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BUTTONS! - microswitches vs leaf
JustMichael:
Actually Happ has the best price currently. They have their horizontal buttons with microswitch for $.99 each. They also have their Ultimate joysticks on sale for $6.99. According to their site the prices are good till 7/31/02
neuromancer:
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i have 2 panels one with leaf (WICO) and one with microswitches (HAPPS) .. the microswitches are cr@p.
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If you have vertical microswitch pushbuttons, throw them away (or use them for things like start and credit buttons). Player buttons should only be horizontal microswitch.
You can buy microswitch buttons off of e-bay, or build leaf contacts for the Happs buttons.
I've got some Zippy and Cherry microswitches; I can't tell any difference between them. If you pry the switch open, you can see the little piece of spring steel that keeps the switch closed. It wouldn't be too hard to trim that spring a tiny bit to reduce the tension.
Bob
erikthecat:
bob,
FOR SALE VERTICAL MICROSWITCH PUSHBUTTONS!
wherer did you get that info from, i wish i had seen that before i bought them.
do you know the logic why the horizontal one are better?
build leaf contacts for the Happs buttons? how easy is that, is there a www page that has details?
thanks bob, hope you can help some more.
regards,
GaRy:o?
1UP:
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FOR SALE VERTICAL MICROSWITCH PUSHBUTTONS!
wherer did you get that info from, i wish i had seen that before i bought them.
do you know the logic why the horizontal one are better?
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Right here---> http://www.arcadecontrols.com/arcade_controls.shtml#buttons
Dag68:
Build leaf switches for Happs horizontals?
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Anyone have info on this? I've pretty much read the whole site here and most of the sites under examples. I never noticed info on that but would love to get it.
-Dave