Translucent Microswitch Buttons **www.fxbuttons.com**

[RandyT]

They look really sharp from  the sides.  As mentioned, lets see the tops of them!


I'm dying to see what the clear ones look like with a colored LED in them under normal to subdued external lighting conditions.


RandyT

[quarterback]

As mentioned, lets see the tops of them!

Mee too

I'm dying to see what the clear ones look like with a colored LED in them under normal to subdued external lighting conditions.

Meee toooo

 

[pointdablame]

I just keep getting more and more excited about these. They look great.

I'd love to see the tops too, and an LED in the clears if you can make that happen.

I'll be buying some blues and clears for sure.. .more than likely some reds too

[shawnzilla]

Oh yes, definitely orange and not yellowish at all. I'll mount them on a control panel blank and take pics of the tops tonight

The orangish ones...

[shawnzilla]

I'll give it a shot tonight witht the led.

BTW, the manufacturer actually called me today. They've promised to give me pricing on units with an included switch and ones without. They're also going to work with me on order minimums (ie, I'll prollly be able to make ALL of the colors available).

They look really sharp from

[UndeadMeat]

I just keep getting more and more excited about these.

Me too. Go Shawn GO! You are so THE MAN! and not in the oppressing us (i.e. We are all put down by The Man) kind of way.

::Looks at savings account with money for house closing in 2 weeks... Looks at transparent buttons...::

I sure hope I don't have to choose.

-UndeadMeat

[RayB]

Looks like I 'll have some brand new REGULAR type buttons for sale soon (as in, I'll end up ordering these instead of using the ones I already bought!)

[Fusion Disaster]

Wow those look awesome. Put me down for at least a dozen.

[Franco]

First of all WOW!!!

Only just caught wind of this thread and ive been looking at the forum every day for the past six months, how the hell have I managed that!

Those buttons look da bomb!!

Couple of questions, hope they havent been answered already but I didnt fancy trawling though all dozen or so pages.

1) Will you be able to ship them internationally? (i.e.uk  )

2) Will you be able to sell different colour combinations of the buttons and the button bezels?

I just changed my some of my bezels like this



Now ive seen these badboys im thinking about changing the whole lot!!

Would it be possible for example, to supply clear buttons in blue bezels? That way they would still look cool when not lit (not that all clear ones wouldnt rock) and then would look even more incredible when lit.

Im just thinking of all of the possibilities of these! *drools*

[Chris]

Once Budda's light boards are available, I'll bet translucent buttons become as standard on a MAME cabinet as a translucent trackball.  Someone with deep pockets needs to take a chance and buy these in serious bulk....

[shawnzilla]

Plans are in place for this. If the market proves itself, I'll make sure that they are always available.

Once Budda's light boards are available, I'll bet translucent buttons become as standard on a MAME cabinet as a translucent trackball.

[Chris]

Plans are in place for this. If the market proves itself, I'll make sure that they are always available.

Once Budda's light boards are available, I'll bet translucent buttons become as standard on a MAME cabinet as a translucent trackball.

[pointdablame]

Plans are in place for this. If the market proves itself, I'll make sure that they are always available.

Once Budda's light boards are available, I'll bet translucent buttons become as standard on a MAME cabinet as a translucent trackball.  Someone with deep pockets needs to take a chance and buy these in serious bulk....

* pointdablame high fives shawnzilla

Awesome.  I'd love to know that when I decide on some other project down the line, I can come back and get more of these.  They look so awesome.

[oldsage]

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Did i already mention this forum needs a drooling smiley (yes i did!)!!!!

AWESOME! End of June seems okay, i guess i can wait (NOT!)...
Loving it! These pics look W-A-Y better then the first pictures!
Please do post a picture of a clear one with a colored led in it, and how it looks mounted with the led turned off (will we see the led and some wire?)!!!

I am so psyched about this! This is almost as amazing as the PS3 movies!
(And beats the XBox 360 movies by light years...)
(can you tell i really want this? It's not every day you prefer a translucent piece of plastic over a few hundred dollars worth of high-end, next generation electronics...)

EDIT: Just noticed this is my 300(th?) post! Yipee!

