Arcade controller hardware supporting repairable DIY builds- More info coming soon!
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After dozens of iterations and hundreds of hours spent on precise tuning, we've finalized the specifications for our arcade buttons! We're looking forward to final production, but it will take us time to get stock prepared.
Stay tuned 🚀
Slam Arcade retweeted
A little @TheSlamArcade development update for you
The 24/30 mm buttons and hotswap USB passthroughs are very far along. There's still some work to do for manufacturing consistency/yield and a couple of minor tweaks. We're aiming for before the end of the year (hopefully!)
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Teardown display of the arcade controller parts from our new sample batch! We have our 30mm + 24mm buttons, along with our easy-replace USB passthroughs in screw-in and D-mount varients
Only really small changes at this point for these guys, they're all working really well!
Got some new PCB prototypes for the 24 and 30 mm arcade buttons. Right angle terminals for low profile builds, straight for easy wiring.
We've also made some adjustments to the shape of the board to make it easier for users to install or remove
Slam Arcade retweeted
Excited to finally have enough hardware to use @TheSlamArcade buttons I worked on for so long 🥲
Still some small adjustments and surface finish issues that will be fixed in the next sample, but they feel so good I couldn't wait
We just got some 30mm prototype samples in to share! Photos comparing against our 24 mm button and a spare 30mm Sanwa we had.
We put a lot of work into making the button cap as big as possible for the space without compromising on feel or durability
Short demo for the mx arcade button prototype showing disassembly and assembly. It's been super easy swapping keyboard switches out for testing!
Slam Arcade retweeted
I'm at Combo Breaker, ask to push my buttons and I'll give you a catglub or @TheSlamArcade sticker!
Another 24mm mx arcade button prototype with some adjustments!
- Keycap shape sculpted to make it huge without scraping edges on the way down
- High-frequency sound dampening inside keycap for deeper sound profile
- Extra ridges on side tabs to support thicker panels
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Latest MX button prototype! This 24 mm version has an oversized keycap with over 10 percent more surface area than your usual 24 mm snap-in button.
Activates quickly at around .5mm with long enough total travel to prevent fatigue.
I like the matte finish 🔘
We got a new batch of mx button and USB passthrough prototypes, they're coming along really nice! Here's one of the 24 mm buttons in a black stone finish 🔘
One of the most important additions to our hardware lineup for high performance arcade controller functionality: stickers. Coming soon to the web store!
