Retrofitting Leaf Switches in Microswitch Brackets

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THEY WORK!!! I just got done installing them into my badly hacked Galaxian CP. Why someone would install micros in this old of a game is beyond me. No more clicking, faster response time. I love them and Paradise arcade has them!!

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Personally, I prefer the decisive click and subtle feedback of a microswitch, so I probably would have left it... To each his own I suppose.
 
Personally, I prefer the decisive click and subtle feedback of a microswitch, so I probably would have left it... To each his own I suppose.

Subtle feedback? With a microswitch? Wow. I've never heard that one before. They may work fine in Jamma games. I can tell you playing Galaxian with microswitches was a nightmare.
 
Not the endless leaf vs. ms. discussion again please.
Totally pointless as leafs are the best of course. ;) ;)

However, I tried these (or similar one's from Ponyboy on BYOAC forum) and was only mildly enthousiastic about them. The problem is that they put up some pretty heavy resistance to the button.
 
I actually just bought a bunch of something similiar from groovy game gear.
Havent got them yet so I cant give any feedback but its nice to see that leaf
switches aren't going the way of the dinosaur.

Now if someone could make a replacement ball top leaf joystick that fits a wico bolt pattern..

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THEY WORK!!! I just got done installing them into my badly hacked Galaxian CP. Why someone would install micros in this old of a game is beyond me. No more clicking, faster response time. I love them and Paradise arcade has them!!

arcade-leafswitch-champ.jpg

So what kind of stick was in your Galaxian? Standard hacked to use micro switches? Photo please?
 
Thanks for the heads up. What a brilliant idea.
Just ordered a bunch, can't wait to check 'em out.


THEY WORK!!! I just got done installing them into my badly hacked Galaxian CP. Why someone would install micros in this old of a game is beyond me. No more clicking, faster response time. I love them and Paradise arcade has them!!

arcade-leafswitch-champ.jpg
 
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