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my first cab
jipp:
morning guys iv decided to go ahead and use the 26" sanyo tv for my monitor. i started a thread on the main section of the forum to get some feed back on running a vertical monitor in a cab.. and it was enough info to convince my self it will work just fine. ( besides i already own it ) here is the link:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=108283.0
after something, cutting some slots into the side of the cab seem a little to redneck even for me.
i will be using a universal vesa flat screen tv adapter to mount the tv vertical into my cab. i will be using a 24" long 2x6 mounted to the side of the cab using metal brackets you can pick up at home depot for such purposes. the bracket im hoping i can find here in town looks like:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824998240&cm_re=vesa_mount-_-24-998-240-_-Product
Now the bracket dose cost a little more than what i originally wanted to spend. ill be able to use it for other projects down the road if i do not use it when i rebuild this cab.
when im at home depot ill pick up a 4x.25 pine board to use as spacers for the front of the cab/bezel and to hold the tinted plexi glass in place. thats the plan, ill wing that as I go after i install the tv.
i also need to pick up a paddle bit so i can drill a hole for the spare arcade button i bought to use for a external power button. im thinking of mounting this on the top of the cab around the marquee. i originally was thinking mounting it under the control panel.. on the angle piece between the drawer and access panel. but as my little sister has had her first kid 4 months ago. he s gonna start getting him self in all kinds of trouble when he starts walking. so mounting the button on top seems like a logical place to me.
if i can find a vesa bracket in town like the one in the url/pic.. I hope to get this tv power button figured out this weekend.
well thats it for now. i have a doctors appointment tomorrow see if they cant figure out whats wrong with my guts and why my legs are swollen up to the size of basketballs. who knows maybe i can get off these anti biotic too. take care of your selfs.. life is fragile.. :) take it from a crippled. cheers.
chris.
eds1275:
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Holy hell!!! Were you routing in the wrong direction or something!?!?!?
yotsuya:
Chris-
I bought this bracket below, and I was really happy with it. It's great for a small monitor:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-LCD-LED-TV-Flush-Wall-Mount-Bracket-VESA-75-100-/370438500174?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563fdaef4e
jipp:
--- Quote from: eds1275 on January 05, 2011, 12:00:55 pm ---
--- Quote from: jipp on January 05, 2011, 11:53:59 am ---
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Holy hell!!! Were you routing in the wrong direction or something!?!?!?
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heh, naw motorcycle accident. throttle stuck wide open on a corner. and had to crawl for two days with a compound fracture to the left distal femur, and tibula. shaterd the leg. drag my self a mile and half for help. took me two days. over 30 operations later, fake knee in 2004.. took me 2 years to learn to walk again.. only a month after the fake knee. thats the short version of what happen. :)
jipp:
--- Quote from: yotsuya on January 05, 2011, 12:38:07 pm ---Chris-
I bought this bracket below, and I was really happy with it. It's great for a small monitor:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-LCD-LED-TV-Flush-Wall-Mount-Bracket-VESA-75-100-/370438500174?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563fdaef4e
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thanks for the link. ill keep that in mind after my doctors appointment and i go looking for a bracket so if all goes well i can get my tv mounted tomorrow. not sure how much this 26" tv weighs.