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Translucent Leaf-Button Lighting 101
Level42:
Maybe also will work ok, but then you definitly need at least two LED's, like Knievl's original. The fact that the LED is IN the buttonholder makes that the light is transmitted within the plastic of the buttonholder too (not only directly in the button itself) I guess this gives it a more "even" lighting...not sure though didn't test, and I used Red, which is probably easier to light then Knievl's blue buttons....
Knievel:
Nice job. :) Good to see someone else trying it.
If you want lighted buttons you just can't beat the leafs! The ring is definitely the secret to the even lighting.
Level42:
Thanks Knievl. Indeed the buttonholder is doing much of the trick. Besides: leaf switches ROCK ! When adjusted properly, you can fire a lot quicker than with microswitches.
No clickerdieclick and also adjustable to your "taste" (contactmoment). It just feels better....just MHO
Anybody noticed I used a Tungsten contact leaf for my #1 (fire) button ? All the others are the (little bit cheaper) silver contacts. Figured this button will work about 10 times as much as the others. On another thread I read that the Tungsten conctacts are only really needed for high currents, and that it wouldn't make any difference in this application. We'll see. I think both are good quality so far....
I also noticed that people use the hole to screw the buttonholder to the panel. Is that really neccesary ? On the Suzo catalogue it says "buttonholder with lamp mounting" so I figured that extra hole was for mounting some kind of lamp holder...
Of course, it won't do any harm to do it :) Also prevents turning of the holder I guess...mmm where's that screwdriver....
lettuce:
So the Lightable Horizontal Pushbuttons from Groovygamegear, are'nt as effective as these leafswitch mods then???
Level42:
Hey Lettuce, I only noticed your reply just now. Remember this was done long before GroovyGameGear came up with their lirghtable buttons. I've only seen pictures of those and they too look good to me, although different in the general effect. If you put Ponyboy's leaf switches on them, I guess you must be about the same as this solution. My only thought about those small leaf switches is how they feel, since the blades are a lot smaller of course. Space wise, a GGG with Ponyboy's leafs is a lot better than this solution. And the "regular" leafs seem to be getting rare.
I personaly just don't like microswitches, so that's why I choose this solution back then.
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