Found and No Longer Needed: WTB Square button like in this photo.

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Does anybody have or know of a source to find a white button or button cover like the one photoed here? Much appreciated.

If it matters this is a 1979 Sega cabinet..
 

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Can you take a picture of under the control panel?
Trying to figure out if these are cinematronics buttons or not.

Cinematronics and Sega had some mingling where they made some Sundance cabinets in these Asteroids cabinets (i assume this is a sega asteroids)
 
Can you take a picture of under the control panel?
Trying to figure out if these are cinematronics buttons or not.

Cinematronics and Sega had some mingling where they made some Sundance cabinets in these Asteroids cabinets (i assume this is a sega asteroids)
Yes here is the underside. Wow I need to clean this wiring up I see.. Yes on the Sega Asteroids..
 

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Yup. Congratulations! Looks like you have a Sundance cabinet that was factory converted to Asteroids! You can tell by the grid layout under the Control Panel.
Read this link for more interesting info about that: https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/02/17/sega-sundance-unearthed/

So that button doesn't look like the ones that are on Cinematronics/Vectorbeam space wars and other games. See below picture.
These ones had to have their reed switches attached to a PCB.
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Yours are a different model, so I'm guessing SEGA outsourced them.

Often I've looked at cash registers or control box PCBs for similar buttons. I found similar, but not correct buttons for the cinematronics ones. The closest I found were KeyTronics keyswitches... but those are rare and eaten up buy keyboard collectors. That's why I was thinking of making repros.

How do your key caps attach? That would probably be useful for trying to find a suitable replacement.
 
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Yup. Congratulations! Looks like you have a Sundance cabinet that was factory converted to Asteroids! You can tell by the grid layout under the Control Panel.
Read this link for more interesting info about that: https://arcadeblogger.com/2017/02/17/sega-sundance-unearthed/

So that button doesn't look like the ones that are on Cinematronics/Vectorbeam space wars and other games. See below picture.
These ones had to have their reed switches attached to a PCB.
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Yours are a different model, so I'm guessing SEGA outsourced them.

Often I've looked at cash registers or control box PCBs for similar buttons. I found similar, but not correct buttons for the cinematronics ones. The closest I found were KeyTronics keyswitches... but those are rare and eaten up buy keyboard collectors. That's why I was thinking of making repros.

How do your key caps attach? That would probably be useful for trying to find a suitable replacement.

Yea I'm very familiar with the history of this machine, I have had it for a while. What I need is a button.. I'll check with cash registers and control boxes. Vintage Keytronic switches are a good idea, those are easy to find.. I'll try there. Thank you.
 
Always wondered what the Sega Asteroid cabs looked like. Can you post some pics? Especially of the marquee and control panel? Does the screen say Atari at the bottom?
 
Always wondered what the Sega Asteroid cabs looked like. Can you post some pics? Especially of the marquee and control panel? Does the screen say Atari at the bottom?
Click on the link for the cool story. There are some pics to check out.
 
As a general point, when you need hard to find parts but already have some, it's incredibly easy to make a silicone mold and cast your own from epoxy.

Buttons like that are especially easy and inexpensive to duplicate given that they are small and simple (in shape).

I always keep a pot of silicone mold-making rubber plus various casting resins on the shelf for stuff like this.

I get that stuff from Smooth-on.com

One of their cheaper trial size pots would be more than enough to make reusable molds for a whole bunch parts of that size.

It may seem like a bunch of hassle and cost for a button but... arcade parts stores always seem to charge a lot for very little. If you might need more parts in the future it's worth having this stuff on the shelf.

I made myself a replacement Time Crisis pedal plunger last week. Took 5 minutes.
 
Sorry to revive a 2 month old post, but Yes, I own said Sega Sundance in the story above.
The factory button switches on those games are very difficult to find. They are Fujitsu FES-823-011 switches. The switch caps had their own part number. The cabinet itself isnt rare in Japan, but from what i can tell.. Aside test units, all of the Sega Sundance production cabinets never left the Sega Factory due to Sundance flopping in the USA. Most if not ALL of the cabinets were used to convert into Sega Asteroids and many other games like the obvious attached photo of Armor Attack. They slapped new art over the existing sundance graphics both on the control panel and sideart and sold them as different games. Not sure if the other photo of Starhawk & Tailgunner were factory conversions or if they just used the same cabinet design but images of these cabinets are VERY VERY far and few inbetween. I am fortunate to have gotten my hands on these pictures and factory blueprints.

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FYI in case anyone else was using this thread for research, the buttons above look to be the same as some used on Sega Subroc— it seems like there have been many of those parted out because of the inability to source the 3D parts in the periscope. Maybe a little wider net for the next guy.
 
FYI in case anyone else was using this thread for research, the buttons above look to be the same as some used on Sega Subroc— it seems like there have been many of those parted out because of the inability to source the 3D parts in the periscope. Maybe a little wider net for the next guy.
They look the same, but the button caps are different. Honestly, I need one of the caps for my Subroc, too.
 
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