Leafswitches - Check this out!!!!!!!!

[ponyboy]

What you are looking at is a leafswitch that fits in a bracket that takes the same space as a micro switch in any Horizontal Button.

AVAILABLE NOW!!!!

Ponyboy

[mahuti]

THAT is freaking SWEET.

I'm down for some.

[RandyT]

Heh, sombody stole my idea

I actually gave a drawing of something almost identical to this to a machine shop about 2 years ago.  But didn't think anyone would pay $3 to mount a $2 switch to 79 cent button.

Plastic changes the equation a bit.

RandyT

[Knievel]

As I said PB, you've got a WINNER here!

Match these with any of the translucent microswitch buttons available and you've got the best of both worlds.

[Santoro]

I hafta say I'd be in for those too.  Depending on the price I'd be in for 12 or 24. I'd pay two bucks or so for them if they maintain the leaf 'feel.'

[Santoro]

Oh, will they be compatible with Randys RGBDrive?

[Knievel]

He's told me they will. The portion under the button is the same size as the microswitch it replaces...maybe you should get on these Randy?

[fatfingers]

OK, now that is cool.  I wonder how I can return the buttons I just bought??? I assume there is no clicky clicky, since there are no microswitches...I was thinking of finding a way to do something similar for my joysticks...are you one up on me for that as well?

[SOAPboy]

Thats really cool..

[skippy]

Ponyboy, I think you got a weiner here.  I'd be in for a few.

[Goz]

Ponyboy once again redeems himself as a true asset to this community and the hobby.

[Knievel]

Was just thinking that with a little modification these could be used on the the Happ Ultimate/Comp joysticks. They would likely take up a fair amount of real estate under there but..

Could this be the end of all CP 'clicky-ness' as we know it??

[Fuzi]

Very cool, but how do they "feel" compared to real leafswitches?

[thebrownshow]

Sign me up, that rocks.

[Zakk]

This is definitely "outside the box" thinking.  Awesome!

[telengard]

Wow, this is really cool.  To be honest, the size doesn't matter.   

I'm just psyched that there is a source for leafs.   
I won't use anything but.  Stupid question, do they feel or behave any differently because they are smaller?

~telengard

[DrewKaree]

Was just thinking that with a little modification these could be used on the the Happ Ultimate/Comp joysticks. They would likely take up a fair amount of real estate under there but..

Could this be the end of all CP 'clicky-ness' as we know it??

Exactly what I was wondering mahsef!  It'd take up a bunch of room, but perhaps we'd start seeing more ideas on the swappable control panel front.

[quarterback]

Oh sure, the day after I bought a bunch of translucent leafs that won't even fit into the holes of my metal CP and NOW you mention these!!

These are awesome, ponyboy!!  It's not a completely new idea (activating leafs using micro buttons), but the first easy implementation of it that I've ever seen.  I know that somebody has rigged leafs to be triggered in the same manner, but it involved little wooden blocks attached to the underside of the CP (I think) or some other way to put the ends of the leafs into the right place.

I was going to rig something along those lines but with the metal CP in my cocktail, it seemed like WAY too much trouble to even try to attach little risers to hold a leaf switch in the correct placement.

Put me down for some of these puppies!    YEAH!!!!!

[markrvp]

I'm in.

[Zakk]

And we have the first Mamey of the day.  These things are killer.   Thank the lovely and talented judges, these got one of the few 5/5 votes!  I'll add a link to the page tomorrow. 

I'm seriously blown away by the brilliant simplicity for these.  Man, if only I was not so not smart I could have thunk up something like this!

[Pixelhugger]

I know you're not taking orders but definitely I'd be in for 17. Possibly 30.

 YEEEEHAAAAAH!!!!! Such great news!! Bless you Ponyboy.

[quarterback]

I'm seriously blown away by the brilliant simplicity for these.

I am so excited about these that I've probably clicked on this thread (and the picture in the first post) about 15 times!   This is really a great item that will make the cool new microswitch-only-buttons useable for an anti-microswitch/pro-leaf-button guy like me.   It's like Christmas! 

YEAH!!!!!!!    Can I order yet? 

[Pixelhugger]

QB- HAHAHAHA I was just thinking the same thing. You beat me to the post!

ARGH! It's just this type of anticipation I love to hate.

