Adding Arcade LED's to your VCI-100

[photojojo]

have you cutted every single letter?

I think the words are printed on the circle and the whole circle is inserted into the plunger.

[bcondemi]

what power LEDs are you using for this mod....any resistor?

No resistors. (they are already mounted on the pcb board).
3.3volt L.E.D.s

BC

[lethal_pizzle]

This is wicked!

[phantom]

how have you done the holes for the buttons?

[bcondemi]

There is a good read found here...

http://shoryuken.com/f177/guide-how-...uttons-132705/

How to put art under clear Seimitsu buttons


BC

[M.Beijer]

Is this item still available?

[notshy]

I'm interested in doing this. I've just watched the videos - that's cool.

Do you have a parts list? Also when you put the diodes on the siwtch posts - which way are they going?

[notshy]

Right so I've done some homework:

3mm flat top LEDs - 3.3v x 2 colours for each button
Buttons (Seimitsu-PS-DNC-24mm or Seimitsu PS-14-DN-K-24mm)
Diodes (similar to Radio Shack are IN4001/1N4001)
2 x 12 wire connector harness/molex (optional)



Glue gun
Soldering iron
Wire
Heat shrink tubing


Vids above
Pics
http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19463
http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19465

LED mod wiring diagram:
http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/sho...3&postcount=13

General Mod
http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6668


And now I've just found out how to the Diodes:
http://www.djtechtools.com/forum/showpost.php?p=324342

[bcondemi]

Good research and you're right on the money!

I recently did yet another vci-100 with the arcade LED mod.
One thing I forgot to do (and I did it in the first mod) was to test the LED's in the buttons, before I installed them and wired them all up.

Spent lots of time de-soldering. Should have taken my own advice. btw... the molex connector is a difficult step. Ensure you line up both sides of the connectors with the correct wires (numbered). I deleted the connector on my most recent mod just to save time.

Good luck and feel free to ask anything if you wish.

BC

[notshy]

Cheers for the message man.

Did u mean - test with a battery before glued in? Or test when glued and wired in?

I'm just thinking of different ways to connect the wires - maybe a crimp them? As you said in your video it would be good to be able to connect and disconnect without cutting.

Also the idea of gluing the buttons in seems a bit permanent to the snap in ones. I've messaged DJTT orders department to ask about those clear buttons they were using for a while but I suppose those didn't have clear plungers only the casings.

I'm gonna get ordering the parts