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GGG Micro-Leaf actuators vs. Leaf Switch Bracket actuators
EddieArcadian:
Thanks for the posts and info. Blanka - more concerned with the click feel than the sound.
Level42 & Others - what about the GGG micro leafs being TOO sensitive? On a previous post a user had to modify their button springs b/c of accidentally bumping the wrong button and having it actuate.
Finally, can anyone shed additional light on switches/leafs that are compatible with either the nova gems or Electric Ice buttons? I'll be using those on my cab, hopefully with full RGB colors on each button...
- - dumb question but would it not work to use a bunch of old real leaf actuators and use them with those pushbuttons???? I assume they are totally different, and will not be compatible???? (which is probably why you had to use the fake leafs/leaf switches level42???)
I only have limited experience with newer happ buttons and cherry microswitches (I do have a galaga, but no CP), so I apologize for the elementary question. Thanks!
Level42:
--- Quote from: Blanka on July 04, 2008, 11:06:07 am ---Clicks? With a 18mm thick CP and games with sound, I do not hear clicks from my microswitches. And without sound, it is only the slightest hint of a click. The button itself makes more noise. I think it is splitting hairs.
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Not on a metal CP ! Centipede has a metal CP :D
But I did say it was minimal...
Level42:
--- Quote from: EddieArcadian on July 04, 2008, 02:26:39 pm ---Thanks for the posts and info. Blanka - more concerned with the click feel than the sound.
Level42 & Others - what about the GGG micro leafs being TOO sensitive? On a previous post a user had to modify their button springs b/c of accidentally bumping the wrong button and having it actuate.
Finally, can anyone shed additional light on switches/leafs that are compatible with either the nova gems or Electric Ice buttons? I'll be using those on my cab, hopefully with full RGB colors on each button...
- - dumb question but would it not work to use a bunch of old real leaf actuators and use them with those pushbuttons???? I assume they are totally different, and will not be compatible???? (which is probably why you had to use the fake leafs/leaf switches level42???)
I only have limited experience with newer happ buttons and cherry microswitches (I do have a galaga, but no CP), so I apologize for the elementary question. Thanks!
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I personally don't think they are too sensitive. However, Centipede of course only uses one fire button. I can't speak for a multi button set-up. However, i think the sensitivity of a leaf would be equal or more sensitive. Of course, that depends on how you adjust your leafs. I like them to be "itchy". But then, I rarely play(ed) multi-button games on my Mame cab.
There are two types of push buttons:
1) Leaf buttons (in either short or long form)
2) Micro Switch buttons (always long)
As you can see the MS button has some "holders" for the micro-switch to click in. Without modding it (you could , in theory, cut off the holders and see if you can actuate a leaf with the end that gets pushed down with the button, but that is a clumsy mod I guess.)
Here's some more info about short and long leaf buttons:
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/metal.html
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/leafsw.html
Ummon:
I'm using some micro-leafs and they are almost silent. The regular cherries are terribly loud, and I have a wood panel. The micros are a little easy to push, and I'd wish the travel a lot less because the resistance is so little (vs cherries) that in shooters, etc, I'm kinda mashing the button down a little hard. I like 'em though.