# arcade buttons with on/off light?

**URL:** <https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/arcade-buttons-with-on-off-light/14244>\
**Category:** Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear\
**Created:** [September 20, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/arcade-buttons-with-on-off-light/14244 "2010-09-20T00:13:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![jprime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jprime/32/12640_2.png) [@jprime](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/jprime)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/arcade-buttons-with-on-off-light/14244/1 "2010-09-20T00:13:38Z")

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**arcade buttons with on/off light?**

Hi guys, I am currently in the process of modding out an old TR-707…having it circuit bent.  
What I would like to install with each effect rotary is a kill switch in the form of an arcade button that is lit up when pressed, and not lit when pressed again.

Does anyone know of such a setup, or can suggest an alternate possibility? (I’ve seen led’s right beside buttons in some pieces of gear.)

Thanks for your time.

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**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/arcade-buttons-with-on-off-light/14244/2 "2010-09-20T03:16:51Z")

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It’s been discussed, I’m more and more in favor of it now.

> **[Having LED arcade buttons or LEDs above the arcade buttons](https://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=16638&highlight=arcade%2Bbuttons%2Bled)**
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> http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=245&d=1223588802 
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> I was browsing through a few threads on doing the arcade button modifications and then had this idea of not wasting the LED connections so why not connect them to LED...

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**Author:** ![jprime](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jprime/32/12640_2.png) [@jprime](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/jprime)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/arcade-buttons-with-on-off-light/14244/3 "2010-09-20T18:33:25Z")

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thanks man.

don’t think I will be able to use lights in the buttons on this mod though, unless I add some other power source for them 😞