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Knievel:
It's for the parts that I used and have pictured/linked to above, the long buttons and the metal mounts.

My NEON MAME project has been updated. I came up with a sideart idea that compliments the lit buttons quite nicely... may do a how-to on it as well if there's interest.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,30538.0.html
sdrob04:
So I've combed the threads, and either I've been on the computer too long and my eyes are tired (the most likely scenario) or there was no actual mention of which color choice was used for the LED's in your beautiful control panel.  They appear white in the 3rd and 4th pictures, but it's difficult to be certain.  I'm sure you experimented with various LED color choices--if you used blue LED's for blue buttons, what sort of results did you get with straight white LED's?  Two of the eBay links you provided as LED sources have so many choices--it's tough to figure out which ones to get!

I too have the light blue transparent buttons, but I also have darker blue and red ones as well.  Would it make the most sense to purchase white to cover all the bases, or would I end up wishing I had picked like-colors for each of the button types I have?  Can you add a few more comments about color choices/mcd values from your experience?

Thanks a bunch, and kudos to the fine work on your cabinet.

FractalWalk:

--- Quote from: sdrob04 on January 31, 2005, 08:35:41 pm ---They appear white in the 3rd and 4th pictures, but it's difficult to be certain.
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LeedsFan:

--- Quote from: FractalWalk on January 31, 2005, 08:50:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: sdrob04 on January 31, 2005, 08:35:41 pm ---They appear white in the 3rd and 4th pictures, but it's difficult to be certain.
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Knievel:
Yes blue LED's is what I used, sorry I thought I mentioned that somewhere.

I would stick to matching the led color to the button color. I tried white superbright LED's on light and dark blue buttons as well as the orange...they all looked washed out.
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