PART 3..
continued from above..
i had to cut small holes below the marquee area to mount the speaker tweeters- 28mm button holes were spot on..

..next, i had to chisel away some of the marquee area so the speakers would fit- (sorry cab!)

..fitted the tweeters (with blu tac for now)
..and here she is!.. better than expected!
im on the lookout for 76mm silver/chromed bezels/rims for the speakers.. (anyone help?)

speakers with tweeters fitted..

..now lets make one thing clear- im no hifi freak- i barely know what tweeters do, nor do i even care. only reason i bought those speakers is because they come with a wired remote control!.. so i also have a volume and bass control i can mount elsewhere on the cab! big mame cab problem solved- despite silly tweeters and the requirement for extra holes!
pc up and running.. new computer was an off the shelf ready built system- great value.. dual core athlon 2.8ghz, 2gb ram, 500gb hdd, dvd, case all for £205. add on a wireless keyboard and mouse and a cheap ati radeon comaptible with soft-15khz and you have a mame system for under £250.
cab in position..

gloss black, glass, brushed steel and chrome.. modernised!


and the buttons light up too!! software was a total nightmare to configure!


i mapped the inputs and configured the led panel software PluginLCD from within gameex and i created custom animation files with LEDblinky- the buttons flash in all manner of sequences and patterns in attract mode, and they light the buttons for each game in mame and whatever console its emulating at the time..


example.. choose final fight, it lights p1 and p2 buttons 1 and 2..
choose street fighter.. it lights all 6 butons per player..

a wiring jungle- somehow- it all seems to work! lols..

and finally, the pc which also powers my SEGA driving cabinet..
still few bits to do.. need to light the marquee (in blue) fit the pc inside the cab, fit the external volume control etc.. ive had great fun with the refurb- im looking forward to the next one, a 2nd machine of same size which i'll try make the look identical for vertical use..
very impressed with gameex software and the led buttons.. the machine speaks.. it says game names, talks any menu functions, if the game paused it speaks the contols for each player etc.. very slick, gameex all the way for me now!!..
here she is as she stands today.. next to the SEGA cabinet, mame'd with a real arcade ffb motor..

thread all about the driving cabinet resto and mame'ing here..
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=105186.msg1113216cheers and thanks for looking
