Anyone want to review our Ultralux illuminated buttons?

[AndyWarne]

If someone would like to review these for the review section, I would be able to supply 2-player set of buttons free of charge.
http://www.ultimarc.com/ultralux.html
Drop me a PM. Just ask that you have a been a member here for a reasonable length of time.

Cheers

Andy

[Paul Olson]

pm sent

[Ginsu Victim]

PM DEFINITELY sent!

[fjl]

Is that chrome plating on metal or on plastic? And if its plastic, my experience is that it tends to chip off easily. 

[Hoopz]

Your experience with these buttons or are you talking out of your arse again?

[Franco B]

Is that chrome plating on metal or on plastic? And if its plastic, my experience is that it tends to chip off easily. 

Exactly what experience have you had with 'chrome plated plastic'?

 

[AndyWarne]

Is that chrome plating on metal or on plastic? And if its plastic, my experience is that it tends to chip off easily. 

What experience would that be? Have you actually seen the buttons? Regardless of the base material, poorly applied chrome plating will chip or flake. Properly applied plating will not. The buttons fall into the second category.

[DaOld Man]

Andy, I wouldnt mind reviewing this product for you. I need one button for a jukebox Im working on. (Dont need the whole CP set)
I went to the site and started to go ahead and buy one.
Button + led was approx 5 dollars, but the shipping is 14 dollars..
Ouch..

[Havok]

Is that chrome plating on metal or on plastic? And if its plastic, my experience is that it tends to chip off easily. 

Exactly what experience have you had with 'chrome plated plastic'?

 

That's pretty rough guys - I hope we get real reviews, not just candy coated love it reviews. Almost any product has flaws, or at the very least pros and cons. I personally would like to get a real impression, not just a "paid" endorsement. Longevity should definitely be a factor in a review. I would like to see someone do a review, and then update us 6 months and a year later. How does the product perform when new? After a year? Are these buttons "route" grade? Would you put them in a cab and trust them on location? That may never happen, but personally I would prefer industrial strength products. Sure they're pretty new, but how do they stand up to say a 5 year playing the cab? (Read button masher) That can most definitely happen to all our machines. And I for one would like to see someone try scratching the plating off with say a fingernail just to see if it does come off easily. Again, longevity should be tested, not just what it does when brand new...

[Hoopz]

Is that chrome plating on metal or on plastic? And if its plastic, my experience is that it tends to chip off easily. 

Exactly what experience have you had with 'chrome plated plastic'?

 

That's pretty rough guys - I hope we get real reviews, not just candy coated love it reviews. Almost any product has flaws, or at the very least pros and cons. I personally would like to get a real impression, not just a "paid" endorsement. Longevity should definitely be a factor in a review. I would like to see someone do a review, and then update us 6 months and a year later. How does the product perform when new? After a year? Are these buttons "route" grade? Would you put them in a cab and trust them on location? That may never happen, but personally I would prefer industrial strength products. Sure they're pretty new, but how do they stand up to say a 5 year playing the cab? (Read button masher) That can most definitely happen to all our machines. And I for one would like to see someone try scratching the plating off with say a fingernail just to see if it does come off easily. Again, longevity should be tested, not just what it does when brand new...

Fair nuff.  But there is a huge difference between someone doing what you ask and someone spewing his normal b.s. before he's even tried the product.  Almost every vendor here has quality products (MattP being an exception).  Despite their issues, even Slikstik had quality products just poor customer service.  I agree, bring on an unbiased review.

I doubt there is a person on these boards who would believe this particular user's experience with cheap toys over the normal quality products that Andy (or Randy, Oscar etc) has consistently delivered over the years.  It really rankles me that he is up to his typical crap.

Sorry efjayel.... just being honest without any tact.  Should be welcome to you eh?   

[Aceldamor]

I wouldn't mind reviewing theese buttons.

[fjl]

As people already know me, I would be totally honest in a review and point out every miniscule detail about a product I could think up. From the worthless points to something totally noticeable.

Like I have yet to say this but, I have problem with Ultimarcs U360 joystick in analog mode. Something that could become a buying factor of the product for purists alike. But that's for another day when I get around to writing my own review of the product.

As for the buttons, I wouldn't want to review them if Andy where to give me a few free samples of them or else I WOULD feel the need to sugarcoat the review. If I paid for them then that would be a different subject. 


My experience with chrome plated plastics where toys from my adolescense ages ago. Like Action figures and some stuff. Perhaps those where poorly manufactured and used cheap chrome applying techniques which wouldn't surprise me in the least bit. Or perhaps those techniques have improved ten fold since then. Whatever the case, hopefully Andy's buttons are a lot more resilient to chipping.

As for me, I'm the type of person that if something is in my hand, I'll start picking at it subconsciously. To the point where I'll start peeling paint or chipping it off with my fingernails. I know most products are not designed to resist the pokings of a notorious picker, but some do take it into consideration when designing a product. Rugged Industrial type products. Or basically, child proof.

[AndyWarne]

I believe that the 3 people (yes three, as I got so many replies!) will produce honest reviews.
Practically every product review conducted in magazines etc are written by people who have been given the product free as review samples, so nothing different here.

Efjayel, if you can PM me your address I'll send a couple of chrome buttons so you can destructively-test the chrome plating.

Andy

[Ginsu Victim]

That's confidence! "Send me your address and I'll let you beat the ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- out of my product!"

[Ken Layton]

Those are NOT bayonet base holders. Same with the LED's. Those are WEDGE base.

[AndyWarne]

Ken,

The holders push into the housings, turn clockwise to engage. The holder-to-housing fitting is bayonet. LEDs are wedge-base though.
Andy

[Ken Layton]

All other "illuminated" style pushbuttons use a snap-in force fit switch/lamp holder. The wording on your site lead me to believe the lamp socket was bayonet.

[fjl]

I believe that the 3 people (yes three, as I got so many replies!) will produce honest reviews.
Practically every product review conducted in magazines etc are written by people who have been given the product free as review samples, so nothing different here.

Efjayel, if you can PM me your address I'll send a couple of chrome buttons so you can destructively-test the chrome plating.

Andy

lol, all right.

You've been very helpful in the past with your products. I'll test them. But expect me to be honest with the review and yes I'll do a destructive torture test on them to so see just how they stand out against me... I mean kids.