[cholin]

Yay happy 300th

Here's the pictures you gotta post for me err...us :

Clear lit up with white
Clear lit with each (whatever you have) color LED
Clear unlit with LED in it
Each button lit (with it's respective color, then with a white LED)

[Knievel]

Looking great so far Shawn. You are going to change the face of future CP building with these.
I'm interested to see how they light up and will definitely be in for some of the clear ones...my search for clear leaf buttons was unsuccessful for the most part.

The only downside I can see is my Neon CP is soon to be not so special

[shawnzilla]

As requested...more pics! 

[shawnzilla]

More

[shawnzilla]

A comparison of the two different blue samples (I just realized this tonight). The one on the right is the original sample, the one on the left is the one that I received yesterday.

[shawnzilla]

And....drum roll...the lit clear button!!! It looks AMAZING lit. I used a blue led for this one.

[shawnzilla]

last one!

[Chris]

Ine thing is definatewly "clear" from these photos: People aren't going to be able to get away with chipped hole edges with these... every little flaw in the hole is magnified by the bezels...

I kinda like the milkier "old" sample a bit better, but they're all gorgeous...

[quarterback]

Ine thing is definatewly "clear" from these photos: People aren't going to be able to get away with chipped hole edges with these... every little flaw in the hole is magnified by the bezels...

But the flip-side is that now the bezel lights up (as opposed to the original blue sample)

I kinda like the milkier "old" sample a bit better, but they're all gorgeous...

The clear is the one I really wish was milkier.  But I think there are probably a couple ways to frost it up.

They look very cool shawnzilla.  Kudos for making this happen.

[shawnzilla]

Thank you! 

It's hard to convey in the pictures, but the clear ones aren't quite as see-through as they seem. They aren't frosted...but the plunger causes a slight blurring effect. The led did not look like a sharp point of like when lit inside.

Ine thing is definatewly "clear" from these photos: People aren't going to be able to get away with chipped hole edges with these... every little flaw in the hole is magnified by the bezels...

But the flip-side is that now the bezel lights up (as opposed to the original blue sample)

I kinda like the milkier "old" sample a bit better, but they're all gorgeous...

The clear is the one I really wish was milkier.  But I think there are probably a couple ways to frost it up.

They look very cool shawnzilla.  Kudos for making this happen.

[Chris]

The clear is the one I really wish was milkier.

[shawnzilla]

First of all WOW!!!

Only just caught wind of this thread and ive been looking at the forum every day for the past six months, how the hell have I managed that!

Those buttons look da bomb!!

Couple of questions, hope they havent been answered already but I didnt fancy trawling though all dozen or so pages.

1) Will you be able to ship them internationally? (i.e.uk  )

2) Will you be able to sell different colour combinations of the buttons and the button bezels?

I just changed my some of my bezels like this



Now ive seen these badboys im thinking about changing the whole lot!!

Would it be possible for example, to supply clear buttons in blue bezels? That way they would still look cool when not lit (not that all clear ones wouldnt rock) and then would look even more incredible when lit.

Im just thinking of all of the possibilities of these! *drools* 

1) I don't see why I can't ship internationally. So, yes. I will ship.

2) It depends on the pricing I get from the manufacturer.  Worst case scenario, you could buy both colors that you want and mix-and-match the plungers/bezels.

[Kremmit]

Those look awfully good.  I was worried after I saw the original blue sample, but the new blue is awesome, much better than the old one.  And the clear and red are gorgeous, too.  I'll be down for some in those three colors.

[Thndrbug]

These are sweet shawnzilla

I am going to need at least 40 if not more for the projects that I have going now.   

Any specific ordering info yet?  I will mail you my little sister's piggy bank if I have to.  Her husband might be upset, but it will be worth it

-Thndrbug

[Xiaou2]

 The new Clear-er button samples look awesome : )

 With one exception.   That green is way too dark and military looking.  need
a nicer lighter shade.  try adding more yellow in the color mix..

 btw, Yellow buttons would be nice also, to fit in with the Hot colors of orange and red.

 can you post a pic of all of them lit ?   to compare how they look to each other. 

  finally,  arnt you worried about happ suing you?  i mean, isnt this a direct copy?  any changes made to keep that from happening?  Id hate to see these dissapear as fast as they come to production.


 oops, one other thing.. can you light up a clear with a colored led so we can see how that works?

 

[quarterback]

oops, one other thing.. can you light up a clear with a colored led so we can see how that works?

That's exactly what you're seeing with the last "blue" light up button pic

Sweet, huh?!

