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My standalone CP project
BobA:
Looking good. :D
TopJimmyCooks:
Great looking build. Was there an advantage to using 2 USB passthroughs rather than using a usb hub inside the CP?
llars:
The placement of the trackball was based on this only being a 1p panel. If I was doing a full 2p layout then I'd definitely have put the trackball in the center. After some playtesting it probably would have made more sense to put the trackball on the left and the P1 controls on the right so I'd have more room for my left hand to rest on. That's one of the downsides of not being able to cut scrap to do play tests. After it's all said and done I am still happy with the layout of the cp and it is usable for me.
The problem with the USB hub is I would still be restricted to 400ma per cable (to the computer) unless I used a powered hub. Since this is going to move between my home theater and office I didn't want to have to mess with power. My HTPC (which also moves from room to room) has 2 USB ports on the front so I figure I'll take 2 AB cables and zip tie em together.
I decided to order some red t-molding, so I'll be replacing that relatively soon. Also I decided to whip up some graphics for the sides and placed an order for it today. Still need to order the overlay.
llars:
Here's a side by side shot of the JLW's. On the left is the standard unmodified JLW. On the right
is the JLW with the extended shaft and the hex nut under the bat top. Side by side you can see
a significant height difference.
I really didn't like the look of the boring plain old bat tops and I can't play fighters with ball tops,
so lighted bubble tops were out of the question. I managed to find a happy medium on the SRK
forum. Someone found a local shop to anodize bat tops in large quantities so he resells them
through a couple of vendors. They are pretty impressive looking compared to the standard top.
For them to fit on a Sanwa I had to use an adapter.
Here's both shafts mounted into the CP. You can see the shafts are sticking out fairly well.
I also got some clear dust washers with a hadouken arrow pattern on them. They should look
good sitting on the acrylic. The nuts and adapters are threaded onto the shafts.
And with the bat tops on. The bat tops (and usb pass through) were purchased from Lizard
Lick. They stock around 7 different colors for the bat tops. I was going to get matching shaft
covers but the pre made ones won't fit on the wider JLW shaft.
emphatic:
Looking good! :applaud: