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Title: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: Paradroid on July 16, 2018, 05:16:53 pm
I bought cheap 1P and 2P buttons for my cabs from eBay and they just don't last: the black image printed on the white plastic disappears fast with use. Some of the buttons are pure white now... no image at all!

Does anyone know of some replacements that don't suffer this fate?

Cheers!
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: paigeoliver on July 16, 2018, 06:50:53 pm
That isn't normal, I suspect you might have got them from a source that was doing their own printing on the buttons or something. They normally don't even look like that after 20 years on location.

Tornado Terry's sells real Happ buttons, here are the start buttons you want.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HAPP-ARCADE-GAME-PLAYER-START-BUTTONS-BUTTON-WKS-MAME-TM-JAMMA/380431856803?epid=1831781630 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/HAPP-ARCADE-GAME-PLAYER-START-BUTTONS-BUTTON-WKS-MAME-TM-JAMMA/380431856803?epid=1831781630)
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: Paradroid on July 16, 2018, 08:43:40 pm
Quote from: paigeoliver on July 16, 2018, 06:50:53 pm
Tornado Terry's sells real Happ buttons, here are the start buttons you want.

Perfect! Thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: mrclean on July 17, 2018, 08:44:41 am
Another tip I can give you regardless of where you buy them from is to use clear nail polish / or a clear protective film/spray. Also you can get vinyl button logo's as an alternative. 
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: Malenko on July 17, 2018, 08:54:22 am
Quote from: Paradroid on July 16, 2018, 08:43:40 pm
Quote from: paigeoliver on July 16, 2018, 06:50:53 pm
Tornado Terry's sells real Happ buttons, here are the start buttons you want.

Perfect! Thanks for the tip.

+1 for Tornado Terry

Also, you might wanna replace those crummy sticks.
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: Paradroid on July 17, 2018, 04:10:17 pm
Quote from: Malenko on July 17, 2018, 08:54:22 am
Also, you might wanna replace those crummy sticks.

Haha! MCAs maybe junk but it's all us Aussies and Kiwis know! That's the industry 'gold' standard here. ;)
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: ivwshane on July 18, 2018, 07:30:26 am
If you want to be super cheap, you can make your own button labels using tape and a laser printer. I tried it out myself and I had really good results!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Clear-Stickers/ (http://www.instructables.com/id/Clear-Stickers/)
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: Malenko on July 18, 2018, 09:05:38 am
Quote from: Paradroid on July 17, 2018, 04:10:17 pm
Haha! MCAs maybe junk but it's all us Aussies and Kiwis know! That's the industry 'gold' standard here. ;)

They weren't the sticks I thought they were then, my bad.  Still... if you're gonna pay for shipping from Texas you mine as well add a couple happ comps to the shopping cart. :)
Title: Re: Looking for 1P and 2P buttons that don't wear out quick?
Post by: Zebidee on July 30, 2018, 09:10:28 am
Quote from: Malenko on July 18, 2018, 09:05:38 am
Quote from: Paradroid on July 17, 2018, 04:10:17 pm
Haha! MCAs maybe junk but it's all us Aussies and Kiwis know! That's the industry 'gold' standard here. ;)

They weren't the sticks I thought they were then, my bad.  Still... if you're gonna pay for shipping from Texas you mine as well add a couple happ comps to the shopping cart. :)

Heh, I once put happ comp joys into a cab I made for a friend... and after a little while he asked me to change them out for some somewhat-used MCA joysticks, just like the OP's! These guys have few parts, a solid rubber boot in the bottom and they never seem to wear out.