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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: wildclay on February 27, 2012, 04:29:38 pm
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This is a spin-off of the "Is this trackball Illuminated?" post I made earlier today... Posting it reminded me of a second question I've been meaning to ask:
Does anyone know of any sites or manufacturers that sell... ?
(1) Purple/Violet translucent concave buttons? Solid purple ones are readily available, but I have not yet been able to find translucent purple buttons.
(2) 3" Marble/Swirl-style translucent trackballs (that already are or can be illuminated), whether it's just a replacement ball or a Happ assembly that comes with one?
Example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/360145989710?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/360145989710?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649)
(Note: I already checked and this one is not illuminated, even though it kind of looks like it is)
Thanks!
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(1) Purple/Violet translucent concave buttons? Solid purple ones are readily available, but I have not yet been able to find translucent purple buttons.
Get the clear transluscent IL buttons from Paradise Arcade Shop and a matching RGB module and make your own purple buttons. That what I ended up doing.
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GGG is making purple concave buttons. I believe he's just waiting for them to come in. I'm waiting on purple from him for my cab. I've already got a set of orange ones that look amazing when lit.
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=281 (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=281)
The purple aren't listed yet, but they're coming.
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The purple aren't listed yet, but they're coming.
Don't hold your breath...
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Thanks for the replies. Yotsuya, your suggestion has come to my mind, thanks. I may buy the clear translucent buttons and use RGBs for them, then use white LED for the rest of my colored buttons.
Anyone have any suggestions with regard to Marble translucent trackballs? :)
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Thanks for the replies. Yotsuya, your suggestion has come to my mind, thanks. I may buy the clear translucent buttons and use RGBs for them, then use white LED for the rest of my colored buttons.
Anyone have any suggestions with regard to Marble translucent trackballs? :)
If you do Paradise, you can buy colored LEDs to match the button. White washes out the button, wereas using an LED the same color provides a richer color.
I bought 6 red and 6 blue transluscents with matching color LEDs. The only problem is that you'll have to do some soldering. I didn't mind because I want to learn how to solder, but it took me time on two days to do all 12.
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Nice, thanks for the suggestion regarding matching LEDs. For the soldering you mentioned, do the electic and ground wires need to be soldered to the LEDs? What interface are you using to power and control your LEDs; are you using the Ultimarc PacLED64 or a GGG LED-Wiz? How do you like them?
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On the single color LEDs, I soldered the ground to one side and the power lead to the opposite side. The other corners have pads as well, and I discovered that if I soldered lines to those two and spliced them to the power, I could triple the brightness, so I did that. I'd post a picture, but I'm at work. It works well, though.
On the machines I am using my RGB buttons, I am using an GP+LED-Wiz. Since this machine just has one joystick and only 4 buttons, the GP+LED-Wiz worked perfectly. On the cab that is going to have the 12 lit Red and Blue buttons, I am currently using a LED-Wiz. Since I am just lighting single color buttons, this also works perfectly. In fact, it currently is lighting red and blue buttons, but I don't like the shape. I prefer the tradition Happ/IL pushbutton, so that's why I'm going IL translucents all around. Oh, I also have a Ultimarc Pac-LED put aside for a project, but I haven't used it yet. It's the older style, not the 64 port one. If I were to get the PacLED64, I'd probably just buy everything, buttons included, from Ultimarc since they seem to be made to connect effortlessly.
For a good tutorial on lighting and wiring, check out my homie Nephasth's Two-Headed Beast build, starting with this (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108719.msg1167130#msg1167130) post as well as this one (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108719.msg1177518#msg1177518). I learned a lot from it and used it in both builds. After I wired the LEDs the other night, I drilled holes in my buttons and ran the wires through.
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For a good tutorial on lighting and wiring, check out my homie Nephasth's Two-Headed Beast build, starting with this (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108719.msg1167130#msg1167130) post as well as this one (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108719.msg1177518#msg1177518). I learned a lot from it and used it in both builds. After I wired the LEDs the other night, I drilled holes in my buttons and ran the wires through.
Thanks for the kudos! It's nice to see that kind of stuff still being referenced as an example. :)
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For a good tutorial on lighting and wiring, check out my homie Nephasth's Two-Headed Beast build, starting with this (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108719.msg1167130#msg1167130) post as well as this one (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108719.msg1177518#msg1177518). I learned a lot from it and used it in both builds. After I wired the LEDs the other night, I drilled holes in my buttons and ran the wires through.
Thanks for the kudos! It's nice to see that kind of stuff still being referenced as an example. :)
I learned a lot from your build. I still owe you pictures of my setup, in fact!