Also, will it be possible to switch the microswitch to leafsYes....PonyBoy sells adapter leaf switches that fit any Microswitch button.
is replacing the LED possible or is it made so that once the LED burns out, you have to replace the whole button? Would suck if that was the case.
Is the brightness adjustable?
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Man Randy, you keep coming up with new stuff all the time. Is this all you do all day, work on new toys for us big boys? :dizzy:
Man Randy, you keep coming up with new stuff all the time. Is this all you do all day, work on new toys for us big boys? :dizzy:
Yes. ;D
RandyT
If I wanted to run these without an LED-Wiz, what voltage would I need to feed 'em, and what's the approximate current draw?
If I wanted to run these without an LED-Wiz, what voltage would I need to feed 'em, and what's the approximate current draw?I am going to guess that 5v will be the necessary voltage because they work with Randy's LED-Wiz boards.
Will there be colors other then red or blue available?
No more new products until you finish the 49-ways. :angry:
Yet another fine addition to your product line. Now get back to work!
If I wanted to run these without an LED-Wiz, what voltage would I need to feed 'em, and what's the approximate current draw?I am going to guess that 5v will be the necessary voltage because they work with Randy's LED-Wiz boards.
That's correct. The resistors were selected for 5v operation. The current draw is 100ma, so don't try to use them with anything that is designed only to run a single LED. If one wanted them only to be illuminated and not have dynamic control, they could be directly attached to the 5v line of the PC power supply.
On a related note, to be safe, I would recommend using a maximum of 4 per output of the LED-Wiz, if one wished to share outputs. This probably won't be necessary for these, however, as they are monochromatic and need only 1 output per button. This means that 32 of them could be driven from a single LED-Wiz.
RandyT
No more new products until you finish the 49-ways. :angry:
Yet another fine addition to your product line. Now get back to work!
The sticks are finished, He is still working on the new interface (GPWiz49 V2). I am anxiously waiting for these new boards too. He keeps thinking of new features to add to them. Then he has to work on the communications system for the software. Finally test the bagebies out of them before the release. He'll get them done soon.
Also keep in mind that he is a one man operation that has to deal with customer service issues. He had a spot last week where he needed to fix a bug found in one of his production boards. Randy's customer service is one of the best in any business. I think that this is because he likes this hobby has much as we do.
Randy, I have a suggestion for these new buttons. How about sticking a RBG LED in a clear version. I like the ICE buttons for this but it would be interesting to see a comparison. Grab a piece of wood, mount all the colors and an ICE button next to each one set on a similar color. This way we can see which one we like better to purchase.
I am making progress on the interface. There are so many settings for them, I decided to make a developer's OCX right out of the gate. Then my own control software can use it, and anyone who might want to add support from their applications will be able to as well. The firmware is, I believe, finally complete.
I don't like the idea of the un-lit buttons being white. If the buttons were more like the tinted glass color used for some of the screen covers then it would look black when it was un-lit and it wouldn't effect the color that you put behind it when it was lit.
If I wanted to run these without an LED-Wiz, what voltage would I need to feed 'em, and what's the approximate current draw?I am going to guess that 5v will be the necessary voltage because they work with Randy's LED-Wiz boards.
That's correct. The resistors were selected for 5v operation. The current draw is 100ma, so don't try to use them with anything that is designed only to run a single LED. If one wanted them only to be illuminated and not have dynamic control, they could be directly attached to the 5v line of the PC power supply.
On a related note, to be safe, I would recommend using a maximum of 4 per output of the LED-Wiz, if one wished to share outputs. This probably won't be necessary for these, however, as they are monochromatic and need only 1 output per button. This means that 32 of them could be driven from a single LED-Wiz.
RandyT
FYI If you want to use these with MaLa Hardware / Iowarrior 40 there is no problem
FYI If you want to use these with MaLa Hardware / Iowarrior 40 there is no problem
Careful there. You have to qualify that statement. If you have a pre-assembled board or a board with all those resistors in place already, you will need to modify it before these will work. The current draw will probably cause the existing resistors on the MaLa board to get very hot and possibly start smoldering. :o
RandyT
No offence loadman, but it's probably a bit disrespectful to make a post about another commercial product in Randy's thread.
Randy-
What are the benefits of one of these over the Electric Ice buttons with an RGB drive? Seems like the EI buttons would be better given the ability to run multiple colors (though they would take up more inputs in the LEDWhiz).
Hey RandyT, I left you a PM days ago but apparently you're not answering it so I'll ask here instead.
