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| Xiaou2:
There are a few reasons why they changed the dust washers to sit on top: 1) Pinching of the skin on the side of the hand or the fingers of little kids --- Quote ---but I remember hurting my fingers on holes not covered by dust covers though. --- End quote --- 2) If a drink spills, it runs off the top and around the DW, rather than get deeper down into the hole. 3) To save cost of routing the top of the wood panel for the DW to slide under the plexi. 4) Covers up ugly sides of a deep wood hole. 5) Keeping little kids from cramming the deep hole with garbage. About #2, It also made it far more easy to just lift the washer up and or remove only the bat, rather than remove the entire joystick assembly to clean up the mess. (if the mess wasnt too bad) The older Metal panels didnt matter as much because the material was thin. Much Less chance of a pinch, especially with the lower ball top sticks. Many of the metal panels were also pretty compact, and so a dw would have covered up a lot of the artwork for no good reason. |
| boardjunkie:
Back in the old days, 90% of all ctrl panels were metal. Some had wood underneath for reinforcement (Midway panels). It just made for a better looking/working panel since all of the joysticks of the day were intended for mounting to metal. As you got up later in the 80s, wood panels became more common, with the exception of Dynamo cabs and the like. So from Simpsons/Turtles onward, most were wood with routed channels underneath for stick mounting. The wood had to be a certain thinkness to hold up to the abuse the stick would get, so the washer couldn't be under it anymore....it had to be on top. One panel that was full metal over top of wood was the dedicated mortal kombat era Midway cabs. |
| VanillaGorilla:
Xiaou - nice arguments! The diversion of fluids alone might be a good reason, and I never thought of the possibility of, or managed, pinching fingers... When it comes down to it, I just prefer the cleaner look of the hidden dust washer. But for my fighter control panel, I will probably put them on top, because that is customary, and I will order clear ones from Akihabra shop like you show, Empathic...btw would that 'pimping fellow' be you? ;) |
| boardjunkie:
Aaahhhh.....now I remember why those Robotron panels sucked to convert. Since those metal mtg plates were recessed, we had to fill the void and hole with bondo and sand them flush. The spacing didn't work for a fighting game layout so it had to be completely redone. Gawd....I still have nightmares about ruining all those great old games to convert them into the latest fighting game or......Strata bowling, the first Golden Tee, etc. |
| boardjunkie:
Speaking of pinching fingers.....anyone remember play'n Gyruss with the original joystick? What a hunk of crap that thing was.... |
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