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I want to build my own arcade controls!
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I picked up some Happ concave buttons, and loved them. They came with Cherry switches, and the force to activate them was perfect....I'm a bit of a button slapper, so I wanted a light touch.
I wanted to move to LED, so I picked up some of thses:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-LED-lit-Arcade-Push-Button-Mame-Multicade-Choice-of-5-Colors/221064005914?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
Those, however, require quite a bit of force to activate, compared to the Happ. I even replaced the Blee switches with some Cherry, and it's still too much...must be the plunger spring and not the actual switch creating the pressure. Plus I learned I really don't like convex buttons:) Does anyone have a recommendation for something lit, green, concave, and with a light touch? It's a bit of a pain to keep trying buttons, so hoping someone will have a recommendation.
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The electric ice buttons from groovygamegear might fit the bill and the are a couple of options in terms of the actual switches in them. I use the cherry leaf springs and they are pretty light weight in terms of force needed to press the buttons.
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Thanks, but they sadly seem to be sold out of the concave:( Anything else you can think of that would be a nice fit?
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I am putting ultimarc gold leaf buttons in my current build. They have a light touch:
http://www.ultimarc.com/goldleaf.html
I bought them from this site
http://arcadeemulator.net/
They were a bit cheaper than direct from ultimarc and shipped out quick.
Edit: I just realized you were looking for led buttons. Sorry
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