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Galaga Bartop 3 (Completed 8/22/2011)

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BobA:
(MAME plus others in Galaga Shaped Vertical Cab)
Here I go again.  Putting together a multi emulator cabinet based on one of my Galaga shaped bartops

Basic parts list
Galaga shaped bartop cabinet
17 inch LCD monitor
1 4/8 way joystick
4 play buttons
1 coin button (LED)
player 1 and 2 buttons
1 end button
1 back button
1 enter button
Xin Mo 1 player controller  1 joy plus 12 buttons
usb gamepad for 2nd player
Intel D525MW ITX Motherboard Intel Atom/DDR3 1066/800/GBLan/Audio/VGA/PCI-E
2 GB memory
hdisk drive
1 usb ext cable (for gamepad)
1 atx power supply (reverse fan)
2.1 PC speakers and woofer
LED strip for marquee 12V
fan 12V and grill for ventilation
lock and hinge for back panel
t molding 5/8 inch
plexi for bezel and marquee
touchup and bezel paint
misc hardware and connectors
marquee
side art

Pic1 LED strip and speakers mounted at top of cab
Pic2 Bass spkr mounted at bottom of cab
Pic3 LED strip and exhaust fan mounted behind
Pic4 Computer setup
Pic5 Xin Mo Controller

IG-88:
You are a machine Bob! You getting those xin mo controllers from Paradise? What do you think of them? (controller and paradise)  :)

BobA:
Yes they are from Paradise.   I see Paradise and GGG have a delux 2 player but this is a 1 player.  I did a short review in the review section. I like Paradise and would order from them again.

BobA:
One of the major disadvantages to decasing and LCD is the loss of the vesa 100 mount on the back of the case.  You also lose the nice bezel that the manufacturer put on the LCD.  However if you just have to have that 3/4 or 1/2 inch then you can work around it.  The bezel can be painted on the back of the plexi or lexan to make a nice bezel.   The loss of the mount is a bit harder.   I had to mount the mdf support to the back of the LCD without vesa holes.  To do this I screwed from inside the metal shield into the mdf support.  4 screws and construction grade adhesive holds the mdf to the back of the LCD screen.

donnie1979:
Nice build man, you really need to check this out it will look fantasticon this bartop. http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10242

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