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fjl:
Hey RandyT, I left you a PM days ago but apparently you're not answering it so I'll ask here instead.

I'm planning on getting the Electric Ice buttons from GGG with the LED RGB drives. But I'm also interested in the leaf switches from Ponyboy since I don't want the clicky sound of the microswitches. I'm just wondering if its possible to add the leaf switches if the buttons will have the RGB LED drive in them. Will they still fit? Well actually I don't even know if the leaf switches will work even without the RGB drive. Are the Electric Ice buttons set so only microswitches fit? Please clarify...
Kremmit:

--- Quote from: efjayel on February 25, 2007, 03:29:52 pm ---Hey RandyT, I left you a PM days ago but apparently you're not answering it so I'll ask here instead.

I'm planning on getting the Electric Ice buttons from GGG with the LED RGB drives. But I'm also interested in the leaf switches from Ponyboy since I don't want the clicky sound of the microswitches. I'm just wondering if its possible to add the leaf switches if the buttons will have the RGB LED drive in them. Will they still fit? Well actually I don't even know if the leaf switches will work even without the RGB drive. Are the Electric Ice buttons set so only microswitches fit? Please clarify...

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From the pictures, there's nothing extra on the bottom of the buttons, so I don't see why the leafswitch adapters wont' fit.
fjl:
Well before I buy either one, I'd like an assurance  ???
WLVRYN:

--- Quote from: headkaze on February 25, 2007, 02:46:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: WLVRYN on February 25, 2007, 02:27:35 pm ---Randy-

What are the benefits of one of these over the Electric Ice buttons with an RGB drive?  Seems like the EI buttons would be better given the ability to run multiple colors (though they would take up more inputs in the LEDWhiz).

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I don't think you would run an RGB drive through the NovaGem's. They are made for single LED's in mind. You would need all three outputs to make white and then the colour's wouldn't mix properly through the clear plastic. I wonder if Randy makes single colour LED drives that are as simple to install as the RGB drives?

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I realize that the RGB drives arent made for the NovaGem's.  I'm wondering why the NovaGems with only one color are better than the EI buttons with the possibility of many colors.  They are priced that way, which would lead me to believe that Randy thinks they're better.
RandyT:

--- Quote from: WLVRYN on February 25, 2007, 02:27:35 pm ---What are the benefits of one of these over the Electric Ice buttons with an RGB drive?  Seems like the EI buttons would be better given the ability to run multiple colors (though they would take up more inputs in the LEDWhiz).

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The benefits of the NovaGems are that some who want lit buttons, don't want to purchase multiple LED-Wiz units and / or like the unlit look of the translucents better than the shimmering white of the EI buttons.

IOW, neither are necessarily better, rather it comes down to what a user wants to do and what it costs me to make it happen ;)


--- Quote from: efjayel on February 25, 2007, 03:29:52 pm ---Hey RandyT, I left you a PM days ago but apparently you're not answering it so I'll ask here instead.

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Sorry, been taking a little heat on not getting the new joystick / interfaces finished, and RealLife™ has been pounding me lately.  Trying to do a lot of things at once.


--- Quote ---I'm planning on getting the Electric Ice buttons from GGG with the LED RGB drives. But I'm also interested in the leaf switches from Ponyboy since I don't want the clicky sound of the microswitches. I'm just wondering if its possible to add the leaf switches if the buttons will have the RGB LED drive in them. Will they still fit? Well actually I don't even know if the leaf switches will work even without the RGB drive. Are the Electric Ice buttons set so only microswitches fit? Please clarify...

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If you do a search on here, someone (Santoro maybe?) did a little writeup of what needs to be done to accommodate the RGB-Drive boards.  A piece of plastic needed to be whittled off of the switch adapter, but it was reported that it worked.  I cannot verify as I don't have any of these adapters.


--- Quote from: WLVRYN on February 25, 2007, 04:06:00 pm ---I realize that the RGB drives arent made for the NovaGem's.  I'm wondering why the NovaGems with only one color are better than the EI buttons with the possibility of many colors.  They are priced that way, which would lead me to believe that Randy thinks they're better.

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Again, not better or worse.  Just different.  As for pricing, you probably aren't taking the options into consideration fully.  The full-blown EI buttons are still more expensive than the NovaGems.

RandyT
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