Missile Command - what original buttons?

[Luigi]

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

[RayB]

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

[Havok]

And don't use those square buttons! Arrggh!

[Tiger-Heli]

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?

[Luigi]

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 

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

[RayB]

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.

[Kremmit]

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

[Havok]

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...

[Kevin Mullins]

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)

[Luigi]

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

[RayB]

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

[Luigi]

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

[RayB]

You lucky, lucky man!

[Luigi]

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!