My first Control box...

[Hoppy]

so I scored a bunch of parts on craigslist on friday... ipac2 with usb cable, 16 buttons (1 has a broken post and 2 of the nuts have jacked up threads) a player 1 button and a player 2 button and two joy sticks...  got it for 50$


so I built a small control box to play around on and test all the parts...  here is what I came up with





there is some play in the joystick when moving... didnt know if there is a way to adjust

now I want to build my full cabinet!!

[TopJimmyCooks]

joystick looks like a Happ competition.  you can reduce play by getting a stiffer spring or gently stretching the spring.  you can't really change the distance from when you move the stick to when the switch actuates easily, though.

welcome to the arcade madness. 

[Turnarcades]

Wiring your first panel is daunting, although much simpler than many think. You're over the first major hurdle so just don't frankenpanel or crapMAME your cabinet and you'll be set for a quick, tidy machine!

[ragnar]

I know what frankenpanel is but what is crapMaming?

[Nephasth]

I know what frankenpanel is but what is crapMaming?

CrapMAME

[Hoppy]

yeah i wont have franken panel that's for sure....  I'm leaning towards a Woody inspired panel as I have a 23" wide screen LCD already

[Hoppy]

this box was really more to make sure all the controls work and to give me that arcade like fix until I can design and build my standup
plus I had all the scrap wood laying around in the garage   

[equlizer]

joystick looks like a Happ competition.  you can reduce play by getting a stiffer spring or gently stretching the spring.  you can't really change the distance from when you move the stick to when the switch actuates easily, though.

welcome to the arcade madness. 

You can wrap electrical tape around the actuator, that will restrict how much throw you get.  Wrap it 3-4 times and go from there.

[Hoppy]

joystick looks like a Happ competition.  you can reduce play by getting a stiffer spring or gently stretching the spring.  you can't really change the distance from when you move the stick to when the switch actuates easily, though.

welcome to the arcade madness. 

You can wrap electrical tape around the actuator, that will restrict how much throw you get.  Wrap it 3-4 times and go from there.

cool I will try that out tomorrow and see if that fixes it.
Thanks

[ids]

Nice - I did the same thing, and then spent a long time trying to decide the shape of the cab, and all sorts of details regarding the CP.  This is the danger of having a working prototype - it can seriously diminish the compulsion to move forward.  In the end, I realized progress will never get made without progress, and the easiest way to move forward was to follow the UAII plans in the book.  And after tinkering with CP ideas, I settled on the 4P I have now (some might call it a franken, but 2P Smash TV and 3P Super Offroad were important to me)