Posted by Druin on 5, 2000 at 9:11 AM:
In Reply to: Re: the best joysticks and pushbuttons? posted by JP4 on 4, 2000 at 10:43 AM:
: Nearly everyone here uses the Happ Pushbutton with Horizontal Microswitch (found at http://www.happcontrols.com/tr/pushbutton/5891xxl.htm), and everyone seems to love 'em. I'm using these buttons myself, and I'm very happy with the feel of them. I would highly recommend these buttons to anyone.
I ended up finding some buttons in my local electronics store when I was out buying ICs, and since I didn't currently know anywhere else other than mail order to get them, I grabbed some...and although they're OK, they aren't what I would expect...
Every button I've ever pushed in an arcade felt...well..I guess like a leaf switch, and these being micro switches, vertical mount, other than the irritating click upon pressing (but not releasing), they feel stiff to me, like I have to really bang them to feel like I'm getting anywhere, unlike the arcade buttons I'm used to. So how do the Happ buttons feel compared to my description and to the normal arcade feel? And has anyone ever compared horizontal to vertical switch mounting? I don't know what the difference could be for feel...