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| JC:
Hi, I recently ordered some blue Happ Pushbutton With Horizontal Microswitch. From the picture located on the Happ web site, it looked like the blue was light shade that would go perfectly with my cabinet theme. I recently received the buttons, and the blue is a navy blue that's quite a bit darker, and really throws off the look of the cab. Light blue balltop on the U360 (pic from lettuce's thread): Light blue t-molding: So far it's a perfect match... now on to the Happ buttons. Blue pushbuttons on Happ's web site: Close enough, right? wrong :'( Here's the actual Happ blue button: They even look darker in person. And here is another good view of the color mismatch from DK's U360 review post: The color I'm really looking for (and thought I was getting) is more akin to this: Product page for those light blue buttons is here. However I need something that can be used with a wooden control panel.... preferably a concave button, although it looks like all of this may be wishful thinking. Any ideas? I'm really bummed out about this :( Thanks, JC |
| Blanka:
http://www.arcadeshop.de/Sanwa-Buttons-Sanwa-OBSF-24-blue_593.html?osCsid=5b748c6a6bb97ebc2d995f04acb465c8 Edit: they are actualy the same I guess. But you can mount them in wood. And no concave either. |
| scotthh:
How about leaf buttons from Bob Roberts? He's got at least 3 shades of blue. Of course you'll then want to replace all the buttons since they'll feel different... |
| JC:
--- Quote from: Blanka on September 10, 2008, 08:09:43 am ---http://www.arcadeshop.de/Sanwa-Buttons-Sanwa-OBSF-24-blue_593.html?osCsid=5b748c6a6bb97ebc2d995f04acb465c8 Edit: they are actualy the same I guess. But you can mount them in wood. And no concave either. --- End quote --- Can these really be used in wood panels, perhaps with an adapter I'm not aware of? Both arcadeshop and lizardlick mention "strictly for metal control panels only." Thanks, JC |
| JC:
--- Quote from: scotthh on September 10, 2008, 08:23:23 am ---How about leaf buttons from Bob Roberts? He's got at least 3 shades of blue. Of course you'll then want to replace all the buttons since they'll feel different... --- End quote --- The "lightest blue" is listed as "long" which I'm guessing would fit in a wooden CP. So it perhaps could do the trick, however it looks like he's really backlogged at the moment, not to mention dealing with Gustav's aftermath. I've heard a lot of concerns about leaf buttons though, e.g. that they are no longer manufactured, that they are a pain to install, and that they require frequent cleaning. How much of that should I be concerned with? Thanks for everyone's help. Cheers, JC |
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