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| davieboynj:
had to put in a plug for my cabinet. http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Dave%27s_%28not_so%29_Classic_Cocktail I really wanted to go for something that didn't look like the side control panel was bolted on. I essentially made a box for a monitor, and then left some room in the bottom/side for some hardware. tips: 1 don't mount the motherboard flat, as you'll find a way to kill it. 2 count on the monitor to stiffen the assembly - make it part of the structure. 3 trackballs are overrated. there... i said it. 4 spinners aren't (better games, significantly less space) 5 lay out your control panel in cardboard first, and make sure its comfy. 6 even a non-functioning coin door seals the deal. 7 the side by side joysticks can definitely be 8-way joysticks. 8 the end ones definitely can't. get ultrasticks. 9 don't cheap out and use an ipac2 and share the controls from the side and end joysticks. - kids will aggrivate the heck out of you by using the other panels while you're playing, and it prevents you from playing top down 4P games like gauntlet... |
| Marsupial:
Thanks a lot for those tips! :) I wasn't thinking about putting a side control at all... should I? Maybe I should simply do 2 side- controls, instead of 2 end- controls? That could be interesting. I got thinking... the J-Stick. Its "switchable" not changeable using a switch. Those sanwa restrictors, are they complex to convert from 4- to 8- way? I am having second toughts, and thinking about getting these http://www.arcadeemulator.net/cgi-bin/shop/cp-app.cgi?usr=51F3586026&rnd=3551514&rrc=N&affl=&cip=&act=&aff=&pg=prod&ref=MagStikPlus&cat=switchtype&catstr=HOME:Ultimarc:switchtype Are they any good? Magnetically centered scares me a bit when it comes to the arcade feel. I don't really want to end up being steered away from switching them because of it being too complex. Side news, the computer I wanted to use for that build doesn't seem to want to boot anymore. I'll be looking for a new donor machine. Likely more recent then the one I was to use, so it might be good news afterall. |
| Marsupial:
Hey Davieboy, the more I think about it, the more I believe I should make 3 CPs. the 2 ends with 4-way; the side with 2-way. Thanks for self-pluging your cabinet. I like it. :D |
| Dexter:
--- Quote from: Marsupial on April 28, 2010, 11:38:30 am ---What's the trick for making rounded corners on the glass? --- End quote --- Just get the glazier to make to the following specs (these match the cab kit I used) (On the question of using a side c/p, You should definitely consider it. Even if you don't play 2 player fighters very often, it opens up all the newer horizontal games to you. Once the nostalgia wears off you'll probably find yourself sitting in front of the side panel most of the time.) |
| VinceVega:
I'm coming close to completing my first cocktail as well, based on the Pac-Man design. There's one word of warning I can contribute that may save you a lot of hassle - internal space WILL be an issue, especially regarding the monitor. I'm using a normal-sized 19" CRT computer monitor and there's only about an inch and half of space all around the sides, and the tube extends about two thirds of the way to the bottom of the cabinet. I had to mount it upside down just to make space for the coin door. I wasn't planning on decasing the computer but now I have to if I hope to include speakers. And I can pretty much forget about having a subwoofer in there. I guess the takeaway is cocktail cabinets are much smaller inside than you think. Get your monitor and PC picked out and do a lot of measuring to make sure it all fits before getting started. |
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