4 years too late...
Will these be compatible with my existing ClassX true-leaf switches?
will there be an option to have them with convex plungers instead the concave ones ?
Didn't you have a clear CLASSX version of these when we talked about them last?
will there be an option to have them with convex plungers instead the concave ones ?
Not sure if this is what you meant to ask. They are slightly convex (i.e. a little rounded outward.) Good those who prefer a flatter button over the dimpled ones, and for the fighters crowd.
$6.60 for 1 RGB button... Ouch. :(
Should I have not offered the option?
Surely there has got to be a more affordable RGB solution for these buttons.
Surely there has got to be a more affordable RGB solution for these buttons.
You'll have to trust me when I say there's not.
I don't trust you when you say that, because I know for a fact that 12V RGB LEDs can be had wholesale for a fraction of a dollar.
Not saying don't offer the "high end" LEDs. It's your ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, handle it however you want, but don't spread lies.
I don't trust you when you say that, because I know for a fact that 12V RGB LEDs can be had wholesale for a fraction of a dollar.
Not saying don't offer the "high end" LEDs. It's your ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, handle it however you want, but don't spread lies.
The Helio9's are a custom assembled circuit board, 24" wires x4, and 3 RGB LED with the proper resistors, and they cost a lot more than you think.
If the "Neph Rings" you were offering to folks included 4 of those "fraction of a dollar" RGB LED's and about 30 cents worth of acrylic. Why did they cost $14? The obvious answer is that the person (I'm assuming it was you) who actually assembled them has a right to be compensated for their time, as did the individual who invested in the laser to cut them for you. Why do you seek to deprive others of the same consideration, when providing a service to the community which might otherwise not exist?
In all honesty, I will make almost nothing on the RGB option as my time is more valuable elsewhere. But I knew folks would want the option, so It was offered. But Neph really has me seriously considering removing it. So I'll ask the opinion of others here. Is it valuable to you to have the option, or is it offending others as well?
Nephasth, seriously if you don't want to pay that much spend your money elsewhere.
I don't have a dog in this, but I do have to stand up for Neph Rings. Neph took the time to custom design plates to match the specifications of each person ordering from him. I'm sure he could have made some universal hack together kit that would have been a PITA, but everything was a perfect fit to my hardware, and it looked perfect as well.
Also, he custom changed out mine from RGB to 3x Red for me at no cost. He spread a lot of awesomeness at his personal expense, $14 was a steal.
-Acrylic plate laser cut and etched: $6 (my cost)
I don't have a dog in this, but I do have to stand up for Neph Rings. Neph took the time to custom design plates to match the specifications of each person ordering from him. I'm sure he could have made some universal hack together kit that would have been a PITA, but everything was a perfect fit to my hardware, and it looked perfect as well.
Also, he custom changed out mine from RGB to 3x Red for me at no cost. He spread a lot of awesomeness at his personal expense, $14 was a steal.
It was used only as an example I thought he might better understand, than one which he was not intimately familiar with.
Post some "under the hood" pics of these Eclipse buttons to help this simpleton understand, please.
Post some "under the hood" pics of these Eclipse buttons to help this simpleton understand, please.
Buy a monochromatic one, and an RGB one to compare. It will be quite obvious, with the exception of the initial de-soldering the Helio9 base. ;)
I don't have a dog in this, but I do have to stand up for Neph Rings. Neph took the time to custom design plates to match the specifications of each person ordering from him. I'm sure he could have made some universal hack together kit that would have been a PITA, but everything was a perfect fit to my hardware, and it looked perfect as well.
Also, he custom changed out mine from RGB to 3x Red for me at no cost. He spread a lot of awesomeness at his personal expense, $14 was a steal.
You misunderstand. I was defending his price, and he has every right to charge it. It's a fair price. It was used only as an example I thought he might better understand, than one which he was not intimately familiar with.
I am merely standing up for him doing his work as a genuine service that quite obviously did not pad his wallet.
I could charge less and just throw the parts in a box, leaving it up to the end user to do all of the modifications to make them work. But it's not a reasonable thing to do in this instance, and I'd rather have them not be sold, than to have unhappy customers thinking they received an incomplete solution.
Did somebody shoot someone's dog? I feel like I missed something.
Did somebody shoot someone's dog? I feel like I missed something.
Yeah really. Don't like it? Think it's over priced? Can do it better yourself? Don't buy it.
Really? What am I selling? Nothing. Try to keep up.
Really? What am I selling? Nothing. Try to keep up.
I'm caught up.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,132983.msg1368093.html#msg1368093 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,132983.msg1368093.html#msg1368093)
Have a wonderful day.
FYI - quickest way to get me to STFU... Don't quote my posts or talk about me.FYI - there is one quicker way . . . Are you lobbying for the mods to exercise that option? :police:
P.S. If you did another run of Neph-rings, you would fall under the current BYOAC definition (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,141620.msg1465552.html#msg1465552) of "vendor" and the thread would be moved to "Retail Vendors", same as the rablack97, SlammedNiss, and ponyboy threads. ;D
Don't worry folks, there won't be another run, so you can stop calling people vendors. Put the gun away, Barney Fife.
Ok, they are finally up on the store :)Didn't you have a clear CLASSX version of these when we talked about them last?
I have the CLASSX in clear, so yes, one could buy those, and the matching black CLASSX button to get a similar effect. But we can't offer them pre-configured that way at a reasonable price point, due to the parts waste.
P.S. If you did another run of Neph-rings, you would fall under the current BYOAC definition (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,141620.msg1465552.html#msg1465552) of "vendor" and the thread would be moved to "Retail Vendors", same as the rablack97, SlammedNiss, and ponyboy threads. ;D
Never going to happen, Bucko.
But I will say this, if this product announcement was in the Vendor forum, I would have never posted in it. Main forum is fair game for opinions.
Has anyone done a review of these, or used on a project? I'd like to see how they look in different lighting conditions.