[whammoed]

Wow, that is cool!
So whats the story on these?  Something you are having manufactured or is it some old stock item you came across that nobody has heard of?  I would assume the first option, but you seem to come across big lots of stuff that isn't made anymore... 

[Fozzy The Bear]

WOHHHH!!! Those are just ultra cool!!!  I think I'd be in for a set if the shipping cost doesn't kill it for me.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

[mahuti]

So many cool things coming out lately.

[muffin man]

thats awesome.... might have to order some for me super joys

[DrewKaree]

ARGH! It's just this type of anticipation I love to hate.

No kidding, hey?  It's like he was building a cab everyone is supremely interested in and wants to see finished, and is....taking...forev....hey, what're you doing Pixel?  It was a joke, put the frying pan down and....RUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

[DrewKaree]

Oh, and shouldn't a mod move this to the cheesecake thread? 

[markrvp]

Oh, and shouldn't a mod move this to the cheesecake thread? 

I tried, but my "mod-fu" doesn't work in this universe.

[DrewKaree]

Tell Bozxc98 to pee on it.  That oughta solve things

[Hurray Banana]

I'd definately want some.

Any ordering details

BTW got the Out Run gear yesterday, thanks for the service PonyBoy

[ponyboy]

I am glad everyone is Excited.  I can pull some good stuff out of my back pocket every once in a while.  This is an old idea.  I remember fumbling around with this idea back in the late 80's.  That was the time all the manufacturers were throwing leafswich devices in the trash by the tons.

I will keep you posted.

Ponyboy

[Timoe]

I'm in for some of these as well.

Does this mean that we might see Wico Joystick replacement leafswitches sometime in the future?

[MYX]

Awsome!!!!

Ponyboy, What will the cost be?

Randy, can you buy like a billion of these and then sell them as an option with the all inclusive button.

I think that  Ineed to hold off on the CP untill last. I keep wanting to start it but everytime I am about to throw down some $$$ something comes along and I gotta rethink the while thing.

Get some ICE with LED Drive with a leaf....SWEEEEEEEEET!

[GGKoul]

For people that don't understand the difference between the 2 switches, I thought I'll dig up an old thread on the topic.

--------------------------------------------------------
* Leaf switch vs. Microswitch:

Leaf switch = two thin parallel pieces of metal that are usually not in contact, but when one piece  is pressed against the other (by a button, or joystick) an electrical circuit is completed.  Older games (pre-90s) used leaf switches for most everything, but most modern arcade controls, for better or worse, use microswitches.

Microswitch = one piece of metal that is bent to spring into contact with a pole when pressure is applied to the middle.  If you want to see how one works, you'll have to take it apart, because these kinds of switches tend to be encased in plastic.  They are smaller and easier to maintain than leaf switches, but have a distinct click when engaged (unlike nearly-silent leaf switches).
-----------------------------------

[Santoro]

Plastic changes the equation a bit.

Plastic is a new development since 2 years ago? 

[JoyMonkey]

I'm not too familiar with the ins and outs of leaf switches, but couldn't you use shorter blades to keep everything a little more compact? Or does the blade length directly affect the swithces response time?

[Level42]

Ahh, forget it Ponyboy......they'll never sale......

We hard-core BYOAC-ers either want clickerty-clack Cherry's OR those space consuming, never-the-right-size-for-your-CP-thicknes leafholders.

 

WHOHAAAHAHAHA what a great idea ! I love it !
This may be the rescue for us leaf-lovers !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Recently had a nice and long chat with a long-time employee at Suzo's head office here in Holland, and he told me things are running thin on the leaf and button parts ! I actualy only could still get the expensive Tungsten holder assembly's and they even had to back-order those. No blue translucent buttons anymore too....

Anyway. I like what I see. Only question: will the smaller size of the leafs have an influence on the "feel". My guess is not too much....My only hope is that the leafs will be of Suzo/Happ quality, not the Chinese rubbish found elsewhere, but I guess Ponyboy wouldn't even think about it.

This once again prooves: the best ideas are the simplest

Also nice to be able to eliminate the last microswitches on my CP: 1P and 2P buttons

[RandyT]

Plastic changes the equation a bit.

Plastic is a new development since 2 years ago? 

No, but the low-cost availability of such an item from a company who has already spent the thousands in mold costs changes the price dynamic.
There also weren't too many companies out there offering short production runs on expendable, low-cost tooling then either.

