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Donkbaca:
Smeghead that is just silly.

1) no underwater cabinet at the moment because we haven't built the pool yet, waiting until the kids get older.

2) It would be dangerous to ski and game, plus they have dingoos and such you can just take with you

3)  I live nowhere near a volcano.

I am surprised at all the negativity I am receiving from this thread.  How is this such a bad idea to have a few beers, bar b que and do some gaming with your mates on a summer afternoon?  Why is it okay to do this in a amp, musty basement, but not in the glorious outdoors?  Does fresh air somehow take away from the BYOAC experience?
newmanfamilyvlogs:
I wonder if the ATM suggestion wasn't that far off..

perhaps you could source an old Kiosk designed to be outdoors continuously and base the design around that. Those Redbox DVD rentals have an LCD screen in them that obviously stands up to weather reasonably well.

More wacky ideas: I wonder if you could 'seal' the microswitches against corrosion by building small reservoirs around them for mineral oil. It's non-conductive, and would keep moisture away.
RandyT:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on February 04, 2011, 12:46:24 pm ---I am surprised at all the negativity I am receiving from this thread.  How is this such a bad idea to have a few beers, bar b que and do some gaming with your mates on a summer afternoon?  Why is it okay to do this in a amp, musty basement, but not in the glorious outdoors?  Does fresh air somehow take away from the BYOAC experience?

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No, but sunlight is nasty on most CRTs and LCDs.  The great outdoors is a lot brighter than most interior lighting, and unless you are in a very shaded area, it's not going to be fun trying to see the screen.  Any LCDs you see in outdoor installations are really bright (and expensive) ones intended for that application, and as a result, usually have terrible black level specifications.

No harm in this approach.  You just have to account for the elements.
FrizzleFried:

--- Quote from: Gray_Area on January 31, 2011, 06:13:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on January 27, 2011, 06:25:51 pm ---Yeah.... I built an outdoor cabinet... a really big one.



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Is there a purpose for the corner closest to be at an angle? Or is that an optical illusion due to variance in the land?

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Optical illusion... the floor is flat and level... The ground slopes down toward the fences...

:D

Donkey_Kong:

--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 04, 2011, 02:43:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: Gray_Area on January 31, 2011, 06:13:06 pm ---
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on January 27, 2011, 06:25:51 pm ---Yeah.... I built an outdoor cabinet... a really big one.



--- End quote ---

Is there a purpose for the corner closest to be at an angle? Or is that an optical illusion due to variance in the land?

--- End quote ---

Optical illusion... the floor is flat and level... The ground slopes down toward the fences...

:D



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Ah, thats because you were only wearing one shoe.
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