Adafruit Arcade Button with LED - 30mm Translucent Green

A button is a button, and a switch is a switch, but these translucent arcade buttons are in a class of their own. Particularly because they have LEDs built right in! You'll be button-mashing amidst a wash of beautiful light with these lil' guys.

They're the same size as common miniature arcade controls, and require a 30mm diameter hole for mounting. The buttons screw in place, accommodating up to ~20mm thick material, and can cover up imperfections if the hole isn't perfectly round or clean.

The action is smooth, without a strong click, yet you can definitely feel when the button is pressed. A tiny micro-switch is pre-installed, with gold plated contacts. Even unlit, they look fantastic: all of the colors have a crystal translucent glossy look.

Inside, they have two surface mount LEDs with resistors built-in, buried in the button body. Next to the switch contacts are two additional contacts for powering/controlling the LEDs. The LEDs are connected in parallel with a 200ohm resistor, allowing power from a microcontroller pin or direct from 5V, such as USB, with a 10mA draw. You can go down to 3.3V power, only 2mA per button, but they'll be dimmer.

This is the 30mm Translucent Green version of our LED arcade buttons. Hook up with 0.11" Quick-Connect Wire Pairs for a seamless integration.