It would have cost me $3 each to have them made from metal.  A plastic part this size would cost about 3 cents each in large quantities, excluding the actual switch, once the tooling was paid for.  That means a re-seller should be able to purchase them for less than a dollar.

I would have needed to sell a ton more than I could sell to this community in order to cover setup costs.  Makes it a lot easier to offer them at a reasonable cost if a manufacturer did all that already (assuming they did )

RandyT

BTW, here is the post where I mentioned such an adapter.  It was at that time when I investigated this.  Just so nobody thinks I'm pulling a "sour grapes "

[Stingray]

Okay. Wow. Cool.

-S

[Santoro]

Randy, I didn't mean to imply 'sour grapes.'  Just a good-natured elbow and wink.  

[kelemvor]

What are the main difference in in functinoality between micros and leafs other than the clicking of the micros?  Do they last longer or are more reliable or anything like that?

[Level42]

I think that has been discussed on this forum about a Zillion times....
Try the Search function
sorry but can we stick to the topic please ?



EDIT.....sorry bit grumpy response, but seriously, you can find lots of threads about this on this forum. Do a Search on "leafs" and "microswitch" and have fun

[seanp]

What kind of price are we looking at for these switches...  I'm probably in for 18, maybe more depending on how cheap they are.  Is this a one-shot order?  We may need to stock up if so...

[GGKoul]

What are the main difference in in functinoality between micros and leafs other than the clicking of the micros?  Do they last longer or are more reliable or anything like that?

Look up in the thread. 

[Kremmit]

It's not a completely new idea (activating leafs using micro buttons), but the first easy implementation of it that I've ever seen.  I know that somebody has rigged leafs to be triggered in the same manner, but it involved little wooden blocks attached to the underside of the CP (I think) or some other way to put the ends of the leafs into the right place.

I think that was me, here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=37034.msg328503#msg328503

Never got around to it.  This looks much easier-  I'll take a bunch when they're ready.

[Farmboy90]

What you are looking at is a leafswitch that fits in a bracket that takes the same space as a micro switch in any Horizontal Button.

Please give me some feed back.  They will be ready to purchase in 7 - 10 days.

I will be posting more pic's.

Ponyboy

Please let us know the cost when you find out.  I might swap my whole panel for these if the price is right...

[Silver]

This may be a dumb question but thought I'd ask - can just the bottom leaf componet be used to replace a microswitch in a standard button? Or is the moulded plastic of the button itself different?

[RayB]

POnyBoy can you post the total length please? Or total length that extends beyond the button's diameter? I need to see if I evn have room to swap these babies in...

[pointdablame]

This is really amazing, its such a simple idea.  Great job PonyBoy.


Please give us an idea on price though, I may need to replace a few panels with these things.

[Stingray]

POnyBoy can you post the total length please? Or total length that extends beyond the button's diameter? I need to see if I evn have room to swap these babies in...

That's a good point. I probably don't, at least in my MAME cab. Still, I'll probably buy a handfull to use on a future project.

-S

[RandyT]

Oh, will they be compatible with Randys RGBDrive?

I might be wrong, but I don't think I am.

Based on the picture, I'm fairly certain that these won't work with the RGB-Drives.

The footprint is different from a standard micro.

RandyT

[ponyboy]

Randy, when I receive them I could send you a sample if you like.

Let me know.

Ponyboy

[JoyMonkey]

I don't think it would work with the RGB-Drive either.
Unless you took a knife to the top of the fixture (where the RGB-Drive gets installed) here...

[Farmboy90]

Do we replace just our microswitches with this?  Or is this for the leaf switch AND the button?  Meaning the button isn't identical to a microswitch button...

[Santoro]

Yes, you just replace your microswitch. It will work with existing horizontal pushbuttons.

[RandyT]

I don't think it would work with the RGB-Drive either.
Unless you took a knife to the top of the fixture (where the RGB-Drive gets installed) here...

It looks like there is a support structure under there.  Removing it might be bad/difficult.

Looks like these were made specifically for the button, rather than a generic micro replacement.  Which means, they probably wouldn't work for joys either.

RandyT

[mahuti]

Heck, when they come in, I'll buy and test. Since I already have my RGB-drive buttons in, shouldn't be to painful.

