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Author Topic: Translucent Microswitch Buttons **www.fxbuttons.com**  (Read 93033 times)

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Translucent Microswitch Buttons **www.fxbuttons.com**
« on: August 26, 2004, 08:39:31 am »
Hey All,

I'm working with a manufacturer on custom translucent microswitch buttons (with a concave top).  In order to get prices, I need to be specific in terms of color & quantity.

So...
1) How many people would be interested in these buttons?

2) What colors would you like to see?

For me personally, I love the dark blue of the old translucent leaf switch buttons.

Anyway, If enough ppl are interested, I will place an order with the manufacturer.
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I would be interested in some, depending on price.  I'd be interested in a blue, and possibly red and green.  I would think a translucent white would be cool too.
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4 translucent green would be nice - also need a translucent green 3" trackball, lighted.
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Red, red and red.

How about a translucent black/smoke?  

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I like blue, purple, clear. I would purchase a complete set for a four player machine. The clear would be nice for 1-4 player start.

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Light blue and dark blue, followed by red.

Get some product samples first. Wouldn't like it if these turned out to be very cheap.
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i would be interested in 2 dozen red ones..  dark blue would be cool to see

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I would take a bunch of green. Other colors like blue, purple, orange, red, and yellow I may be intered in depending on shade.

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I second Jakobud.

My personal preference is for Purple, Orange, Yellow, Red.

I'd buy plenty.

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So far, the votes seem to be as follows:

Red: 6
Green: 3
Blue: 6
Purple: 3
Clear: 2
Yellow: 2
Orange: 2

Keep the input coming! I'm having these designed with all of you in mind. Depending on pricing, I may do a limited run of one color to gague everyone's response, and then do a greater variation of colors from there.

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could we get a ballpark figure on how much these will cost?

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I wouldnt mind 3 green ones.
And count one more vote for an approximate price :)

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I'm working on this with the manufacturer. That's why I want input on color choices, because it will greatly effect the final cost. As soon as I have a clearer idea on cost, I will post it. My goal is to make it as affordable as possible.

could we get a ballpark figure on how much these will cost?

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I'd be interested in red, clear and blue ones. (No it's not for a patriotic cab.)


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Ok, now to add another twist...what kind of shades would everyone be interested in? (for example...dark blue, flourescent green, hot pink, etc...)

Manufacturer is working up some pricing for me, so hopefully, I can give a cost estimate soon!

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I'm going to have to agree with this. :)

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Make Clear.  
Red can be found easily enough already, dark blue is harder, but not impossible.  
Clear ones are way harder to find.

Also interested in gray, purple, green

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 I think a 'crystal clear'  button would be cool - as you could light it any color using lights or led's.   (even changing the colors on the fly : )

  Slightly frosted look might be interesting...

  A matching clear 8way wico balltop handle would rock...  that and a happs competition bat handle too.

  Making them microswitch and leaf switch capable would be cool.  Maybe thru the use of an adapter if needed.

  I also think it might be nice to reduce the footprint a bit...maybe just a touch bigger than 3/4ths normal size.  That would allow for less cramped panels, better mini panels, easier to reach buttons (less finger spread), easier for people with small hands...ect.

  A few 1/4th size buttons would be nice for things like emu controls, coin in, start buttons, ect.

 
 
   

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Red, Blue, Green, Yellow If price was reasonable i'd buy a dozen or so of each.

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Yellow definitely.
That's the one color they DIDN'T make originally.

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Hopefully the colors they are able to produce are nicer than the ones they sell at Centsible

Not bad at 1.49 a piece, but colors look off

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 Yeah,  those colors are too bright.   I think the new colors should better match the original leaf buttons - which are darker  'royale'  colors.

 Remember also, that if the colors are too light - they will look too bright when lit up... and the colors will actually shift to a more white-ish shade.

 

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I would buy a dozen dark blue if they were cheap enough.
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Hopefully the colors they are able to produce are nicer than the ones they sell at Centsible

Not bad at 1.49 a piece, but colors look off

Those ones are convex buttons. AND I think they have a spot in the top for a printed insert, hence why they look so light.


I would buy 6 light blue and 4 dark blue.

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1) How many people would be interested in these buttons?

2) What colors would you like to see?

Please, please, please, don't let this be a joke!  I'm just about to build my cabinet and have been searching for this exact thing!

I'd like red (3), yellow (7), green (3) and blue (7).  I'm planning a 4-player 7-button on players 1 and 2 and 3 buttons on players 3 and 4.

That would be 2Sweet!

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Nope, no joke. It all depends on the ability of the manufacturer to make what we want, and the cost. I'm waiting for some answers.

1) How many people would be interested in these buttons?

2) What colors would you like to see?

Please, please, please, don't let this be a joke!  I'm just about to build my cabinet and have been searching for this exact thing!

I'd like red (3), yellow (7), green (3) and blue (7).  I'm planning a 4-player 7-button on players 1 and 2 and 3 buttons on players 3 and 4.

That would be 2Sweet!

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I'd order 20ish blue ones and potentially more later.

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do you have a specific button design in mind?

 i think the clear plastics are too inflexible for the happs type desgn - where the microswitch holders need to bend to slide in.


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are there any blacklight buttons.?  I just think it would be cool to have buttons lit up with the blacklight.
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Blue, red, clear & smoke.  I'd be interested in probably a dozen+ of each.

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count me in for 8 red, 6 blue, 6 green. I'd love to see purple and maybe smoke.


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blue
purple
red
clear
smoke

and maybe
yellow
green

Probably 6 per color, as long as they're not $15/button  :)

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Sounds interesting.

Is the manufacturer going to incorporate an LED holder into the design?

I agree with the previous comments. I'd like to see a range of darkish colours like the old translucent leaf switch buttons.
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Right now I'm just working with them (the manufacturer) to get the buttons done in the first place.

Depending on how they turn out, we may try to add an LED (but that will be done here, in-house, rather than at the manufactuer).

Sounds interesting.

Is the manufacturer going to incorporate an LED holder into the design?

I agree with the previous comments. I'd like to see a range of darkish colours like the old translucent leaf switch buttons.

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I would be definately interested in as many colours as possible, I like the idea of UV reactive colours and an LED holder incorporated into the design.

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Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but I just had a very simple injection molded part quoted, far simpler than a button, and the tooling charge was 4000 dollars, with per part costs at .50 for a quantity of 2500.

Are you dealing with a company that has the mold already and just custom colors run, or starting from scratch?  If you are thinking of designing your own, then be prepared for a pretty sizeable investment up-front.

FWIW.

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« Last Edit: August 30, 2004, 09:53:48 am by RandyT »

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Put me down for at least 12 blue since I just bought a blue track ball to match  ;D
I know this one sounds strange but if pink is a color you can do I would like about 9 of them.

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:-) I'm not starting from scratch (not completely anyway). The company is looking into fine-tuning the plunger it a little bit for me. If it turns out to be far too expensive, then I wouldn't do it. I'm still waiting on price quotes.


Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but I just has a very simple injection molded part quoted, far simpler than a button, and the tooling charge was 4000 dollars, with per part costs at .50 for a quantity of 2500.

Are you dealing with a company that has the mold already and just custom colors run, or starting from scratch?  If you are thinking of designing your own, then be prepared for a pretty sizeable investment up-front.

FWIW.

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The manufactuerer has told me that he's going to try hard to get me some pricing answers by Thursday.