Need an opinion on buttons.

hailrazer · **Joined:** Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:01 pm **Posts:** 1151

So I am in the middle of a portable and the buttons are bothering me.

I can't integrate the controller by cutting the controller case and cementing it into the portable case. It just won't work.

So I have to just drill out holes and put the buttons in with tact switches underneath.

The thing is I can put in tact switches with colored buttons. I need 4 buttons and I have the tact switches with yellow, red, dark blue, light blue. Or I can try to put in the controller buttons which would look more stock but would be a pain in the butt because they aren't just round buttons. So it would take a lot of drilling and filing. Also the buttons are to long s I would have to cut them and then epoxy them to the tact switches.

So the question is go through the trouble for the factory look or use the 4 colored tact switch button which are MUCH easier.

Argelfraster · **Joined:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:21 pm **Posts:** 557

Be creative. The buttons don't have to look exactly like the controller setup.

XCVG · **Posted:** Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:00 pm

What system? Why not? Pictures!

Argelfraster · **Joined:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:21 pm **Posts:** 557

I believe its a GCP.

hailrazer · **Joined:** Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:01 pm **Posts:** 1151

I cut out the button holes by hand but for the life of me I can't figure out a good way to use tact switches. I have them on a breadboard and I just don't like the way it feels.

Oh well I'll keep tinkering with it.

Mario · **Joined:** Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:11 pm **Posts:** 1722

You don't have the clicky tact switches, do you? Get the squishy ones, they're great.

hailrazer · **Joined:** Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:01 pm **Posts:** 1151

Mario wrote:

You don't have the clicky tact switches, do you? Get the squishy ones, they're great.

Where do I buy them?

XCVG · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:13 am

http://cgi.ebay.ca/PKG50-Tactile-Push-M ... 286.c0.m14

You can also get similar ones from Digi-Key and Mouser but I can't remember the part numbers.

hailrazer · **Joined:** Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:01 pm **Posts:** 1151

Thanks got some on the way

Although for his project I think I'm going unconventional and using a different systems buttons. I just don't like the way the OEM ones look.

zeturi · **Posted:** Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:09 pm

hailrazer wrote:

Thanks got some on the way

Although for his project I think I'm going unconventional and using a different systems buttons. I just don't like the way the OEM ones look.

Use some xbox ones, they'd look awesome for a gamecube!

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