Microswitches

It is recommended to use one of the two following brands for reliability and consistency. Cheap Chinese microswitches are electrically noisy and often significantly too heavy (between 200-400g) for normal play.

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Omron

Omron is a Japanese manufacturer and the de facto standard for arcade cabinets.

V-10-1A4 (100g)

Link Price
Rakuten 231 JPY
Blue Spring Express $4.00 AUD
ISTMALL $2.10 USD
Digikey $4.33 USD
Mouser $4.32 USD

VX-01-1C23 / VX-01-1A3 (50g)

Link Price
Rakuten 341 JPY
Blue Spring Express $6.00 AUD
ISTMALL $3.20 USD
Digikey $5.12 USD

D2MV-01-1C3 (50g)

This switch has been discontinued. You may still find shops with old stock remaining. The recommended replacement is the VX-01-1C23.

Link Price
Blue Spring Express $6.00 AUD
Digikey $8.33 USD

VX-01-1C22 / VX-01-1A2 (25g)

Link Price
ISTMALL $3.20 USD
Digikey $5.12 USD

D2MV-01-1C2 (25g)

This switch has been discontinued. You may still find shops with old stock remaining. The recommended replacement is the VX-01-1C22.

Link Price
Rakuten 341 JPY
ISTMALL $3.50 USD
Blue Spring Express $6.00 AUD

Sanwa

Items listed under this section are only comptabile with Sanwa brand buttons. These switches have a JST NH connector on them.

OBSA-LHS1F (100g)

Link Price
Rakuten 814 JPY
Blue Spring Express $12.00 AUD

Gersung

Gersung is a Korean manufacturer and the default switch for Samducksa brand buttons.

GSM-V0303A06 (60g)

Link Price
ISTMALL $1.00 USD


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