I'm planning on getting the Electric Ice buttons from GGG with the LED RGB drives. But I'm also interested in the leaf switches from Ponyboy since I don't want the clicky sound of the microswitches. I'm just wondering if its possible to add the leaf switches if the buttons will have the RGB LED drive in them. Will they still fit? Well actually I don't even know if the leaf switches will work even without the RGB drive. Are the Electric Ice buttons set so only microswitches fit? Please clarify...
Randy-
What are the benefits of one of these over the Electric Ice buttons with an RGB drive? Seems like the EI buttons would be better given the ability to run multiple colors (though they would take up more inputs in the LEDWhiz).
I don't think you would run an RGB drive through the NovaGem's. They are made for single LED's in mind. You would need all three outputs to make white and then the colour's wouldn't mix properly through the clear plastic. I wonder if Randy makes single colour LED drives that are as simple to install as the RGB drives?
What are the benefits of one of these over the Electric Ice buttons with an RGB drive? Seems like the EI buttons would be better given the ability to run multiple colors (though they would take up more inputs in the LEDWhiz).
Hey RandyT, I left you a PM days ago but apparently you're not answering it so I'll ask here instead.
I'm planning on getting the Electric Ice buttons from GGG with the LED RGB drives. But I'm also interested in the leaf switches from Ponyboy since I don't want the clicky sound of the microswitches. I'm just wondering if its possible to add the leaf switches if the buttons will have the RGB LED drive in them. Will they still fit? Well actually I don't even know if the leaf switches will work even without the RGB drive. Are the Electric Ice buttons set so only microswitches fit? Please clarify...
I realize that the RGB drives arent made for the NovaGem's. I'm wondering why the NovaGems with only one color are better than the EI buttons with the possibility of many colors. They are priced that way, which would lead me to believe that Randy thinks they're better.
If you do a search on here, someone (Santoro maybe?) did a little writeup of what needs to be done to accommodate the RGB-Drive boards. A piece of plastic needed to be whittled off of the switch adapter, but it was reported that it worked. I cannot verify as I don't have any of these adapters.
Thanks for that link but thats a write up for some standard button that doesn't even use the LED RGB drive since you have to drill a hole into the button itself. I'm concerned about the Electric Ice button which I assume is built differently from a standard button since its pre manufactured to accomodate the RGB drive. I already read somewhere that the Electric Ice buttons are longer than the standard buttons.
Thanks for that link but thats a write up for some standard button that doesn't even use the LED RGB drive since you have to drill a hole into the button itself. I'm concerned about the Electric Ice button which I assume is built differently from a standard button since its pre manufactured to accomodate the RGB drive. I already read somewhere that the Electric Ice buttons are longer than the standard buttons.
Another question I asked you on the PM was if you have P1 and P2 Electric Ice buttons. If not, what should I do to add the little P1 and P2 men on top of the button? Also what should I do if I want to add my own text to an EI button like PAUSE and CREDIT?
Any eta - or is there enough demand for orange Novagems? I would very much like 6 of them, but not sure if that's a popular enough color. :dunno
Another thing that I think could be unique, is if you managed to illuminate a clear button purple, I was looking at some examples in this older thread of clear buttons with leds (not sure if these are the same type of clear buttons) http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=37034.360
Another thing that I think could be unique, is if you managed to illuminate a clear button purple, I was looking at some examples in this older thread of clear buttons with leds (not sure if these are the same type of clear buttons) http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=37034.360
you should be able to do purple with the Electric Ice buttons and an RGB drive.
A cab with a purple and orange color scheme would probably look awesome.
I should add that I'm not looking for things like audio-controlled lights or flashing or anything...I just want them to light up.
Unfortunately, there are no purple translucents, so no way to offer that color currently, other than to use the Electric ICE buttons.
Another thing that I think could be unique, is if you managed to illuminate a clear button purple, I was looking at some examples in this older thread of clear buttons with leds (not sure if these are the same type of clear buttons) http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=37034.360
Good to hear about the oranges :) I'll be ordering some very soon.
In my post above w/ a link there's a clear button pictured in that thread with purple leds, doesn't look too bad.
It is possible that Randy doesn't have purple as an option from his LED supplier or they are not powerful enough to match the others.
I found several LED suppliers using Google that have the purple that you are looking for but I don't know if they would work the same as Randy's Button Blaster LEDs. Most of the purple LEDs I found had a luminosity (power) of 150 - 500 mcd (micro candle display). I don't know the luminosity of the LEDs that Randy carries so I cannot compare them.
The ButtonBlaster LED's are in the thousands of mcd, and have an appropriately wider view angle for lighting buttons. But don't confuse the ButtonBlaster LED's with the light source in the NovaGems. Light output in the NovaGem modules is roughly 5x that of the ButtonBlaster LED's.
RandyT