[Santoro]

Pure speculation here, but with the 'pins' portruding through the leaf gizmo, if those horizontal bits are supports they probably aren't bearing a lot of 'load.'  You might be able to get away without one side.

I don't think it would work with the RGB-Drive either.
Unless you took a knife to the top of the fixture (where the RGB-Drive gets installed) here...

It looks like there is a support structure under there.  Removing it might be bad/difficult.

Looks like these were made specifically for the button, rather than a generic micro replacement.  Which means, they probably wouldn't work for joys either.

RandyT

[ponyboy]

These brackets were made specifically for the horizontal buttons.  They will not work on a joystick.  You cannot use the leafswitches for Wico sticks.

Like I said in my post above if everyone is interested if they will work on Randy's board I will send samples to Randy, no problem.  Randy just let me know.

Thanks,

Ponyboy

[DefJam]

I don't post here often, but this just rocks....  I can't take the clicks anymore...  where do we sign up.

[Voodooray]

If i'm wrong i appologise but, these are on a 12 year year old cp i have.
If your planning on patenting them you might want to make sure nobody else already has.

VoodooRay.

[Clonedsheep]

I was just about to buy some leafs tranlucent buttons and since the colors were limited at 2 places, I was going to have to mix long and short ones. If they test to feel like my Leaf buttons I will be down for 20.

[Havok]

This is great - I detest the clicks on the buttons. With my P360's, I can have a nice quiet panel.

What kind of price are we looking at? It appears you will be selling a bazillion of these, so hopefully you get a bulk deal?

[JoyMonkey]

If i'm wrong i appologise but, these are on a 12 year year old cp i have.
If your planning on patenting them you might want to make sure nobody else already has.

VoodooRay.

Wow! That looks like them alright (or something very similar anyway). How do you like them?

[Voodooray]

They are great, just what you expect. All the good points of a leaf switch with the convenience of a micro.
The ones i have came on an old cp i got for 4 pounds along with 2 joysticks.
Their getting a bit old now though.

VoodooRay.

[ponyboy]

Voodooray, thanks for the pic.  I told you they were old.

I have a price but you will have to hold on until this evening.  I will put it on my on going thread in the Buy/Sell/Trade section.

I would like to thank all for the on going support.

Ponyboy

[whammoed]

They are great, just what you expect. All the good points of a leaf switch with the convenience of a micro.
The ones i have came on an old cp i got for 4 pounds along with 2 joysticks.
Their getting a bit old now though.

VoodooRay.

I notice in that pic there is a plastic bit in between the switch and the actuator.  This makes it seem like these aren't adjustable like a regular leaf switch button...is this true?  It seems like there is maybe a 1/16 to 1/8 inch gap between the actuator on the button and the plastic bit of the leaf assembly.  I have heard some say that one reason they like leafs is they can adjust the the length of actuation to nothing.(I wouldn't personally comment as I have only installed microswitch before)  Anyway, I am going to try some kind of leaf on my next project so I am hoping you have some insight on these for my curiosity...
I will be buying some regardless though, so put me down for some ponyboy! quantity depends on price.

[Santoro]

I am amazed that these were produced in the past and no one brought them back until now, really not even mentioned. They must be pretty damned rare.

Also, looking at that pic, I'll bet you could easily carve a pice of the white plastic away on the top left to make the RGB drive fit.   Oops, what Joymonkey said.

[Level42]

Yeah, my bet is Ponyboy has dived into the catacombs of HAPP, wearing a miner's hat with lamp and dug for days to find these

They look well-built.

[RayB]

PonyBoy when will you answer my question?

[JoyMonkey]

PonyBoy when will you answer my question?

Based on the photo that Voodooray posted, here's a rough scale (these measurements should be within 1/16" of the actual measurements).

[ponyboy]

JoyMonkey, you the man.  Measurements are exact.

Thank you,

Ponyboy

[ponyboy]

Okay, pricing is posted.  It is under my usual thread in the Buy/Sell/Trade section

Thanks,

Ponyboy

[Pixelhugger]

Man I can hardly wait!

[steptoe]

They look good, but, can someone please explain the difference between using a micro and one of these.  Excuse my ingorance, (and spelling maybe) Thanks

[Santoro]

Depending on who you ask, most would say microswitches click way too much.

[Pixelhugger]

As has been said... search for microswitch and leaf. You'll learn a ton. 

