Pricing sounds pretty decent. I guess if anyone really wanted screw terminals they could go to Radio Shack and get some. Since I got some lunch my brain has worked a little better, so the labels make sense. I’d love to see your led wiring. I can see beneco74’s wiring in my head, (*edit, right here), but looking at the board I’m not sure where the power would be (or the VSS terminal, if you will…)
The led wiring would be just like beneco’s. The Vcc line would be from the battery.
just let me know when there in and count me in on 1 with a six axis board and battery. ill order the second a couple of weeks after unless i have a great 2 weeks on ebay.
great job on the progress
just did a test led light up a la beneco’s method and it worked fine.
Great! Got pics? I’m going to have to get this second stick started sooner than I thought…
Jep, interested in pics, too 
I used ultra-violet colored leds. They are directly hooked up to the battery, so the buttons will light up without having the controller to be on. Vcc to anode, button signal to cathode. There probably should be a resistor between the power and anode, but when I used a low value of 100ohms, the leds weren’t as bright as I’d like them to be.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j138/gocontourgo/Project%20Leo/P1030095.jpg
Well, that’s proof of concept for me! So did you just chain all the anodes together then solder straight on the + battery terminal, or to any spot on either the sixaxix or the leo?
all the anodes were chained together and then soldered straight to the + battery terminal. The cathode was soldered to the quick disconnect of the button’s signal line.
this might help
Thank you both. I can see it in my head now. Time to start planning a new stick!
Pricing sounds pretty decent. count me in six axis board and battery.
Yup, i was right that I should of had added resistors. After a while some of the leds went dead. To bad I don’t have the tech sheet for the leds to figure out what value I should need. I added 10ohm resistors to the stick. I hope that works out XD.
I’m finished with the board design and am trying to get the boards manufactured. Should receive the boards in two weeks if my first choice company pulls through.
For what I’ve done, I reversed the order of the diode/resistor. I remember reading somewhere that it’s easier on parts if you sink the current than to source it through the part.
Although I seriously doubt for these applications it would actually make a difference.
Gum, you said with the resistors it wasn’t as bright as you’d like them. What’s your VSS… 3v or 5v?
so in other words, its better to pull than push?
Something like that, I believe it was referring to overall lifespan of a part. .I don’t think that on this scale it matters though, resistor before/after will still give you the same end result.
Just thinking aloud, move along folks 
heh, I was just making sure I understood correctly.
received my shipment of transistors,resistors, and diodes yesterday. Shipment of flat flex ribbons and connectors are arriving today. Still working on getting the pcb manufactured (having a bit of a delay cus of silly problems like initially misspelling their email address)
ok, i have received all the parts. I’m just waiting for the pcb to be produced. I got an email today to confirm that all is correct and I gave them the go. Will take a week for them to manufacture the boards and then god knows how long for it to ship. If my order with them for the parts is any indication, then it will probably be 1-2 more weeks after they are made.
I also didn’t realize how small of an amount of transistors and diodes that I had initially ordered. I’ll only be able to complete 16 boards. I plan to order a ton more while I wait for the pcbs to be made and hope they arrive at the same time (enough for all the boards being made and then some). If you want, you can pm me to reserve a board.
I also take it no one will want to bother soldering a total of 51 surface mount parts themselves, so I don’t think I’ll be offering a discounted solder it yourself kit.
As long as I can easily tell where everything goes i dont mind soldering.