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filenabber:
I'm just starting to make an MP3 jukebox. I really like the control panel here:
http://www.cybertechdesign.net/mameroom//examples/P1010835.jpg
but i priced the buttons at Happ and they are $6 each -  there are 22 square buttons so that comes to $120 for buttons!!!!  I can probably cut the number of buttons down ( I want the triangle/arrow buttons), but I really would like to find an alternate source for a numeric keypad. Anyone found a suitable numeric keypad that could be used on a jukebox?

Can anyone tell me if this:
http://tinyurl.com/4fhe6 is referring to this:
http://tinyurl.com/4ndtj
I'm pretty sure it is but want to be sure

Brian

Zathras:
I used one of these 12 keypads from BG Micro - its non-matrixed and cheap:

http://www.bgmicro.com/prodinfo.asp?sid=097391203703703721618031121&prodid=SWT1068&page=1&cri=SWT1068&stype=3&time_out=19:57


If that doesn't work just  go to bgmicro.com and search on part: SWT1068


And fyi I've got info on everything I used on my Jukebox on a thread here.

Homebrew:
If it interests you, i was able to use this keypad also from jameco:
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=121971

It is a matrix keypad, but i was able to decode the matrix and wire up each key individually.  It involved cutting some traces and soldering to each key, but its only a half-hour job or so using the info i posted here:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=14302

Just thought i'd offer yet another alternative.

filenabber:

--- Quote from: Zathras on August 22, 2004, 12:22:09 am ---I used one of these 12 keypads from BG Micro - its non-matrixed and cheap:

http://www.bgmicro.com/prodinfo.asp?sid=097391203703703721618031121&prodid=SWT1068&page=1&cri=SWT1068&stype=3&time_out=19:57

--- End quote ---

I'm using a hacked keyboard so a mtrixed one would work better for me (I think).

Brian

filenabber:

--- Quote from: Homebrew on August 22, 2004, 12:13:48 pm ---If it interests you, i was able to use this keypad also from jameco:
http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=121971

It is a matrix keypad, but i was able to decode the matrix and wire up each key individually.  It involved cutting some traces and soldering to each key, but its only a half-hour job or so using the info I posted here:

http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=14302

Just thought i'd offer yet another alternative.

--- End quote ---

That's the thread I linked to with the tinyurl links above :) Thanks! And thanks for the informative post. I'll probably be picking up two of them for the two jukes I'm working on.

I just got the cabinets yesterday - if anyone wants to see the cabs as they looked when they arrived (currently) take a peek here:
http://thebrokenjoystick.com/pictures/jukearrival

I'll be posting more pics and info as the projects progress. I'll probably start a thread on it once I've done some work on them.

brian

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