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CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: Level42 on August 03, 2005, 04:27:38 am ---But again my question: will a small sized holder and a short sized button work on a metal CP ? If that's the case, I can order at www.arcadeshop.de

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In a word ... no.

Some pictures may help ... below you will see two short buttons mounted in a metal panel -- one with a "small" holder (on the left) and one with a "large" holder (on the right). As you can see, the small holder doesn't sit flush against the panel since the button bezel sticks through the metal panel. The large holder is hollow, surrounds the button bezel and sits flush against the panel.

Bob Roberts has a good photo tutorial on leafs on his site:

http://homearcade.org/BBBB/

Hope that helps.

Cheers.

Cheers.

whammoed:
In an email from bob once, for metal panels he suggested skipping the spacers altogether and placing a piece of plywood (or any wood) under the panel drilled out for the buttons.  Essentially gives you one spacer for all your buttons.  Haven't gotten into it yet but it sounds like a good idea.

RayB:

--- Quote from: Level42 on August 03, 2005, 04:27:38 am ---You guys mean something like this ?

Well, the buttons would be in the bin straight away, and I guess the leafs belong there too after what looks like years-and years of (ab)use :)

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No, you don't necessarily need to throw out the leaf switches. Replacement ones are of cheaper quality than these originals, so I would keep them unless they are all bent up. You have to understand that leafswitches are just two flexible pieces of metal. They don't really "wear out".

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: whammoed on August 03, 2005, 09:56:29 am ---In an email from bob once, for metal panels he suggested skipping the spacers altogether and placing a piece of plywood (or any wood) under the panel drilled out for the buttons.  Essentially gives you one spacer for all your buttons.  Haven't gotten into it yet but it sounds like a good idea.

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This would seem to be a great idea and would solve the problem cleanly.

Cheers.

CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: RayB on August 03, 2005, 10:56:17 am ---
--- Quote from: Level42 on August 03, 2005, 04:27:38 am ---You guys mean something like this ?

Well, the buttons would be in the bin straight away, and I guess the leafs belong there too after what looks like years-and years of (ab)use :)

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No, you don't necessarily need to throw out the leaf switches. Replacement ones are cheaper than these originals, so I would keep them unless they are all bent up. You have to understand that leafswitches are just two flexible pieces of metal. They don't really "wear out".


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I would even keep the buttons ... you never know when they will come in handy and some of them (almost certainly not the white ones, though) might clean up nicely and save you some $$$ in the future.

Cheers.

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