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Title: What's the latest on these edge-lit/"led ring" pushbuttons I saw on Ond's cab?
Post by: nadcraker on October 22, 2012, 03:07:46 pm: I love the pushbuttons that Ond created for his Retro-Futuristic Mame Cab here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,88912.120.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,88912.120.html)

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/Ond_photos/DSC01418.jpg)

Did getting these mass produced ever happen? I think this would be the only way I would implement LED buttons into my cab. Very classy.
Title: Re: What's the latest on these edge-lit/"led ring" pushbuttons I saw on Ond's cab?
Post by: Nephasth on October 22, 2012, 03:22:19 pm: Quote from: nadcraker on October 22, 2012, 03:07:46 pm
Did getting these mass produced ever happen? I think this would be the only way I would implement LED buttons into my cab. Very classy.

Nope, it's a DIY job.

NinjaSquirrel did something similar on his Black Ops bartop:
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=90051.0;attach=144659;image)

If you don't want to go through all that work modding buttons, you can combine button parts for a "ring of light" effect (not the same, I know):
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=103207.0;attach=187502)
Title: Re: What's the latest on these edge-lit/"led ring" pushbuttons I saw on Ond's cab?
Post by: nadcraker on October 22, 2012, 05:30:27 pm: Hmmm, it's not the same, but it still looks better than lighting up the whole button. Is there a guide or more info available on how to do that?

It looks like you just use clear buttons with regular buttons?
Title: Re: What's the latest on these edge-lit/"led ring" pushbuttons I saw on Ond's cab?
Post by: Nephasth on October 22, 2012, 05:32:32 pm: Quote from: nadcraker on October 22, 2012, 05:30:27 pm
Hmmm, it's not the same, but it still looks better than lighting up the whole button. Is there a guide or more info available on how to do that?

It looks like you just use clear buttons with regular buttons?

Kind of a guide... http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,113154.msg1201658.html#msg1201658 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,113154.msg1201658.html#msg1201658)

Did way more work than what is actually NEEDED.
Title: Re: What's the latest on these edge-lit/"led ring" pushbuttons I saw on Ond's cab?
Post by: nadcraker on October 22, 2012, 06:47:43 pm: Quote from: Nephasth on October 22, 2012, 05:32:32 pm
Quote from: nadcraker on October 22, 2012, 05:30:27 pm
Hmmm, it's not the same, but it still looks better than lighting up the whole button. Is there a guide or more info available on how to do that?

It looks like you just use clear buttons with regular buttons?

Kind of a guide... http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,113154.msg1201658.html#msg1201658 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,113154.msg1201658.html#msg1201658)

Did way more work than what is actually NEEDED.

Cool! Thanks for that. I might do exactly as you did when I get around to my cab.
Title: Re: What's the latest on these edge-lit/"led ring" pushbuttons I saw on Ond's cab?
Post by: Brian74 on October 23, 2012, 08:24:39 pm: Here is a short video of mine with the clear rings. My arcade control panel with rgb buttons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSMK-8b0fB4#)