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Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: Scassidy24 on March 02, 2017, 12:34:56 am
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I Have a DE simpsons cabinet (1990) thats been gutted, I'm tracking down parts lockdown bars, and receivers and coin doors . and flipper buttons.
the original had 1" flipper buttons but all i can locate in north america is 1-1/8" does anybody out there there know if it there is any significant difference" can I just use 1-1/8" buttons?
thanks
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I Have a DE simpsons cabinet (1990) thats been gutted, I'm tracking down parts lockdown bars, and receivers and coin doors . and flipper buttons.
the original had 1" flipper buttons but all i can locate in north america is 1-1/8" does anybody out there there know if it there is any significant difference" can I just use 1-1/8" buttons?
According to page 32 of the manual here (http://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-pinball/T/The_Simpsons_OPS.pdf), the Flipper Button (Item 2) P/N is 500-5026-18.
500-5026 series buttons are 1-1/8".
Scott
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I did order the 1-1/8" buttons even though I'm still not convinced.
That part number which I found is not listed here http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1692
And then I found this here.
https://www.flippersloop.nl/en_GB/a-38485823/buttons/flipper-button-1-white-new/
Anyway I'm assuming that if the extra 1/8" is a problem I can just shim it with a washer or something. I'll post here afterwards for future reference .
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Turns out that the button size isn't as important as the leaf switch. I ordered leaf switches for 1-3/8 buttons. Should have ordered 1-3/8 buttons
For the purpose of a virtual pin setup it is important to note that an arcade control panel button would not fit because of plunger clearance. I took a 1/4" thick piece of basswood and a small strip of cardboard because of it's flexibility to get just the right clearance on the button and a solid contact on the switch. A quick fix but it gets the job done. If I had ordered leaf switches for 1-1/8" instead of the wrong leaf switches (1-3/8) I wouldn't have been doing this quick fix.
Hope this might help anybody else looking to replace flipper buttons on a DE cabinet or convert one to vpin
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