lighted buttons

[bsoder52]

OK,

I built my cab months ago and I installed two blue lighted buttons instead of a coin slot.
The buttons came with a little light bulb in each, but I had no idea at the time how to hook them up.
Could anyone give me a quick and easy explanation of how to hook them up properly so the lights work?
Functionally they work fine, you press the button and MAME chalks up a credit.

Thanks in advance!
You guys are the shiznit as Snoop would say

bsoder52

[wrxh8r]

More info would be nice.A link to what sort of buttons they are.Pics

[bsoder52]

Sure,
They are from Happ.



Large Round 
All Happ Illuminated Pushbuttons:

Made with highest quality materials
Fits wood or metal control panels
Polycarbonate lens cap for optical clarity
Heat resistant plastic
Microswitch reliability tested to 10,000,000 cycles
Wedge base, T-31/4 DC #161 incandescent lamp standard
Custom legend lettering designs and artwork available at nominal charge
Installation Instructions
Identification Key
Available Options:

Long life # 658 14 V DC, lamp optional 15,000 hrs
#555 6 V DC, 28 V DC lamp and LED optional
Chrome or brass plating available on bezel at nominal charge
Can be used as lighted indicators with optional indicator washer (plunger will not depress)
Custom printing on legends available for a nominal charge
For illuminated pushbutton accessories, see Associated Products below
 

[Trimoor]

What voltage light did you get?  Incandescant or LED?

If it's 6 or 14v, you can run it from the computer power supply.
If it's 28v, you need a seperate power supply. (wall warts).  Use a DC adapter for the LED version.

[bsoder52]

hmmmm,,,,,,good question.
I have no idea and I didn't save all my invoices so I don't know the part number unfortunately.
What do you suggest I do, wire the button to my power supply and see if it lights up?
I'm definately no electrician, and I've never wired anything to my power supply before.
I'm assuming the I would wire the unused "leaf" on the button to wire to the powersupply.
Any help with this or suggestions would be awesome!  I'm having a party this weekend and would LOVE To have those buttons lighted up!

Thanks in advance again guys!
bsoder52

[Trimoor]

Use a battery for testing, power supplies might burn out if you connect something wrong.
Start with 6volts (four AA batteries), and tap the power leads on the light.

If nothing happens, reverse the polarity and try again.  If it lights dimly both ways, then it is a higher voltage incandescant.  If it lights only one way, it is an LED, and should only be connected in the polarity that it lights up.

If it's dim, carefully increase the voltage until it appears fully britght.

If you burn it out, the bulbs are fairly cheap at the hardware store.  Remember which voltage you get.

[bsoder52]

OK, please bear with me, I'm not a complete newbie to this as I daisy chained all my controls, but I'm a little lost at this point.

1st -   How do you connect 4 AA batteries and how do I connect them to the light?  With just a normal black wire like i used to do my controls?  Do I not use any wire and just tap the leads directly to the battery?

2nd - What is polarity and how do I reverse it?

3rd - What's Dimly?

Man, majority lost here.

Thanks againg for the help.
bsoder52

[Trimoor]

Connect the batteries in series--positive to negative, into a chain.  Use whatever wire you need (leads are pretty much the same thing as wire), or just touch the terminals together.  It helps if you have a battery holder.

I say to tap (quickly tough together) the connections, because if it's the wrong voltage or polarity, sustained power can damage the bulb.  As a general rule, having less voltage will not harm anything, but having too much can burn it out.

Polarity is the direction of the current.  If it doesn't light one direction, switch the red and green (plus and minus) leads going to the light.

Dimly is dim lighting; not having the bulb light up completely, but just a little bit.  This means it needs morre voltage.

When you're ready to connect it to the power supply, the red wires are +5volts, and the yellow are +12volts.  Black is the negative or ground.

Ask more questions if needed.