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Some last-minute questions before I order CP parts...
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Bobulus:
Oh, darnit, I waited too long and now the NovaGem buttons are sold out.  :badmood:
DashRendar:
Looking at Lizard Lick's website (http://www.lizardlick.com/pages/pushbuttons.shtml), there doesn't seem to be much difference between the Happ and the iL buttons.


--- Quote ---IL Translucent Pushbutton with Horizontal Microswitch
Virtually identical to the Happ buttons above, but translucent. These are actually made in the same molds that IL used to use when they made Happ's buttons. They look great when illuminated from below. Fits standard 1.125" hole, includes Cherry microswitch with .187" terminals, and black nylon mounting nut.
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Not sure which Happ buttons you're looking at, but the ones I've seen have a black collar- where the iL buttons have the same color collar as the button itself. 

There might also be a difference with the plastic used.  Some issues with cheap translucent buttons is that they don't light up very brightly because of the plastic used.
Bobulus:
Ack, I am guilty of something I get annoyed with others for doing...not updating when the problem is solved!

Novagem buttons went back into stock a few days after my last post, and so I just ordered a whole pile of them. Comparing them to the Happs non-translucent buttons that I already had, they are very, very similar. The only even minor differences is that they've got slightly longer threads and the microswitch seems to seat every-so-slightly less tightly. (I can jiggle it a bit more).

So I probably could have gone with one of the other resellers, but this was just more convenient.
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