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Problem with buttons from Happ.
Gambit:
My first order of buttons was from Ultimarc (in the UK), and all the buttons and joysticks I received were perfect.
Then I decided on a design change and needed one more button, and since I had other things to order from Happ (in the US), I decided just to get the button from them when I ordered the rest.
The microswitch included with the button had connectors that were not a standard size, they were much too small. In order for the female connector to stay on I had to crimp it to the microswitch.
That normal for microswitch buttons from Happ? Seemed pretty stupid.
destructor:
You can order microswitches with different connector size. And remember that Ultimarc pushbuttons are shorters and more solid than Happ.
bleemus:
For me, all I had to do was crimp the quick disconnect down a tad with needlenose and then it will fit snugly.
This isn't as easy with the insulated quick disconnects, but still possible. I didn't use insulated on anything other than my 12v and 5v connections for LEDs and a Perfect 360 stick.
versapak:
--- Quote from: bleemus on August 06, 2006, 11:30:35 am ---For me, all I had to do was crimp the quick disconnect down a tad with needlenose and then it will fit snugly.
This isn't as easy with the insulated quick disconnects, but still possible. I didn't use insulated on anything other than my 12v and 5v connections for LEDs and a Perfect 360 stick.
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Nah, it is just as easy with insulated.
We aren't talking titanium here, and all that is needed is the slightest of presses.
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Gambit on August 06, 2006, 08:35:54 am ---The microswitch included with the button had connectors that were not a standard size, they were much too small....
That normal for microswitch buttons from Happ? Seemed pretty stupid.
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Like destructor said, you can ask for 1/4" or 3/16" connectors. Since most US arcades came with 3/16", happs defaults to that size. Looks like Ultimarcs defaults to the 1/4".
FWI, it's easier to find 1/4" connectors at the hardware stores, but 3/16" are just as common as 1/4" at electronics stores around here.