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Title: ball top question
Post by: not_so_handy on May 06, 2012, 07:22:10 pm

I have these buttons and unfortunetly a light ball top.  These are the happ classic microswitch buttons and I am using a sanwa JLW-TM-8 joystick. 

(http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/9146/london2012050200071.jpg)

my question is will the Wico balltop off this stick fit on my sanwa?  And do you think thats a close match to the color of the button?

(http://www.arcadeshop.de/images/thumbs_gr/arcade-joyst-wicobt-blau.jpg)

Title: Re: ball top question
Post by: not_so_handy on May 08, 2012, 08:02:52 am

nevermind i got my answer, the balltop is not removable  :badmood:

Title: Re: ball top question
Post by: boardjunkie on May 08, 2012, 08:25:26 am

No...the Wico is molded right onto the shaft. Removable tops weren't common until recently.

Title: Re: ball top question
Post by: dfmaverick on May 08, 2012, 03:10:41 pm

I suppose you could try GGG's Hand Candy's deep blue color or paradisearcade's bubble blue. Both look like they may be a darker blue option.

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=368 (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=368)

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/paradise-arcade-balltops/178-paradise-blue-bubble-tops.html (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/paradise-arcade-balltops/178-paradise-blue-bubble-tops.html)

Paradise also has a Sanwa dark blue.

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/63-sanwa-35mm-balltops (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/en/63-sanwa-35mm-balltops)

Tough to tell from pictures, so maybe inquire with each to see if they can give you an idea how the blue compares.