I had built 2 control panels before stumbling across the differences and I'll never go back. I always wondered why the Happ (joysticks) didn't feel like I remembered games from the 80's.

Essentially it comes down to two things.... noise and resistance. The microswitch noise I can live with, but the FEEL is completely different. With a leaf switch you don't feel the actuation. Sounds like a subtle difference but it is very noticeable.

[RayB]

Thank you Measurement man.

[quarterback]

They look good, but, can someone please explain the difference between using a micro and one of these.  Excuse my ingorance, (and spelling maybe) Thanks

microswitches click way too much

[shags]

man..... now i gotta rethink my cp......

being fairly new to this hobby i am AMAZED at the amount of development done by the individuals involved in it.

ponyboy, where can i find your products? i looked on the buy/sell/trade forum but i might be visually impaired cuz i cannot seem to find these on there.

thanks

[quarterback]

ponyboy, where can i find your products? i looked on the buy/sell/trade forum but i might be visually impaired cuz i cannot seem to find these on there.

Linkypoo

It's stickied at the top of B/S/T

[Witchboard]

What is the average frequency of having to adjust leaf switches?  I know it's probably based on how much they are used, but I'm wondering how often I need to open my CP to tweak.

[mahuti]

Not often. Really. Unless you are an arcade operator with a room full of leafswitch machines. Then it'll feel like you are constantly adjusting them.

I've never had to adjust my leaf switches on my cabs. Ditto for my electro-mechanical pinball machine... it's got hundreds of leafswitches, and I've never had to adjust them... had to clean some of them when I first got the machine, but not adjust them.

[Stingray]

I've never had to adjust any leaf switches. I guess my cabs just don't get enough use to need any adjustment.

-S

[F1r3f1ght3r]

I want!!!!

[javeryh]

How are these wired?  One pin to ground and the other to the iPac?  Is this correct?

[SirPoonga]

Did I read right?  You couldn't put these on a joystick?

[Grasshopper]

Looking at the pictures it's hard to see why these wouldn't work on at least some of the microswitch joysticks out there.

[ponyboy]

I am sure if you do some modification you could get them to work on joysticks.

Ponyboy

[markrvp]

Ponyboy:

Will these be available for awhile or are there only a certain quantity available and once there gone, there won't be any more?

BTW, I sent you a PM order.

[ponyboy]

I am not taking pre-orders to make an order.  I put my order in a couple of weeks ago.

I ordered plenty.  There should be no problems for re-orders. 

Ponyboy

[Silver]

Again, sorry if this is dumb - are you only selling the white attachment at the bottom to replace microswitches (ie I assume they have similar shaped clip-on 'bits')? Or are you only selling attachment+button?

[pointdablame]

Again, sorry if this is dumb - are you only selling the white attachment at the bottom to replace microswitches (ie I assume they have similar shaped clip-on 'bits')? Or are you only selling attachment+button?

it's just the leafswitch. No button.

[bossyman15]

if you ran out of stock of those leafs will you order more?

[javeryh]

How are these wired?  One pin to ground and the other to the iPac?  Is this correct?

Anyone?  THANKS.

[markrvp]

How are these wired?  One pin to ground and the other to the iPac?  Is this correct?

Anyone?  THANKS.

Yes, one goes to the Ipac input and the other goes to ground.  It does not matter which.

[ponyboy]

Markvp, I will have plenty in stock.

Ponyboy

[edge]

RandyT,
Were you able to test these out with your RGB drive?

[RandyT]

RandyT,
Were you able to test these out with your RGB drive?

I can tell by looking at them that it's liable to take a lot of hacking to make them work together, and in the end, it might be a shaky solution. 

Probably better off left as an end-user modification.

RandyT

[Chiltonh]

Hi Ponyboy,

I'll take that smooth "Old School" feel of a leafswitch over a microswitch any day! I'd be interested in purchasing at least 25 of them. Please let me know when they're available.

Thanks,
Chiltonh

[quarterback]

Hi Ponyboy,

I'll take that smooth "Old School" feel of a leafswitch over a microswitch any day! I'd be interested in purchasing at least 25 of them. Please let me know when they're available.

Thanks,
Chiltonh

You're going to need to (a) go to the B/S/T forum for more info and then (b) PM him

[timiskander]

Got my switches the other day... 2 days after paying :-)

rock on man 

happy customer,
/Tim

[ponyboy]

Plenty in stock.  ORDER UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

$2.15 each.

