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Franken-panels Vs. Multi-Swaps
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TheChairmanH2K:
if you could only have one cabinet and had to choose id go with swappable panels.  i think the options for controllers (ipac, keywiz, etc) have enough cost effective solutions for smaller swappable panels.  3 panels with minipacs or a similarly sized controller, for me, would be more cost effective than getting 2 cabs with an ipac2 or 4 each.  and from what ive seen of aloooot of peoples game rooms/dens on this site i have no doubt you all have the room to store a panel or two extra.  luckily for me i was able to get two empty cabs dirt cheap so i can divide up the game selection and therefore the controls and avoid a frankenpanel.  not that im against them exactly.  i also dont play alot of the games in arcades that lead to frankenpanels i.e. tron or driving games.  a trackball, spinner, joystick and some buttons will get me through just about everything thats not a fighter and the fighters are getting their own cab  :cheers:
drventure:
I don't really have space for two (or more) cabinets. Heck, to have one, I had to camouflage it.

Swappable panels sounds good but unless you build the cabinet such that it could store them, I doubt they'd get swapped out all that much.

But I tend to agree with the Frankenpanel/tron stick comment. I put one on mine. Almost never use it. I'd think a topfire u360 mod would be much more practical.

However, what's done is done. I just want to finish things up so I can get on to my next project (whatever that might be  :) )
Nephasth:

--- Quote from: TheChairmanH2K on May 27, 2011, 11:20:00 pm ---i think the options for controllers (ipac, keywiz, etc) have enough cost effective solutions for smaller swappable panels.  3 panels with minipacs or a similarly sized controller, for me, would be more cost effective than getting 2 cabs with an ipac2 or 4 each.
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Are you suggesting each of the 3 panels has its own minipac?
TheChairmanH2K:
yes i am.  im sure you could do it another way with one *pac or *wiz and some kind of quick disconnect system but for me i think unplugging the usb cable, swapping the panel and plugging in the new one would be simpler.
Donkbaca:
I love how threads go sideways. Typical thread progression:
Post 1 " which do you prefer? A or B?
Post 2 - I prefer c
Post 3 - I prefer d
Post 4 - I once dated a girl who had Ds, but she would wet the bed.


Anyhow I agree I think a torn stick is necessary for a frankenpanel.

If you are going to do swappable CPs, you just need one encoder, you wire it to serial connectors or cat 5, makes it easy to swap out
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