Arcade Button with LED - 30mm
Translucent Yellow
PRODUCT ID: 3488
Description
Abuttonisabutton,andaswitchisaswitch,butthesetranslucentarcadebuttonsareinaclassof
theirown.Particularl ybecausetheyhaveLEDsbuiltrightin!That'sright,you'llbebutton‐mashing
amidstawashofbeautifullight withtheselil'guys.They'rethesamesizeascommonminiaturearcade
controls,andtheyrequirea30mmdiameterholeformounting.Thus,theyaresometimesreferredto
as30mmdiameter.
Thebuttonsscrewinplace,soyoucan
usewithupto~15mmthickmaterial,andwillcoverupifthe
holeifitisn'tperfectlyrou ndandclean.Theactionissmooth,wit houtastrongclick,yetyoucan
definitelyfeelwhenthebuttonispressed.Atinymicro‐switchispre‐installedwithgo ldplated
contacts.
Evenunlit,theylookfantastic:allofthecolor shaveacrystaltranslucentglossylook.Asnotedthey
havetwosurfacemountLEDswithre
sistorsbuiltin, buriedinthebutton body.Nexttotheswitch
contactsaretwoadditionalcontactsforpowering/controllingtheLEDs.ThetwoLEDsareconnectedin
serieswitha~1Kresistor,soyoucanpowertheLEDfromamicrocontrol lerpinordirectfrom5V(say
USB)with5mAdraw.
NotethattheRedandYellowversionsoftheseLEDbuttonscannotrunat3.3VbecausetheLEDsarein
series!5Vorhigherisrequired.