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Spongebob Imagination Station *** TOO Long - DONE!!! (Sorta)
Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: javeryh on December 03, 2010, 05:50:45 pm ---PINK cabs rule!!! Woo hoo!!!!
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The things we do for our little girls, huh? This cab is nowhere near as slick as Bella's, but at least I got real Disney Princess Pink to make me feel better adequate.
Dervacumen:
This is a testament of how forgiving this hobby is. Still need to mount the CP but here I am holding it in place to see what the finished product will look like. Once I get the rest of the T-molding on I think the purple/pink theme will really work well.
I guess I could have made some bezel and side art, but I'm still happy with what it's shaping up to be.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now...and only a few more days before I have to have it complete. I'm in the home stretch.
DaOld Man:
Not meaning to drag you off topic here, but could you give me more info on that power switching relay?
Is it a current sensing relay?
Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on December 08, 2010, 05:28:19 am ---Not meaning to drag you off topic here, but could you give me more info on that power switching relay?
Is it a current sensing relay?
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Not off topic at all, and glad to oblige.
The relay is from Radio Shack, part number 275-218. It's a DPDT plug in relay and senses current draw.
Check out this nifty drawing I just found that basically shows my hook up.
http://macnauchtan.com/circuits/CARD/index.html
Dervacumen:
Just a few pics of the wiring harness for the old-style minipac I'm using. Man, those were some small wires. I extended them with thicker wires, I think maybe 22 ga. I'll then crimp on molex pins to the larger wires and build (3) 9-pin molex connections, one each for Player 1, Player 2, and admin buttons.
I didn't think connecting the molex pins directly to the ribbon cable would be such a good idea because they are so thin.
Lot's of shrink tubing later I think I have something that will be strong enough to withstand the occasional (read: once a year, maybe) disconnect.
I also started arranging the components inside the cabinet. I like to decase my computers and install directly in to the cabinet. Keeps everything cool and looks neat-o.
I don't know about all of you, but I find that using this metal strapping, cutting to size and bending works wonders for installing and connecting just about everything. Here are a few homemade brackets to mount the hard drive to the floor of the cabinet.
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