Done… added to the bottom of the FAQ 
I may actually try my hand at soldering these. Just need to get another iron. And tweezers. And the balls to do it. If I screw it up beyond comprehension, I’ll just buy another set from Gum. Once I figure out how I want the lights to work, I’ll be back to make sure I’m soldering and wiring everything the right way to have the effect I want.
updated part 2
http://www.shoryuken.com/showthread.php?t=226103&p=8760413&viewfull=1#post8760413 of my 2nd build
Wow you are really bringing out the true potential of this mod… i knew i spaced the vias ~2.54mm apart for a reason lol!
Hmm… you used 100 ohms for red? it’ll work but red may be disproportionately brighter and consume more power…
Yep. Only 100s on the ArcEyes.There will be a second set of resistors on the custom PCB with the ATMEGA328 there is also plans for a step up to ensure 5v throughout
8 of the arcs are common ground with 2 additional ones as common power
My stuff came in the mail today Goddamn, that’s a lot of resistors you included, haha. Can’t wait to solder the fuck outta these boards.
This idea rules, and is way better than how I’m going to handle the wiring (with quick disconnects).
Holy crap! That header idea is freaking fantastic. Where did you get the pin headers from? I may have to steal that idea there. Kudos!
the headers should be readily available at most electronics supply stores
what you want to look for specifically are female swiss machine (round) pin headers
the typical square ones you would use for PCB or breadboarding WILL NOT FIT!!!
the look like this
the nice thing about the round machine pin headers is that they are ‘breakaway’ meaning you don’t need a knife to make nice cuts like square female headers
secondly, in terms of the wiring end, i intend on using the mall swiss header pins
solder wired to one end and shrink tube it for niceness, and the other end is for the connection, you know, insert prong A into slot B 
ALSO… …feel free to leverage the idea. that’s what the community is here for… …can i hear a hell yes for collaborative community hardware!
also… …for anyone intending to use the dremel and pin header mod i posted previously TAKE NOTE!!! (a warning ahead of time)
take a look at the orientation of the switch and where the pin headers are
the must be at 90deg to each other on perpendicular side
YOU CANNOT have the pins and the switches clips on the same side, as when you dremel out the buttons and switch, there will be nowhere for the switch clips to clip on to. get it!?!?!?
for the dremelling part, don’t look at my pictures. or do and take not dremel 90 degrees off of where i did on the outer (threaded part) shell.
i intentionally did mine, and my mod requires me to rotate the inner plunger 90deg inside the outer plunger
long story short dremel the perpendicular sides to where the plunger clips go and perpendicular to where the switch clips are
dremel areas highlighted by black border
http://www.fakesite.com/UPLOADS/button.png
Hell yes!!
Now that people are starting to receive their Arc-Eye orders, i will be making a video guide on how to install them soon… ETA end of the week… it will be posted in the first thread!
Take this :)))
nice work benaco74
can’t wait to see the galaga/space invaders implementation working 
WOW, purplearms!!!
Dude! i got my ARC-EYEs yesterday! that was a lot faster than i expected! and what a fast install!
I do have one thing to say. It was difficult to get the arc-eyes on to the switches. I had to sand down the shaft of the switches in order for the arc-eyes to fit against the back. sry no pics…
But nothing against PurpleArms! legendary products! i can’t wait to get my stick back from Gummowned!
Thats great to hear!
Actually you do not need to sand anything. The center hole of the arc-eyes can actually vary slightly due to manufacturing error.
What i do is take my thumbs and put them on the edge of the arc eyes (where the solder holes are, not where the leds are) and rock them back and forth down the collar of the button (as far as it will go). They don’t have to go all the way to the bottom, because there is plenty of clearance under the button caps. And if it fits tightly, it will never come out. You wont be able to tell once the button is done that the arc-eye is not all the way down.
Also on a side note, if you look at the button collar, its actually cone shaped… so if i make the arc-eye holes too wide, there is chance that they wont grab the collar well… so bottom line is its better to be a bit too tight, than a bit too loose…
I will discuss this in the install video later this week
Wow!? Holy $#!^ Lol did u get rich off of selling Arc-Eyes! gawd dam living the dream already i see LMAO… no but seriously how da hell did u get your hands on all those copies? Its like an epic protective barrier that surrounds ur project gouken stick
I want this so badly 
So what are the options and prices if I do buy this? ;o I need t do some research of installing them!