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best place for parts (Canada)
« on: January 04, 2010, 09:47:51 pm »
what is the best place to buy arcade parts (buttons, Joysticks, trackball, etc.)
in some cases cheaper is not always better so if a may pick your brains.

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Re: best place for parts
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2010, 09:55:22 pm »
have a look in the wiki and buy sell trade forum at the stickied vendor threads.
you may want to narrow down what you actually want, if you want more specific answers, theres lots of types of buttons etc from different manufacturers and vendors
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oh and where are you, thats a factor too in a small way
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Re: best place for parts
« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2010, 10:17:24 pm »
I'm in nova scotia Canada

I'm going to need a trackball and interface
2 ultrasticks or equivalent
good quality buttons 20 or so not sure if i want them lighted yet or not
I'll need a spinner or 2
are there many multi player spinner games or will one spinner be enough

all i can think of right now

I'm just trying to figure out where to place an order for parts
i want good quality parts i play hard

I'll probably be starting a thread in project announcements soon
i allready have an arcade built but it is a perfect example of how not to build one
after being on this forum  :notworthy: i learned that every decision i made was the wrong one  :laugh2:
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Re: best place for parts
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2010, 10:24:50 pm »
ok well the canadian guys may want to chip in here as i understand the border costs can be an issue, i know cheffojeffo has mentioned a parts supplier in canada.(actually, edit the topic title to include the word canada)
as for the rest, try and read around of the various pros and cons of various makes and models, there'll be info in the review forum and in project threads, its a big lot to choose from so try and pin it down then the best supplier can be recommended, for example if you want happ buttons buy them through this site not happ , but the list of parts is long with many variables


also look at maws on the mame site, its a cross reference of games and the controls they used , you can search that to see if there are multiple spinner games

sorry if it all sounds unhelpful, but just keep reading and youll start to get an idea of which trackball is for you for example then you can get price and supplier recommendations for the parts
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