Ponyboy

[Santoro]

Update, I was able to mod my Ponyboy Leaf Bracket to work with the RGB-Drive in a clear FXbutton.  I will post a quick how-to tomorrow, but I basically needed to drill a hole in the button for the LED, then take a utility knife to the leaf switch bracket.  Took me about 2 mins.  The integrity of the bracket seems just fine after the mod.

I must say this arrangement kicks ass.  YMMV.

Pure speculation here, but with the 'pins' portruding through the leaf gizmo, if those horizontal bits are supports they probably aren't bearing a lot of 'load.'  You might be able to get away without one side.

I don't think it would work with the RGB-Drive either.
Unless you took a knife to the top of the fixture (where the RGB-Drive gets installed) here...

It looks like there is a support structure under there.  Removing it might be bad/difficult.

Looks like these were made specifically for the button, rather than a generic micro replacement.  Which means, they probably wouldn't work for joys either.

RandyT

[captainpotato]

I'm still hanging out for mine to arrive so that I can try Track and Field out... damn, post to Australia always take ages when you want something urgently, it seems

[markrvp]

Update, I was able to mod my Ponyboy Leaf Bracket to work with the RGB-Drive in a clear FXbutton.  I will post a quick how-to tomorrow, but I basically needed to drill a hole in the button for the LED, then take a utility knife to the leaf switch bracket.  Took me about 2 mins.  The integrity of the bracket seems just fine after the mod.

I see that you posted a bunch of words.  However, they are meaningless without a picture. 

[Santoro]

I'll try to make them pretty pictures for you, ok buddy? 
 

[Santoro]

Here you go.  I don't have your photography-fu, but it will do I suppose.

Tutorial

[markrvp]

Good job.  Your photography-fu is mighty indeed.

[boykster]

mighty blurry, but we get the drift 

Awesome job....I can't wait to get this setup.

[quarterback]

I got some of these leaf switches the other day and just hooked one of them up.  Man, it's pretty freakin' cool. 

And, for those who spend time 'tweaking' their leafs, I'll just say that the leaf-action is pretty tight right out of the gate.  The contacts are already pretty close together so you can get that rapid-fire tapping with no problem.

There is still a slightly different 'feel' to the buttons themselves.   I'm guessing it's a combination of (a) the spring in a microswitch button versus the spring in a leaf button and (b) the fact that microswitch button-plungers sit lower in the bezel than leaf buttons do.   But there's no doubt that the micro-buttons with these leafs can give you that rapid non-clicky leafy goodness that you might be missing. 

Good stuff!   

[bossyman15]

well it felt to hard to press for my taste.

my fiinger became tired after little use.

so i guess its not for me.

[whammoed]

well it felt to hard to press for my taste.

my fiinger became tired after little use.

so i guess its not for me.

Do you think its harder because of those plastic "leafs" around the switch or because the leaf switch is shorter...or both?
Did you try removing the buttons spring to lighten the feel?

[bossyman15]

well it felt to hard to press for my taste.

my fiinger became tired after little use.

so i guess its not for me.

Do you think its harder because of those plastic "leafs" around the switch or because the leaf switch is shorter...or both?
Did you try removing the buttons spring to lighten the feel?

Oh I forgot to say that it was without springs but I will paly around with leaf and plastic thingy when I get home from work

[quarterback]

well it felt to hard to press for my taste.

my fiinger became tired after little use.

so i guess its not for me.

Do you think its harder because of those plastic "leafs" around the switch or because the leaf switch is shorter...or both?
Did you try removing the buttons spring to lighten the feel?

Oh I forgot to say that it was without springs but I will paly around with leaf and plastic thingy when I get home from work

Interesting, bossyman.  I felt like it was the spring in the micro that was causing the difference in the feel.  But I haven't pulled the spring out to test that theory.   

Perhaps clipping the top piece of plastic would help (although you might then have to tweak the leafs up closer to the button 'activation point')    But yeah, the microswitch-buttons don't have the loose feel of the real leaf-buttons.  And I do think the 'height' of the plunger plays a part in that as well.  I use a more pronounced "smash" when I hit my leafs.

[bossyman15]

just clipped off the top plastic. and it felt just right! not too light not too hard!

[ponyboy]

Check out the Retroblast review!!!

