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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Luigi on June 04, 2006, 08:46:41 am

Title: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Luigi on June 04, 2006, 08:46:41 am

Hi everybody.

Since our MC cab has been gutted to a generic cab we need to replace the buttons.

I have a souce for different cone buttons but I don't know exactly what buttons we need.

Does anybody have an original MC cab and could make a photo of the panel?
Would be great  :)


I guess we need two low cones (silver) with LED for the start buttons and three highcones (black) without LED for the thre missile bases. Is that correct?


Thanks

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: RayB on June 04, 2006, 12:59:32 pm

No. You need 2 black medium cones for start buttons, with red lightable switches.

For fire buttons, you need 3 medium black cones with black switches (non-lighting).

The aluminum ones were not used on Missile Command.

By medium cones I mean the black ones seen here:
http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/images/M/nMissile_Command.jpg

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Havok on June 05, 2006, 03:35:46 pm

And don't use those square buttons! Arrggh!

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 05, 2006, 03:41:27 pm

I thought the fire buttons were lighted volcanos as well, and they flashed until you used up all the missiles at that base. . .  could be wrong, though?

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Luigi on June 06, 2006, 04:06:32 am

Quote from: RayB on June 04, 2006, 12:59:32 pm

No. You need 2 black medium cones for start buttons, with red lightable switches.

For fire buttons, you need 3 medium black cones with black switches (non-lighting).

The aluminum ones were not used on Missile Command.

By medium cones I mean the black ones seen here:
http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/images/M/nMissile_Command.jpg

Oops, I didn't know that medium cones exist  :o

I found this "Frankenpanel", too and don't worry: I won't install others than cone buttons ;)

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: RayB on June 06, 2006, 07:03:03 pm

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on June 05, 2006, 03:41:27 pm

I thought the fire buttons were lighted volcanos as well, and they flashed until you used up all the missiles at that base. . .  could be wrong, though?

I've never heard of that. We could PM Vader88 and ask him. He had an upright. I have the cocktail and it has black non-lit fire buttons.

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Kremmit on June 07, 2006, 01:06:57 am

sbeal had some NOS black (fire) buttons on ebay the other day.  And somebody had some NOS cones, too.

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Havok on June 12, 2006, 07:52:04 am

Quote from: Tiger-Heli on June 05, 2006, 03:41:27 pm

I thought the fire buttons were lighted volcanos as well, and they flashed until you used up all the missiles at that base. . .  could be wrong, though?

Yeah, I remember the fire buttons being lit as well - of course I haven't played an original Missile Command for at least 10 years, so the memory could be going...

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on June 12, 2006, 02:14:48 pm

RayB is correct...... Look in the manual on around page 27 or 30 for Figure 20. (page # depends on your view of it)
http://www.arcadedocs.com/vidmanuals/M/MissileCommand.pdf

62-039   - Player 1 and 2 start - SPDT Momentary Pushbutton Switch with Red Cap and Light Emitting Diode

62-041   - Fire buttons - Black Momentary Pushbutton Switch  (not lit)

033127-01   - ALL buttons - Black Molded Switch Bushing (cone)

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Luigi on June 13, 2006, 07:35:09 am

Thanks for all the information.

I bought NOS firebuttons without cones from safestuff1 at ebay.com

I will have made some aluminium cones like the ones on the Asteroids Panel (I had no others).

So I will order 4 lighted buttons. They have low cones but it's better than nothing and the price is very reasonable.

bye

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: RayB on June 13, 2006, 09:51:25 am

4 lighted? Why 4? Are you restoring 2 machines?

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Luigi on June 13, 2006, 03:59:55 pm

There's a Centipede waiting for some "new" start buttons, too ;)

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: RayB on June 13, 2006, 06:13:12 pm

You lucky, lucky man!

Title: Re: Missile Command - what original buttons?
Post by: Luigi on June 14, 2006, 12:32:39 am

Quote from: RayB on June 13, 2006, 06:13:12 pm

You lucky, lucky man!

not really....the Centipede is in a bad shape and doesn't work. I had the PCB checked, it's ok, so the failure must be elsewhere.

If I'd only win the lottery I'd have enough time for that  ::) .... and money!