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Title: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: Jellyman_4eva on April 05, 2005, 11:05:55 am

I found this today and am very interested.....

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,30565.msg257830.html#msg257830

However I was wondering if there were transparent microswitch buttons available as opposed to leaf switches and also peoples opinions as to which are best??

Title: Re: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: Flinkly on April 05, 2005, 12:31:33 pm

none exist, that i know of, yet.

Title: Re: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: spiffyshoes on April 05, 2005, 12:42:04 pm

Centsible Amusement Sells some.  But the Micro-Switches aren't included with the buttons.

http://www.centsibleamusements.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=679

Title: Re: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: RayB on April 05, 2005, 01:33:21 pm

Those buttons are convex, not concave. They are more like japanese Sanwa buttons than traditional north american buttons.

Title: Re: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: Kremmit on April 06, 2005, 12:42:02 am

Quote from: Flinkly on April 05, 2005, 12:31:33 pm

also, watch out about the leaf switches, they can't be installed in a 3/4 inch cp.  they were ment for metal panels.

I have several wooden panels with leaf switches on them, what are you talking about?  The leaf switch doesn't know or care what kind of material it's mounted to, nor how thick.  Your leaf button has to be long enough to reach through the wood, is all- which is why they come in more than one length.  Or, if you have buttons that don't reach, you can just rout out some wood.

Title: Re: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: Flinkly on April 06, 2005, 12:51:50 am

sorry, i understood that even the long leaf switches couldn't be mounted in 3/4 inch wood without routering.

Title: Re: Transparent Microswitch buttons??
Post by: CheffoJeffo on April 06, 2005, 02:20:12 pm

Bob's treatise on mounting leaf switch buttons:

http://www.homearcade.org/BBBB/leafsw.html

Cheers.