Ponyboy

[pointdablame]

Check out the Retroblast review!!!

Ponyboy

A link for the lazy:

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/leaf-switch_bracket-04272006-01.html

[ponyboy]

Thank you sir.

Ponyboy

[pointdablame]

thank YOU for bringing all the parts to us.  I'm very happy with my Leafswitch adapters.  Great stuff.

[KenToad]

I also found them a bit hard to press, not as loose as the original leafs on my 720 and so I clipped the top piece of plastic and it feels great.  Instead of bending the contacts up to meet the button actuator, I just glued the clipped piece onto the top actuator. 

This probably doesn't make sense unless I post a picture or you have one of the leafswitches in hand.

Cheers,
KenToad

[RayB]

Check out the Retroblast review!!!
Ponyboy

Good review, but... Kevin James, why chop off original parts?!?! All you needed were two pushbuttons. Bob sells them. Why go buy the microswitch style?!?!?

*sigh*

[KenToad]

Check out the Retroblast review!!!
Ponyboy

Good review, but... Kevin, why chop off original parts?!?! All you needed were two pushbuttons. Bob sells them. Why go buy the microswitch style?!?!?

*sigh*

The Retroblast review was done by James and he didn't modify the leaf brackets at all.  He mentioned that he already had the translucent microswitch buttons on hand, though. 

Cheers,
KenToad

[joe35car]

What you are looking at is a leafswitch that fits in a bracket that takes the same space as a micro switch in any Horizontal Button.

AVAILABLE NOW!!!!

Ponyboy

hey ponyboy do you still have some of these available. im here in chicago. or if you can tell me where to get them.  thanks alot.   go white sox.  :-)

[deadkenndys1105]

I would like to know if you have more also because I have been thinking about replacing my microswitchs with leafs.

[ponyboy]

I have PLENTY!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Ponyboy

[deadkenndys1105]

I might be sending you a message sometime in the near future.

[joe35car]

I have PLENTY!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Ponyboy

Well if you can send me a email on how to get them that would be great.  i would like to start with eight to see how they are and will be interested in getting more if i like them.  thanks alot.

[quarterback]

I have PLENTY!!!!!!!

Thanks,

Ponyboy

Well if you can send me a email on how to get them that would be great.  i would like to start with eight to see how they are and will be interested in getting more if i like them.  thanks alot.

ponyboy has a 'sticky' in the B/S/T forum.  There are instructions in there on how to order these, and other things, from him.   The gist of it is: (1) PM him with what you want (2) get a price quote back (3) send him PayPal (4) receive your items.

[joe35car]

thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[fred92]

hello,

i'm interrested in the leaf switshes...

can you sell to france ?

thank you for your reply, and tell me the price  for 10 leaf switches.
you can pm me.

thank you for your reply.

fred.

[Kremmit]

These have been out of stock for a long time now.

 

[metahacker]

are these ever coming back ?

[wilno]

http://www.arcadeshop.de/Button-Parts-Leaf--vs-Microswitch_566.html

 

[Beretta]

wow 2.95 euro's? whats that like 4 bucks US?

man thats hard to swallow for a little hunk of plastic and 2 strips of metal.

[FrizzleFried]

That would be $4.32 per... and you're going to want at least 12 for a 2 player panel for a total cost of about $52.00.

[wilno]

Don't shoot the messenger - I don't sell em.

They are pricey though....

[AndyWarne]

I am wondering if these would fit our Ultralux buttons: http://www.ultimarc.com/ultralux.php?to=11goto=1
If so, can we be a reseller?

Andy

[Encryptor]

I am wondering if these would fit our Ultralux buttons: http://www.ultimarc.com/ultralux.php?to=11goto=1
If so, can we be a reseller?

Andy

I just tried to put one on an Ultralux button and the two tabs at the end near the leaf switch contacts prevent it from going all the way down. 

Encryptor

[ponyboy]

They will be back.  Many projects in the making.

Please keep an eye on my thread in Buy/Sell/Trade

Thanks,

Ponyboy

[crashwg]

They will be back.  Many projects in the making.

Please keep an eye on my thread in Buy/Sell/Trade

Thanks,

Ponyboy

What's the word on these things ponyboy?

I'm thinking about get a set of them for my Pop'N Music controller.  Does anyone happen to know if they will work in a JUMBO DOME button from HAPP?