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| Richardgregory:
I am trying to maximize my control panel space and am looking or small "1 and 2 player" start buttons like those used in Asteroids cabs. Are these readily available and where? I thought of the small happ ones but even those measure 31mm as opposed to regular 33mm. It doesn't save me much space. Any suggestins? |
| JDFan:
You mean the Atari Volcano (aka Cone) buttons like these : They are pretty tough to find unless you can come across an Ebay listing and are fairly costly . Used to have them at RAM Controls but have been OOS for awhile now - ( http://ram-controls.com/order-cones.html ) |
| welash:
Not the same as the Atari Volcano buttons, but I saw some 16mm lighted buttons at sparkfun that look interesting https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11966 They have them in several colors. Kind of expensive, though. Another small button, that I think someone used on a project, is http://www.bgmicro.com/normallopenpushbuttonswitch-yellow-2-1.aspx but they would be hard to mount in a wooden control panel. |
| PL1:
The Atari "volcano" cone bezels are here, here, and here. The switch part is a lot harder to find, especially the LED kind. Someone recently tracked down a part number for a switch assembly that works with these cones IIRC -- search "atari volcano switch" + limit the search time to 1 year and you should find the thread. Scott EDIT: Rockyrocket was the one who found the switches in this thread -- reply #3 has several links to other switches at VGP that might work. Atari P/N 62-039 LED switches are here. EDIT2: VGP is now doing business as arcadefixit.com. |
| Richardgregory:
Thanks for all the leads folks. I didn't anticipate it would be such a challenge to get these buttons! Given the situation, I'm thinking I'll just go with a set of illuminated smaller round buttons. |
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