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| Kremmit:
--- Quote from: RayB on July 20, 2005, 10:12:35 am ---Could also be that Cherry owns patents on those switches, and thus no one else can make them. --- End quote --- I dunno about that, the originals came with either Cherry or Licon brand switches. |
| DrewKaree:
I don't have a panel to know if this will work or not, but why not find a switch that you like that's similar, and make the volcano smaller? That way, if the switch is readily available, you can easily sell more to make up for the production costs of creating the smaller volcano. |
| ahofle:
--- Quote from: rdagger on July 20, 2005, 01:39:55 am --- It might be possible to build a new custom switch housing that works with a cherry switch. --- End quote --- |
| Kremmit:
Ok, here's an idea I've been sitting on for a while. Get some non-threaded replica cones. Get some extruded red acrylic rod and cut off a few inches. Machine the top of your rod section to the same diameter as the opening at the top of the cone. This is now your plunger. Cut a slot in the bottom of your plunger and slip in a rectangular LED. Make sure the slot is deeper than the LED, so that when it's inserted, there is extra plunger sticking down below the leads of the led. Mount a leafswitch or a microswitch with an actuator (like found on a Happ Super) below the plunger. You'd also need a holder that mounts below the panel to keep the plunger in place, you could make it from some kind of cheap tubing- the plunger would slide up and down inside the tube. Picture of LED and crappy MS Paint drawing of plunger idea (holder not pictured): (red=LED, green=LED Leads, blue=leafswitch or microswitch actuator) |
| Gamecab:
Kermmit - Now that is a really good idea!! I can say hands down that it has got to be the most inventive idea for the blank cones. If you happen to make one of these please send me a pic. This seems like it would be a pretty simple DIY project for anyone. Thanks Charlie |
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