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Where can I find DEEP CONCAVE buttons??????

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Kremmit:
I think he's talking about the ones you used to see on some of the really old machines; yes they were leaf buttons, but they were deeper than the ones you get now.

spidermonkey:

--- Quote from: Kremmit on September 07, 2004, 12:16:17 pm ---I haven't seen anybody selling those; I think they went extinct along with 2-d, no ending, non-scrolling games. ;)

I'd troll ebay for "control panel" if I was you.

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 ???   I'll have you know that leafswitch buttons are alive and well thank you very much. ;)

Arcade Shop Amusements
Centsible Amusements
Arcade Games.Com
Bob Roberts
Wico
Suzo
Marco Specialties Inc.    All sell leafswitch pushbuttons in translucent and opaque colors. About half of them sell both short and long styles.

Kremmit:

--- Quote from: spidermonkey on September 12, 2004, 12:52:22 am ---
--- Quote from: Kremmit on September 07, 2004, 12:16:17 pm ---I haven't seen anybody selling those; I think they went extinct along with 2-d, no ending, non-scrolling games. ;)

I'd troll ebay for "control panel" if I was you.

--- End quote ---

 ???   I'll have you know that leafswitch buttons are alive and well thank you very much. ;)

Arcade Shop Amusements
Centsible Amusements
Arcade Games.Com
Bob Roberts
Wico
Suzo
Marco Specialties Inc.    All sell leafswitch pushbuttons in translucent and opaque colors. About half of them sell both short and long styles.

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You're missing the point.  Leaf-switch buttons are easy to find, yes.  They are concave, yes.  They are a bit deeper than the ones Happ sells for microswitches, yes.  

But I was referring to the specific buttons koolmoecraig was looking for.  If you find an arcade with some really old machines in it, that haven't had all their parts replaced, you might find some with different buttons, as once upon a time, there were other manufacturers, with different molds.  Some of them had deeper concavities than the ones sold at the places you listed.  They stuck up higher above the lip of the button assembly, as well.

Doesn't anybody besides koolmoecraig and I remember these?

spidermonkey:
Ahh ok.. You're talking about the old Nintendo buttons found in Donkey Kong,DK Junior, Popeye ect.. The old Nintendo buttons sat up REALLY high above the button bezel. The old school Nintendo buttons were actually microswitch operated but they were basically set up just like a regular leafswitch pushbutton. However the button holder was metal instead of plastic and had a lever actuated microswitch instead of a leaf switch. I recently played a Donkey Kong machine down at the Jersey shore and the player two button was original and sat much higher then the player one button which apparently had been replaced. I know exactly what you're talking about now. :) Tom (n2new) is actually reproducing the orange Nintendo buttons for Donkey Kong. I saw them on Ebay recently. He wants like $15.00 a pair :o. If you are restoring a DK then I guess its worth it.

Kremmit:
Nintendo's were one different type.  There were others, too- I want to say Stern originally had 'em, but I'm not sure.

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