lighted atari cone button question

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I am doing a 60 in 1 in a Xevious cab. It was converted when I got it, but the art is great. I know when in their natural habitat, they flash when there are credits on the game or in free play. How do I get them to light or flash when being used in a jamma set up? Any ideas? Sorry if this has been covered in the past.

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Robert
 
You can wire them directly to +5 from the PS to make them light up. To make them flash you would need to build a circuit to make that happen. To make them flash only when the game has credits or otherwise react to the game board.... you can't. At least not reasonably....
 
I guess the led's are dead. Tried this and no love. Anyone know what size to replace with? t 1 3/4?
 
I don't want to replace the whole assembly, just the led inside. But thanks for the link.
 
If you need or want new, get them from Mike here...

http://store.pacmandotcom.com/

You can replace just the LED from radioshack, if you have the skill for that. There is a thread here on that I remember seeing, maybe more than one.

You can always try the arcade boneyard for anything used. He should have them.

http://thearcadeboneyard.com/

I've bought a few times from both guys, both are top notch places!
 
I've replaced the LED's. I recommend that you replace them as a set so they are similar brightness. There isn't much room to work in there, but fortunately, LED's are small ;)

The hardest part for me was getting solder to stick on tarnished 30 year old leads.
 
Easily.
Drill out the rivets holding the switch assembly together, remove and replace the LED
Re assemble the switch assembly using small screws from a hardware store.

Yes, these are easily repairable as g3n3r1c states. I have done a few myself

You can replace just the LED from radioshack, if you have the skill for that.

You can also get the 4-40 screws/nuts from radio shack, they sell a pack of assorted small hardware in the same drawer station that the LEDs are in.

I have found that the LED leads are welded (not soldered) to the switch contacts, I had to dremel them off. But the new one soldered right back on.
 
I have 2 pairs of volcano buttons left over from a set of 6 that I won on the 'bay a few years ago. One set lights, the other set doesn't have LED's in them. If you'd like to buy my other lighted set, you're welcome to have them for minimal cost.

On the topic of lighting them when you coin up, most of the early Atari games flashed those lights when you coined up, and MAME correctly emulates that through the use of the ledutil.exe helper program. If you happen to be using an IPAC or MiniPAC for your control panel, you can tap into its led functionality for caps lock, number lock, and scroll lock. That's what I did for my setup. The LED's are always on when the cab is on, but if I launch an Atari game and coin up, they'll flash appropriately.

It's an old thread, but I did try to document my volcano button installation a bit here.
 
Thanks for all the advice. So, the standard led at radioshack is the right size. Cool. I'll give this a shot.
 
I went to Rat Shack and scoured thought the leds. Only 5 volt ones I found were blue. I found 12 volt red. Most were 1.7 v to a max of 3.6 v. I ended up picking up an assortment pack. The guy at the counter said they were 12 volt as there was no markings. Well, most of those popped when 5 v was applied. Only one that didn't were grean and they don't look good under the red button cover. It got very hot also. Would the 12 v red ones light up enough with 5 v applied? I could run a line from the PS to the CP off the 12 v if needed.
 
Success. I went back to the shack and got a refund on those leds and bought the 12v reds. I applied 5v to them and the light up nicely. Soldered them in and reassembled the buttons and all is well.
 
Thanks. I need to invest in something to hold tiny parts stationary while soldering. That was the most difficult part.
 
Thanks. I need to invest in something to hold tiny parts stationary while soldering. That was the most difficult part.


This should do you up just nice!

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.51055

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