Posted by Matthew C. Waterman on 30, 2001 at 3:50 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Microswitch clicking posted by Dan G. on 30, 2001 at 3:38 PM:
The clicking is not noticeable while you're playing as long as the stick is mounted in an enclosure.
: : I have been wondering, do the microswitches of Happ pusbuttons and joysticks make a clicking sound when pressed? Does it vary on joystick types?
: : I have been wanting to buy some controlers, but I have been discouraged by this.
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: I currently have the Happ joysticks and buttons.
: The clicking is only noticably loud when the controls are not mounted into the control panel.
: Once mounted, they are not really any noisier than the joysticks/buttons in a real arcade machine. The game sound is often much louder than the microswitch sounds.
: These kinds of microswitches have been used for a very long time in this sort of application. Mainly because they are good for something insane like 10 million actuations.
: -Dan G.