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Title: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: SOAPboy on July 15, 2005, 10:12:31 pm

Push buttons like these

http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/954002xxxxz.htm

That are NOT light up?

I wanna built a control panel, or just add the buttons to my existing for the game "Got Ca" or whatever its called..

and honestly, 8 bucks PER button, seems a tad steep..

Now, is there another company that has similar, or hell even a size inbetween NORMAL pushbuttons and those "jumbo" ones that arnt lit up..

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: SOAPboy on July 16, 2005, 03:35:42 am

Hate to bump my own thread here.. but its really important :(

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: cid499 on July 16, 2005, 03:52:21 am

Well if you're desperate, cant you just take out the bulb?

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: SOAPboy on July 16, 2005, 03:57:14 am

Quote from: cid499 on July 16, 2005, 03:52:21 am

Well if you're desperate, cant you just take out the bulb?

well. id LIKE to be them to be a little smaller.. but yes if i HAVE to i could.. id rather not tho.. id rather a SOLID color button that isnt 8 bucks a peice because of a lightbulb :(

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: SOAPboy on July 16, 2005, 02:20:06 pm

:(

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: 88mph on July 16, 2005, 06:01:56 pm

You might want to check with some makers of industrial buttons.  They use large non lit buttons for emergency stops on machines all the time.. check out this site for some examples of what I am talking about:

http://www.ab.com/industrialcontrols/products/push_buttons/index.html

You might be able to find a local distributor of industrial electronics that carries a button you may need.  I'm not sure if it will be cheaper than 8 bucks though.  Also, make sure you get a momentary.. sometimes these buttons are the rotate to release type.

Good luck,

88mph

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: b3atmania on July 17, 2005, 03:33:26 pm

Are these the same buttons used on arcade Pop'n Music control panels? I remember them to be much more expensive... Guess I should thank you for bringing this to my attention since I always wanted to build a Pop'n panel.

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: hooded_paladin on July 18, 2005, 02:12:21 pm

Yeah me too.  They used to be like $15 or maybe higher...

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: j123vt_99 on July 18, 2005, 03:06:42 pm

could you buy the clear ones and paint the inside to the color you want?

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: SOAPboy on July 18, 2005, 04:26:21 pm

Quote from: j123vt_99 on July 18, 2005, 03:06:42 pm

could you buy the clear ones and paint the inside to the color you want?

I guess i could.. hell i could handle them being lit up, its non issue, i just didnt want to pay the extra money for some lightbulbs.. :(

Title: Re: Do they make Jumbo
Post by: hooded_paladin on July 18, 2005, 05:50:23 pm

In my uninformed opinion these are as cheap as it gets because these don't sell that much compared to standard pushbuttons.  They were way overpriced before.

How many do you need, anyway?