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| CrazyKongFan:
Double Dragon is probably JAMMA, so you could always get a J-PAC (which I think lets you hook up your PC to a JAMMA compatible machine). You'd need to make sure you had a video card that could handle the arcade resolution. But then you wouldn't really even need to hack into the cabinet....make a spot for your PC, and just hook it into the JAMMA harness in the cab :) |
| angryred:
If you want to make a more versatile control panel, it's probably not that hard to remove the existing control panel without damaging it or the machine. Once you've got that off, you can design your panel to attach to the cabinet in the same way, and if it needs additional support, you work within the area covered by the original panel. Then you can transplant whatever controls you like from the old panel to the new, or go with all-new controls. Beyond that, cosmetically, all you really have to/can do is change the marquee. There's plenty of room inside most 80's cabinets, so you can mount whatever PC components you need without having to disturb the original board setup. Just reroute the sound and video however you plan to do that, and you're good to go. So now, when you want to go back, all you have to do to get it looking right again is switch out the control panel and marquee. Then you yank your extra stuff from inside, and plug the old connections back up. I wasn't so tender with the old Phoenix cab I used. It had been through multiple violent conversions over the years; a plywood box inside made for a vertical-to-horizontal monitor kludge, several half-inch holes had been drilled straight through the side panels, side-art was long gone but the adhesive wasn't quite, etc. I did try not to make it worse, but it's not as though it was a pristine Phoenix when I started. Now, I have an old Super Cobra that's all original; it's a bit beat up, but all it would take to make it look sweet is some fresh t-molding and paint (Stern cabinet's an easy stencil). I need to sell it before we move, but I fear for its fate. |
| smalltownguy:
Okay, I've finally got the cab in my garage. Of course for kicks, I want to see if I can get the DD board working, so I can store it in my collection ;D Inspection revealed that the 'main' fuse is missing. I tried swapping the monitor fuse in place just to see if I could get the board to fire, but when I tried to twist lock the fuse cap in place, I realized that a part of the fuse sleeve has broken, preventing me from locking in a new fuse. *grrr* Here's a few pics of the fuse assembly. Anyone know where I can get a replacement? The second pic shows the broken assembly in back, with the correct fuse and cap from the 'still good' fuse assembly for the monitor line. Sure, I could just grab any old in-line fuse holder from the Rat Shack, but why not try for an OEM replacement, right? |
| smalltownguy:
Hey will this work? http://cgi.ebay.com/Fuse-Assembly-For-Modern-Fender-Guitar-Amps_W0QQitemZ230341313852QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item35a169853c |
| RayB:
Radio Shack, or your equivalent electronics parts place. Surplus stores usually have em for under a buck. You should post a photo, cuz Double Dragon didn't come in a dedicated cabinet, except for this rare cabinet (which definitely did not have a 25"): http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7619 |
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