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DeathMonk:
On my player 2 side the top 3 buttons stick very frequently.  I've tried taking them out and cleaning them to no avail...  They look like brand new buttons and they pretty much are--maybe 10 hours tops on them.

One thing that I found that if I loosen the nuts on them, they dont stick anymore.  They also don't stick when they're out of the holes.  I thought maybe the lexan over the holes moved and were somehow creating a horizontal pressure on the buttons making them stick, but they move in and out of the holes pretty easily..

Any ideas?

DM
hyiu:
I think I have the same problem once with 1 of the buttons... I ended up just loosen the ring in the bottom a bit.... and its fine.... maybe the hole that I drill is not straight enough and tighten it too much stretches it a little making it stick...

anyway... since the other button is helping holding the panel / lexan....  just 1 ring a little loose is ok for me....
(its not like sooo loose that it moves when you press it... just the bottom ring is not tightened....)

maybe you can try that....
 ;) ;D
RandyT:

--- Quote from: DeathMonk on March 17, 2004, 04:19:55 pm ---On my player 2 side the top 3 buttons stick very frequently.  I've tried taking them out and cleaning them to no avail...  They look like brand new buttons and they pretty much are--maybe 10 hours tops on them.

One thing that I found that if I loosen the nuts on them, they dont stick anymore.  They also don't stick when they're out of the holes.  I thought maybe the lexan over the holes moved and were somehow creating a horizontal pressure on the buttons making them stick, but they move in and out of the holes pretty easily..

Any ideas?

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Where did you get the buttons?  

This is just a guess, but it's possible the threaded part of the button is slightly conical.  As you tighten them it could constrict the shell more as the nut moves up.

You may also be overtightening the buttons, which might cause them to deform.

Something else to check is whether your button holes are perpendicular to the face of your panel.  If they are at an angle and you tighten then nuts down, it could force the wood into the side of the shell and deform it enough to bind.

Ok, out of guesses.

RandyT
Santoro:

--- Quote from: hyiu on March 17, 2004, 04:24:28 pm ---I think I have the same problem once with 1 of the buttons... I ended up just loosen the ring in the bottom a bit.... and its fine.... maybe the hole that I drill is not straight enough and tighten it too much stretches it a little making it stick...

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This was happening to me also.  The holes in my plexi were not precisely lined up with the wood holes and therefore the buttons went in at a slight angle.  Rotating the button sometimes helped.  
DeathMonk:
Hrmm...  Thanks for the suggestions guys..  I'll see what I can do.

BTW, they are happ horizontal pushbuttons..
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