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Stobe:
Randy,
Despite the words and actions of a very few here, we do very much appreciate all that you do for the hobby.
I've been ordering stuff from you since you had a 1 page website :) , and I've never been disappointed.
As far as reliability? I'm pretty certain I would never get 1,000,000 button clicks on one of these before you come out with a newer product that I'd replace it with ;D
-Stobe
kowal:
Metal Slug 1 - 10.000 shots to to finish game
1.000.000 = 100x 1CC
this is not a lot of.
cherry have 10.000.000
honywell 30.000.000
omron 50.000.000
RandyT:
Thanks for the words of support.
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on September 26, 2007, 05:08:49 pm ---Question: A while back 1Up posted a suggestion of removing the springs from standard microswitches to make the actuation easier and faster. I tried that and liked it. Have you tried that with these? And if so, does it help, or do these really need the springs back, or is it a personal preference type thing?
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That's actually something I have suggested quite often as well. But in this case, I don't recommend it. The feel would be the same as relying on only a leaf switch and no spring. Not a strong enough return.
--- Quote from: kowal on September 27, 2007, 09:53:24 am ---Metal Slug 1 - 10.000 shots to to finish game
1.000.000 = 100x 1CC
this is not a lot of.
cherry have 10.000.000
honywell 30.000.000
omron 50.000.000
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Finishing Metal Slug 100 times before you destroyed a switch seems like an awful long time to me. How many hours of constant use to you suppose that equates to?
I have seen these "ratings" crawl upward over the years and it's not due to increases in quality. It's marketing. Who is counting every click of a $1.00 button, and when called on it, what manufacturer will have a problem replacing a "faulty" switch that costs them 5 cents in parts to produce? But the numbers sure look impressive when compared to their competition. The issue is made even worse when some independent distributors start assigning their own numbers that are based on nothing.
All switches fail eventually, and if you have been paying any attention to some of the posts in forums like these, you'd see that Cherry switches usually don't see anything near that longevity.
I also think you are using questionable sources for at least one of your ratings. Please tell me where, either on the Cherry website, or in this document, it states that the series of switches used in pushbuttons (K-Series) have that longevity. Otherwise, please do proper research to avoid posting incorrect information that might adversely affect others.
RandyT
xmenxmen:
I will be ordering some soon. They will be replacing the 1st button switch on each player. Now I can say I can get even closer to the arcade feel. Thanks for yet another great product.
ahofle:
Awesome work Randy. :cheers:
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