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Title: Changeable button lighting
Post by: RayB on June 26, 2004, 01:17:22 am: I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool if you had illuminated buttons, but only the ones needed for a specific game would light up?

A dream I thought, but then today I ran across a usenet posting by someone selling exactly that: A circuit board that will run off a PC and light up different light configurations (or even do animation):

http://web2.airmail.net/~westal/photos/arcalux_ad.htm (http://web2.airmail.net/~westal/photos/arcalux_ad.htm)
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Generic Eric on June 26, 2004, 01:44:10 am: That is cool

There was a member, dinoroger, here a while back that was working on a project very similar to that. It was called LAME I think. DinoRoger kind of dropped of the map though :(

Have you checked on the pricing?
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: rchadd on June 26, 2004, 07:05:17 am: wow that looks cool. pity theres no mpg movies showing it in action.
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Ed ONeill on June 27, 2004, 11:07:17 am: That's cool< but what's the price for such a great idea?

Signed
Ed
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: hunky_artist on June 27, 2004, 11:18:37 am: oohh, I like this idea.... hope you guys find something on it :)
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: SirPoonga on June 27, 2004, 01:35:49 pm: It isn't a new idea, someone pops up with this idea every couple of months and you get to look at someone implementation.
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Xiaou2 on June 27, 2004, 02:46:47 pm: Actaully... theres a lot of cool ideas that are on this that wernt on dinorodegers device.

I love the idea... but hope it goes even further. IE: adding selenoid and motor drivers.

However... why not go all the way and get that 'PC pinball machine controller' pcb built so that we can use it for mame cabs as well as for use in dead pinballs, custom handmade pins, and more.
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Kremmit on June 27, 2004, 02:53:35 pm: Quote from: rchadd on June 26, 2004, 07:05:17 am
wow that looks cool. pity theres no mpg movies showing it in action.

There's a Quicktime movie- right click the 1st picture and click "Save target as.."

Looks pretty cool!
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Tahnok on June 27, 2004, 08:01:13 pm: Hasn't anyone come up with a build it yourself version? Does anyone have schematics on how to build something like this from scratch?
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: crashwg on June 27, 2004, 08:12:38 pm: So... ah... WHERE'S THE LINK?
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Tahnok on June 28, 2004, 12:08:33 am: Quote from: crashwg on June 27, 2004, 08:12:38 pm
So... ah... WHERE'S THE LINK?

It's there in the first post.

WOW!! I just got an Email back from the person selling these and they are not cheap :o ! He quoted me $499 for the version with touch response. Looks like my lights will remain on.
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Xphile on June 28, 2004, 12:22:12 am: "Fair Use" ;)

here's the email he sent me:

"Hi - the base price of the system is $699, but that is somewhat negotiable.
I use only the best rock-solid parts, which drives the price up a bit, but
it makes for a very long-lasting product.

I'm kinda catering to "those who want only the best". It limits my market,
but I've found that the volume it creates is right about what I can handle.
I hand make these and put alot of time into each one.

Let me know if you'd like to know more!

- Wes"

too rich for my blood...about twice the price my cab has cost me..:-)
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Generic Eric on June 28, 2004, 12:26:18 am: eh...no

way too much.
Title: Re:Changeable button lighting
Post by: Knievel on July 11, 2004, 02:31:13 pm: Saw that selling on Ebay for $400 this week, doesn't have the options though...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8116199500&rd=1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62054&item=8116199500&rd=1)