Guitar Hero Button Mod Options

[RDC]

a magnetic button sounds much easier, how would that work. (sry to b a noob but ive never screwed with nething like this)

First you'd have to find a suitable one. Then it's really about as simple as mounting the switch on the board somewhere, then mounting and messing with the magnet in the button to get the distance dialed in so it works right.

[Aggression]

http://www.elexp.com/cmp_agsw.htm im thinkin acouple of these and mount them on the side of the button

[RDC]

im thinkin acouple of these and mount them on the side of the button

Those are about the exact same thing 101499 posted using earlier and are really for doors and windows, they're huge by comparison to the Guitars button. Not only that, they have a 3cm (1 1/4") operating gap, which means you have to get them around 1 1/2" away from each other before they will break contact, the button on the Guitar only travels about 2mm.

This may have to be done with a Hall Effect IC or a Reed switch and is getting to be more of a hassle the more I look for something suitabe, but I'm sure something is out there. A Reed switch is pretty much the same thing, just opens or closes when a magnet is near it, but finding one to open/close in that range is being a pain. The Hall Effect sensor isn't designed to handle a load, like driving all of those LEDs, so adding in some Transistors to do that part of it becomes necessary.

[101499]

this would be good: reed switch. mount that on the side of the button. the only problem is that if u like jusmping around, it will set the lights off as the reed switch is basicaly 2 wires that flex when scaked

[RDC]

this would be good: reed switch. mount that on the side of the button. the only problem is that if u like jusmping around, it will set the lights off as the reed switch is basicaly 2 wires that flex when scaked

A reed switch is made to open/close with a magnet, not from moving it around.

[Murder Inc.]

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but would something like this work as the switch? ~Clikky Me~ There micro reed switchs. There only 1mm big, so I thought maybe they might be a good candidate.

[RDC]

They're actually 5mm wide (7mm to 10mm depending on the version of leads it has) but still small enough to be used if one wanted. The thing is the operate and release distance though, getting a magnet to close/open the thing in the very short distance ya have to work with will take a good bit of trial and error and in most cases can't be done, since the button doesn't travel far enough.

[Xerino]

Someone already beat you to it, he left instrctions though

http://www.instructables.com/id/SXYSO97F9056P8H/

This post has been edited by Xerino: Feb 15 2008, 01:42 PM

[GeToChKn]

I did something different, I put in sound activation for the lights instead so they all flash to the music instead of being pressed. I'll try and take a video and put it up on youtube soon. Not as cool but a hell of a lot easier than crafting custom buttons or cutting micro-traces.

[Murder Inc.]

But that changes the way the buttons feel because of the contacts used for the led's