can i use the LEDs after a arcade mod?

**vageotter** · 02-20-2010, 06:09 AM

hi guys!

i just orderd arcade buttons for my vci100 and i wonder if i am the ony one who does not want to loose the LED funktion. so i want to drill holles next to the arcade buttons for the LEDs, just like the midi-fighter.

must i use the 4 cables you snap and don't use in the video?
must i make another 4 ground cables for the LEDS?
is this possible or am i talking crap?
am i the only one or does somebody has an example for me

i hope i can get some awnsers and maby some cool pics.

jos

(btw sorry for my bad english)

**Shifty92** · 02-20-2010, 02:27 PM

Wow, I never thought about it.^^ Thats a good idea.

**charo** · 02-20-2010, 06:02 PM

they also make clear arcade buttons meant to be lite underneath

good luck

**Dj just b** · 02-20-2010, 10:05 PM

Yup you can still use them, It was a big pain to figure them out because the leds didnt go in and correlation with the order of the button. But i got it to work and drilled holes next to the buttons.

**BentoSan** · 02-21-2010, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by charo

they also make clear arcade buttons meant to be lite underneath

good luck

They arnt as good as the arcade buttons we use on the official unit though, there are reasons for us not having LED lit arcade buttons on the official version.

**vageotter** · 02-21-2010, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Dj just b

Yup you can still use them, It was a big pain to figure them out because the leds didnt go in and correlation with the order of the button. But i got it to work and drilled holes next to the buttons.

so they're not orderd out from left till right to lit 1 to 4?
so did you just soldet the leds, and then pushed a button to watch witch led would burn to see where to put them?
and do i have to take the ground for the leds of the right wire?(so attach 8 wires to it)

thanx for your reply

Jos

**Shifty92** · 02-21-2010, 11:08 AM

Yup you can still use them, It was a big pain to figure them out because the leds didnt go in and correlation with the order of the button. But i got it to work and drilled holes next to the buttons.

Could you post some pics?

**vageotter** · 02-21-2010, 02:49 PM

mayby its a good idea to use the original circuitboard and wire the buttons and leds on it,or not?

**Dj just b** · 02-21-2010, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by vageotter

so they're not orderd out from left till right to lit 1 to 4?
so did you just soldet the leds, and then pushed a button to watch witch led would burn to see where to put them?
and do i have to take the ground for the leds of the right wire?(so attach 8 wires to it)

thanx for your reply

Jos

Correct that is pretty much what i did to figure out what each wire did.
If you look closely at the connector that clips on the the board of the original buttons there are numbers to each of the wires. 1-12. I wrote out a pinout of what each did. Ill it and post it on this thread for you and that should help you out and save some major time.