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a few newbie questions about CP parts
Turnarcades:
--- Quote from: Thraxster on October 11, 2011, 07:19:04 pm ---AHH thats right, i forgot about that card. forgot the whole website really. I think when i order the buttons im going to order a couple other switches so i can trade em around and see how much they differ. The switch on top of the onmistick prodigy is a bit imposing for a classic feel. Thanks for these links.
heres an interesting question, I was wondering what kind of angle anyone else has their CP sitting at. Ive got mine slated for 100 degrees from the front top. where the A is in the crude ascii rendering. Ive got the monitor coming off that at 110 degrees. erm, angle CBA that is.
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I don't really work in angles, but as a rule of thumb we drop around 2" for a 7"-14" panel front-back width, So for example, if I'm reading it right, if 'B' to 'A' on your drawing was between 7" and 14", then the height of 'B' from the base line should be 2" higher than 'A' is. Other formulas may vary depending on the cabinet type and style, but this works for us.
With regards to software, many start by using MAME32 (MAMEUI) auto-launching at startup and navigated with the joystick, but for a multi-platform setup, better emulator performance and display consistency, you should check out either a lightweight front-end like Mamewah or Mala, or something mostly pre-configured like the now-popular Hyperspin (though be advised once you dress it up HS is quite a demanding and 'heavyweight' front-end). Windows can be completely hidden in a few simple steps, and you won't need TinyXP if you do it this way as certain performance-sapping services won't start at all, whilst others can be stopped using services.msc from the 'run' option in your start menu. Having to have regular keyboard or mouse intervention is the sign of bad planning and really not required since the early days of arcade building, so do it right and you'll only have to break out those things when you wanna do some configuration editing.
Thraxster:
Thank you, im planning an 18 inch front to back depth CP, so ill drop that 2 1/8th instead of the 3 i had planned.
I'm not too concerned with the looks of the front end. I checked out Hyperspin very briefly and it looked/felt alright for me, but im gonna check out several others before i decide. I wont likely dress up the appearance right away. Id rather get it playable sooner. Then i can play when i want to play and tinker with a second setup when it suits me.