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MikeDeuce:

--- Quote from: quarterback on October 04, 2006, 11:29:49 pm ---The spring is kind of conically shaped and is not down in the threaded shaft portion.  It's up at the top.

You should be able to take your leaf button apart.  There's a tiny c-clip (or 'e-clip) at the bottom of the plunger.  Push the button down, removed the c-clip and the plunger portion will come out, revealing the spring.

I'll see if I have some pics somewhere.

Hope you're doing well MikeD'! :)

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Ahh very cool, that leaves me an option to play with.

Here's a pic of the tron button depressed:


I'm not planning on hacking up this button, but I don't own any other leaf buttons to play with at the moment. No clips, and it is quite resistant to being pushed back out. More resistant than I would have imagined. Thanks for the info, Mr. qb, and I hope you're doing well, too! :)

@Kremmit: Great lead as well! Thanks... this sucker is thin!

http://www.himuragames.com/images/buttons_scr_san_30_03.jpg

The leaf button still looks like it could make for the easiest hacking, and I could probably mount the leaf switch in a custom bracket and it would probably feel perfectly fine.

Thanks again everyone, glad to see I have a couple options :)

pcates:
I have some buttons in a SNK control panel that have the switch built in and just has the 2 wires coming off the bottom. I think it is about 1/2" deep or less. I will get some pics up by this afternoon (have to go dig out the panel).
pcates:

--- Quote from: pcates on October 05, 2006, 07:14:34 am ---I have some buttons in a SNK control panel that have the switch built in and just has the 2 wires coming off the bottom. I think it is about 1/2" deep or less. I will get some pics up by this afternoon (have to go dig out the panel).

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Sorry, the buttons are not as short as I thought. I forgot they were mounted to a wood panel. Anyway, the button is 1 and1/4" long, with the switch built in. Here are the pics...
GoPodular.com:
Those Sanwa buttons are 7/8" from the collar to the bottom of the microswitch.  The tabs for the microswitch extend further (but could be bent to the sides) making the full depth 1-1/4".

What if you removed the microswitch from a Sanwa button body and used it to activate a leafswitch?  I've never removed a Sanwa switch, but the button body is only 9/16".
quarterback:

--- Quote from: MikeDeuce on October 05, 2006, 02:32:15 am ---Here's a pic of the tron button depressed:


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Hey Mike,

I didn't have any pics but, after seeing how your tron button works, I figured I'd better take some pictures so you could see how mine differ from yours.   It appears that yours is 'molded' at the end instead of having a c-clip and that's why you can't take yours apart.  I'd never seen one like that.  Here's what mine look like:






You could probably cut your tron button up, use a dremel to add a groove and e-clip, and be good to go.   So yeah, I think your idea of shortening a leaf button is definitely possible.

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