Main Restorations Software Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Everything Else Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements Monitor/Video GroovyMAME Merit/JVL Touchscreen Meet Up Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing Woodworking Software Support Forums Consoles Project Arcade Reviews
Automated Projects Artwork Frontend Support Forums Pinball Forum Discussion Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board controls.dat Linux Miscellaneous Arcade Wiki Discussion Old Archives
Lightguns Arcade1Up Try the site in https mode Site News

Unread posts | New Replies | Recent posts | Rules | Chatroom | Wiki | File Repository | RSS | Submit news

  

Author Topic: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons  (Read 1170 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

IAmDotorg

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 131
  • Last login:April 27, 2015, 03:05:37 pm
  • I want to build my own arcade controls!
Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« on: November 06, 2014, 03:59:20 pm »
I have an issue with my cabinet, and I'm hoping Sanwa buttons will help.

Basically the side of one of my CPs has 30mm holes for "flipper" buttons for pinball games. I was originally going to use Ultralux buttons (which match the buttons on my CPs) for them, but it turns out there's not enough room behind them. The button housing fits, but not with the switch mounted. (I have about 1.75" from the front face of the panel, the wood is half inch ply, so I have 1.25" behind it) The Ultralux buttons need a half inch more than I have room.

The Sanwa buttons are clearly a lot shorter -- 3/4" or so.

What I can't tell is if the threaded versions -- the OBSN-30 -- has enough threads to fit a half-inch thick panel. Anyone know for sure?

If so, anyone know a reputable place that sells them? There's lots of the non-threaded kind on Amazon with prime, so I can get them quickly, but none of the threaded ones. Not many places seem to sell them.

If they don't fit panels that thick, has anyone tried using the non-threaded with glue, like hot glue or something?


yotsuya

  • Trade Count: (+21)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 19960
  • Last login:August 08, 2025, 09:49:26 pm
  • 2014 UCA Winner, 2014, 2015, 2016 ZapCon Winner
    • forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,137636.msg1420628.html
Re: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2014, 04:06:13 pm »
Have you looked at the Ultimarc Goldleaf buttons? I had a similar issue with space on a bartop, and those buttons solved it for me.
***Build what you dig, bro. Build what you dig.***

IAmDotorg

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 131
  • Last login:April 27, 2015, 03:05:37 pm
  • I want to build my own arcade controls!
Re: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2014, 04:58:40 pm »
Have you looked at the Ultimarc Goldleaf buttons? I had a similar issue with space on a bartop, and those buttons solved it for me.

No measurements or drawings on their site, so I have no idea what size they are.

yotsuya

  • Trade Count: (+21)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 19960
  • Last login:August 08, 2025, 09:49:26 pm
  • 2014 UCA Winner, 2014, 2015, 2016 ZapCon Winner
    • forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,137636.msg1420628.html
Re: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2014, 05:00:44 pm »
Have you looked at the Ultimarc Goldleaf buttons? I had a similar issue with space on a bartop, and those buttons solved it for me.

No measurements or drawings on their site, so I have no idea what size they are.



They fit your standard 1 1/8 (22mm) holes.
***Build what you dig, bro. Build what you dig.***

jimmer

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 562
  • Last login:February 17, 2025, 02:48:38 pm
  • I want to play Defender like at the arcade.
Re: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2014, 05:48:11 pm »
goldleaf mk2
On forums jimmer speaks for himself as a Defender fan, not as proprietor of www.jbgaming.co.uk  << Is that advertising or disclosure ? or both ?

IAmDotorg

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 131
  • Last login:April 27, 2015, 03:05:37 pm
  • I want to build my own arcade controls!
Re: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2014, 06:22:03 pm »
Awesome, thanks everyone. Bought the Gold-Leaf

yotsuya

  • Trade Count: (+21)
  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 19960
  • Last login:August 08, 2025, 09:49:26 pm
  • 2014 UCA Winner, 2014, 2015, 2016 ZapCon Winner
    • forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,137636.msg1420628.html
Re: Couple questions about Sanwa buttons
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2014, 09:45:01 pm »
Awesome, thanks everyone. Bought the Gold-Leaf

 :cheers:
***Build what you dig, bro. Build what you dig.***