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Total newbie when it come sto building a cabinet......
NewToBuilding:
Sorry about all the typos and grammar errors. I shouldn't type replies without my glasses on :-\
I was trying to say that the KADE really got my motivation going when I saw it. I suck at soldering and this seems simple enough for someone like me.
PL1:
--- Quote from: NewToBuilding on December 02, 2012, 01:50:00 pm ---You're spot on about the KADE :D. That's one sparked my interest to finally get going. I've always wanted to build one, but I suck at soldering and stuff. I saw on another website, the KADE project, and bought two of them.
I was told to buy those cables by someone on the KADE team. Do I need more than that?
I will definitely check out Degenatrons' XBox build. Thanks for the help :)
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2 of the 16-pack QD wires and 1 of the 30-connector daisy-chain grounds should be fine for wiring the controls on a 2P bartop.
I recommended reading up on Jon's and other builds so you can see some of the little things that people forget like marquee retainers, cooling fans, volume controls, monitor power on/off, etc.
It's a good way to uncover the things you don't know that you don't know -- the unknown unknowns.
BTW Floriske.nl is in the process of doing a similar build using KADE prototypes.
Scott
NewToBuilding:
--- Quote from: PL1 on December 02, 2012, 02:26:22 pm ---
--- Quote from: NewToBuilding on December 02, 2012, 01:50:00 pm ---You're spot on about the KADE :D. That's one sparked my interest to finally get going. I've always wanted to build one, but I suck at soldering and stuff. I saw on another website, the KADE project, and bought two of them.
I was told to buy those cables by someone on the KADE team. Do I need more than that?
I will definitely check out Degenatrons' XBox build. Thanks for the help :)
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2 of the 16-pack QD wires and 1 of the 30-connector daisy-chain grounds should be fine for wiring the controls on a 2P bartop.
I recommended reading up on Jon's and other builds so you can see some of the little things that people forget like marquee retainers, cooling fans, volume controls, monitor power on/off, etc.
It's a good way to uncover the things you don't know that you don't know -- the unknown unknowns.
BTW Floriske.nl is in the process of doing a similar build using KADE prototypes.
Scott
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Awesome! Thank you very much for the help and links!
equlizer:
The KADE is missing one thing. Rotary control! Then it would be perfect and i would get one.
degenatrons:
--- Quote from: NewToBuilding on December 02, 2012, 01:50:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: PL1 on December 02, 2012, 01:33:40 pm ---Looks like a good start.
What are you using for your encoder? Hacked controllers or planning to drop in several of the new KADEs once they released?
Have you made a list of admin button functions? (start, back, exit, etc.)
Also, I assume on the rainbow 16-pack of wires that you are getting several of them:
2 joysticks - 8 wires
12 player buttons - 12 wires
other buttons - ?
To see if you've forgotten anything else, you might want to check out Degenatrons' XBox build here. It includes videos and lots of details.
Scott
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You're spot on about the KADE :D. That's one sparked my interest to finally get going. I've always wanted to build one, but I suck at soldering and stuff. I saw on another website, the KADE project, and bought two of them.
I was told to buy those cables by someone on the KADE team. Do I need more than that?
I will definitely check out Degenatrons' XBox build. Thanks for the help :)
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That was me who recommended you get 2 of those cables :D
Another option is to re-purpose the cable from an old (or broken) xbox controller and attach a USB female port to end.
Yet another option is to use a regular USB extension cable and wire one end to the wires behind the controller port. If you're de-casing your xbox then this is a cheap solution.
The wiring of both options is super easy.
Those cables are cheap to just go buy. Often, I don't have the patience to wait for parts.