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Sticky buttons?
Franco B:
What buttons are you using and what size did you drill the holes?
If you are using Happ buttons (or similar 1.1" dia buttons) and you used a 1 1/8" drill bit I dont think that the problem will be in the tightness of the holes. I say this because I have drilled panels with a 28mm bit for happ buttons and 28mm is ~0.6mm (0.022") smaller than 1 1/8". When installing the buttons in a 28mm hole they are very tight, much tighter than they would be in a 1 1/8" hole and I haven't had any similar problems as yours.
I'm not sure if the tightness of the nuts will be a problem either unless you have really cranked them up with a nut spanner.
If you get a stuck button again I would take it out of the CP and see if it still sticks, I think the problem is more likely to be with the buttons than with the mounting, just my £0.02.
Kayden:
I have a feeling it is much more likely to be the wood expanding or warping. The two buttons I was having troubles with are right next to each other and nothing has been spilled on my CP.
Lubing the buttons seems to have helped, but who knows what'll happen when it his 100 outside. =(
I'll probably wind up taking a dremmel or a drum sander to it.
Franco B:
Have you tried swapping the buttons for two others?
Kayden:
No. That would mean taking out 4 buttons. Those electric ice buttons are not made for moving repeatedly. Take off the wires for the switch, take off the switch, take off the RGBLED, take off the nut, take out the button. That's a lot to manage when upside down with a quarter inch of work room on all sides.
And at this point, it probably wouldn't tell me much as I lubricated all the buttons just in case.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Franco B on April 16, 2009, 09:38:28 am ---I'm not sure if the tightness of the nuts will be a problem either unless you have really cranked them up with a nut spanner.
--- End quote ---
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