[Tiger-Heli]

Those look awfully good.  I was worried after I saw the original blue sample, but the new blue is awesome, much better than the old one.  And the clear and red are gorgeous, too.  I'll be down for some in those three colors.

What he said ^ (Except I'm not down for anything yet).  These look awesome though.  I agree with Xiaou2 about the green needing to be a little lighter.  Otherwise they look great though.  Thanks for all your effort on the project!!!!

[shawnzilla]

I have received pricing amounts from the manufacturer. What I need to know from all of you: Would you prefer to see these with or without a microswitch?

As stated earlier, the microswitch that they would include are Honeywells. They have two prongs (as opposed to the three on a cherry).

I believe I can order both with & without, as long as I hit their minimum price. So, if there's demand for both, I can order both...BUT, the more microswitch included ones that I buy, the less total inventory I'll have (due to the higher price). I'm hoping that demand can keep up on these. Everytime I order, I have to hit the manufacturers minimum price.

They also explained the difference between the first blue sample and the new blue sample. The first one was achieved by mixing two granulates. The second only one granulate.  Personally, I like the new one better...it's sexier.

I don't have a final price on these to give y'all yet, because I will have to calculate my shipping costs from the manufacturer when the time comes. But, I am pleased to say that they will be very very affordable. I think you'll all be happy with the final pricing.

More soon! The manufacturer and I also need to clear up a little confusion on Euros/Dollars.

[gl.tter]

Great work Shawn, the blue, red and orange look good to me, and I much prefer them to the milky blue - you can frost these if you need to anyway, and the old one looked like it needed much more light.

I agree the green is pretty much useless though (at least judging from the pictures).

[gl.tter]

Oh yeah, another vote for a coloured LED in a clear button .

[Tiger-Heli]

I have received pricing amounts from the manufacturer. What I need to know from all of you: Would you prefer to see these with or without a microswitch?

As stated earlier, the microswitch that they would include are Honeywells. They have two prongs (as opposed to the three on a cherry).

I'm not in the market right now (or anytime soon, probably) so my opinions don't count much, but I think you would do better to order without the microswitches, particularly if you can't get Cherry switches - Reasons - I think a lot of us would be converting an existing panel, so will already have switches available.  I have some Honeywell microswitches and mine have three prongs, not that most people will be using the NC contact.  What you might do is order some Cherry switches separately from Ponyboy or someone and then price the buttons either way.

The second only one granulate.  Personally, I like the new one better...it's sexier.

Agreed.

[Chris]

I believe I can order both with & without, as long as I hit their minimum price. So, if there's demand for both, I can order both...BUT, the more microswitch included ones that I buy, the less total inventory I'll have (due to the higher price). I'm hoping that demand can keep up on these. Everytime I order, I have to hit the manufacturers minimum price.

Sounds like, for the first order at least, it might be good to get deposits or pre-orders from committed people to get you through that first order...

Cherry microswitches are 72 cents each at Happ in lots of 100 or more, so maybe your solution is to get the buttons without microswitches and buy the switches separately.

[shawnzilla]

Oh yeah, another vote for a coloured LED in a clear button .

See picture above for the clear button with a blue LED inside

Regarding the green. These do actually look very nice in person. They are just about the same shade of green as the translucent leafs. But, because they are the darkest of all of the buttons, it's hard to tell from the pics. I'll light one up and take a pic.

[gl.tter]

See picture above for the clear button with a blue LED inside

Cool .

Regarding the green. These do actually look very nice in person. They are just about the same shade of green as the translucent leafs. But, because they are the darkest of all of the buttons, it's hard to tell from the pics. I'll light one up and take a pic.

Right, I still think it'll be too dark (the leaf greens looked too dark to me too... in pictures), but we'll see.

re. switches, how about getting Cherrys seperately and offering them as an option?

[shawnzilla]

Regarding the green. These do actually look very nice in person. They are just about the same shade of green as the translucent leafs. But, because they are the darkest of all of the buttons, it's hard to tell from the pics. I'll light one up and take a pic.

Right, I still think it'll be too dark (the leaf greens looked too dark to me too... in pictures), but we'll see.

re. switches, how about getting Cherrys seperately and offering them as an option?

I may do this. I did notice that the honeywells have a slightly louder click than the cherrys.

[AmericanDemon]

If the green came in a neon green I would so purchase those.