So I started off getting 20 micro switches to use on the buttons and flippers. The micro switch has three connectors, one for ground, one for always open and one for always closed. Not sure why someone would wire up the always closed, click to open but who knows. So with these a build a contraption to allow my flipper buttons to securely trigger the closed connection and then wire that up to the iPac2 board to fire a keyboard key. Here is a picture of the first micro switch with custom adapter I built:
I plan on using micro switches for the control buttons, launch ball, credit, start, etc since I like the click sound and the are reliable. But I decided to order leaf switched for the flippers. Leaf switched are quitter than micro and will feel more like real pinball machine flippers, since they are the ones used in the original machines.
