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Are "Nintendo buttons" just long Wico Leafswitch buttons?

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javeryh:

I'm specifically asking about Donkey Kong, I guess, since that is what I'll be restoring.  Lizardlick is selling Wico NOS  Long Leafswitch Pushbuttons for $2.00 each and I'm wondering if these are the exact same ones used in a Donkey Kong cab.  I am pretty sure the regular Happs buttons are 1/16" too big for the CP holes.  MikesArcade sells a "Donkey Kong" set but for $15.  I'd love to get them new for $6.75 (including the Pal Nut) though.

Thanks!

mrclean:

different get them from mikesarcade.com you can get them ea. button is 5 bucks or buy the set... http://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=PBSET-TKG

javeryh:

Really?  They look so similar:

Mike's:



Lizardlick (long):



Lizardlick (short):



CheffoJeffo:

You can see the difference in the pics you posted if you look at the "body" of the button (e.g. the part that goes through the hole).

Here is a lousy pic of two buttons from my Big Box o' Buttons with a spacer ring from a VS control panel. The Wico has a bigger body (the Nintendo button is just a hair narrower than a standard Happ button).



javeryh:

Thanks for the info!  I guess I'll be ordering from Mike's.  I should probably go all out and get the BUTTON HOLDERS and MICROSWITCHES too, right?  $41.25 +tax and shipping for three buttons, the holders and the switches seems pricey to me but I want to do this right...

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