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| Malenko:
--- Quote from: drventure on July 26, 2012, 10:58:38 am ---@Malenko Nicely done! Great idea making things front accessible. --- End quote --- it was Dynamo's idea |
| kahlid74:
I use a computer case because I like the ability to simply unplug devices and take the whole computer out. Makes for upgrading computer hardware and moving a whole lot simpler. |
| Ravenger:
--- Quote from: krick on July 26, 2012, 10:26:29 am ---I wish I had a cabinet where the PC was accessible from the front. I have to turn mine around to get to the PC. It's a pain on carpet. I need to get rolling casters or something. --- End quote --- My cab only opens at the back, and it's only the top half of the back panel that comes off, which made it awkward to get a cased PC in there, which is why I went for a vertically mounted de-cased PC. It's got two large fixed rollers at the back, so tilting it backwards slightly makes it very easy to move around just by rolling. It's got a couple of hand-holds cut out for doing exactly that. The good thing about doing it that way is that it doesn't move around in normal use, as would be the case if it had rollers on all 4 corners. |
| mcseforsale:
Yaksplat had this awesome Belgin-style vandal switch on one of his build threads, so I stole the idea and have it wired to the little sub-board on a Dell GX-260. I put the switch in the front panel of the arcade to the left of the coin door and you can't see it unless the entire arcade is on. http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8698/ele-374/Blue_Illuminated_Bulgin_Style_Latching_Vandal_Switch_-_22mm_-_Black_Housing_-_Ring_Illumination.html I soldered/shrink-wrapped the pins on the switch itself, but I purchased correct 4 pin-ribbon cable to a jack on the outside of the PC. I'll get pics of it eventually. Being a Dell, it was a giant PITA...especially because I needed the small sub-board on the front of the case for some of the USB ports... AJ --- Quote from: Rando on July 25, 2012, 03:25:56 pm ---Add me to the tally for keeping it in the case. Of course I have to reach in and hit the Power button on the PC when I want to boot-up the Cab, so I may not count. ;D --- End quote --- |
| boardjunkie:
I left mine cased for half a day. With the back door on it got so got it almost killed the PC. I suppose if you vent the fans straight to vent openings in the top/back of the cab it would be ok. Just leaving the thing cased inside the cab can cause heat issues like I had because the case keeps recycling its own warm exhaust air and it gets warmer and warmer with time. I decased the PC and installed 2 fans for HDD/overall cooling, and butted the pwr supply fan up to a back door vent. It runs a ton cooler now. |
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