other buttons. I have a solution to stop the light bleeding on its way, and should have the problem solved this weekend.

Note: I didn't have an issue with light bleeding when using this same button/led combo in a wood control panel.

[lilshawn]

one of 2 ideas...

1: place another nut (or 2) on each of the switches to block the light.

2: wrap the exposed portion of the switches with some electrical tape.

 

[Nephasth]

Fixed my light bleeding issue with some heat shrink tubing, you can check it out in my Two-Headed Beast thread, but here's the results.

Before:


After:

[mgb]

Very Nice

[wildclay]

Sweet job on the panel, Nephasth!  Looks good; glad you were able to get your light bleeding issue resolved.

To answer my original question, I bought buttons from both Lizard Lick and from Paradise Arcade, and they are the same IL buttons. Both packages and buttons arrived in great condition and appear to be of equal quality.

Thanks for your input everyone!

Casey