FLYNN'S ARCADE (Project Code Name: Overambitious) - FINISHED

[Rockstead]

Just wondering where the custom tokens were sourced? They are very nice along with the rest of the build.

[CoOlSlY]

Just wondering where the custom tokens were sourced? They are very nice along with the rest of the build.

Those are not customs, he said earlier (don't remember the page though) that they were leftover tokens...

[Rockstead]

Just wondering where the custom tokens were sourced? They are very nice along with the rest of the build.

Those are not customs, he said earlier (don't remember the page though) that they were leftover tokens...

OK thanks, I figured since the name of the tokens matched the name in the Marquee that they were custom.

[KLRinstinct]

Hey Chance. I'm just talking with a printer now to see about getting the PDF plan printed out and he's saying "The PDF file is setup at a standard A1 size (841mm x 594mm)".
He's wondering what size I want it enlarged to and I'm not sure about this.

[ChanceKJ]

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[yotsuya]

Hey Chance, what do you suggest regarding trying to reduce the sodium in my diet?

[KLRinstinct]

Hey Chance, what do you suggest regarding trying to reduce the sodium in my diet?

Simple. Eat less sodium.



Thanks for that Chase. Yeah I found them and sent them to him and said if you expand it evenly until the back edge hits the 5'4" mark we should be right. Hope he can handle it.

[KLRinstinct]

Just thought id mention this PDF is only 33 by 23 inches in both my and the printers pdf viewers. It cant be 1:1 lol. Not that I'm complaining or anything its still a huge help as is.

[ChanceKJ]

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[yotsuya]

See how he ignores me?

Hey Chance, who should I pick this weekend, Dallas or Green Bay?

[ChanceKJ]

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[yotsuya]

Cowboys, 27-24 fo sho.

We are no longer homies.

[KLRinstinct]

Insert noob question here.. lol. I edited this out coz I found the answers to my questions while you were away...

[ginkgoblue]

Hey Chance, AWESOME build man. One question though, when you wired up the dual LEDs for the joystick lights, how did you connect them to the controller? Did you wore them in series to one (or 3 RGB) output? Or did you wire them to separate channels that have the same color setting at all times?


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[yotsuya]

Hey Chance, looks like you were wrong on that Cowboys pick. Who do you like this weekend? Let me know so I can bet accordingly.

[processedmeat]

Chance, great build. 

I'm thinking about a 32" TV like you and I was wondering if you feel like you missed out on anything with the TV being 720p or gained anything with it being 120Hz?  I know the games are much lower in resolution but I'm planning on using the simulated widescreen bezels on mine and they were almost photorealistic on my 1080p monitor. 

Also, is this TV able to turn itself on after detecting a signal like a computer monitor?  Is there a specific feature I need to look for in shopping for these monitors?

Thanks for answering my questions.

[ChanceKJ]

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[jbl77]

crazy resemblance...
http://www.paradoxarcades.com/intro/

[ChanceKJ]

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[yotsuya]

Yep, he uses my design for his cabs that he builds and sells.  Kinda cool actually

Your design?

You mean jarrett's design , right?
Your entire cab is based on his form factor.

Considering Jarrett never actually built it, I guess it's safe to say the design belongs to the community. :-)

[wp34]

Yep, he uses my design for his cabs that he builds and sells.  Kinda cool actually

Your design?

You mean jarrett's design , right?
Your entire cab is based on his form factor.

Considering Jarrett never actually built it, I guess it's safe to say the design belongs to the community. :-)

Did Jarrett design the whole cabinet or just the CP?  I remember seeing the CP mock-up but not a cabinet.

[ChanceKJ]

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[jbl77]

Sorry for bringing this up.   Didn't mean to spin up the wheel for some axe grinding

[opt2not]

^ Its alright. Whenever Chance posts that happens anyway.

[ChanceKJ]

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[Alkahest]

Hello, I was piddling around with the idea of building a cab, and was working on some plans and was trying to get dimensions from your pictures and the few actual numbers you have posted. However I'm running into issues where some of my numbers aren't quite lining up and was hoping I could get a few concrete measurements from you?

If possible could I please get the width of the CP Base, the height of the cab, and the height and width of the speaker panel? Those should clear up the issues I'm having.

[Scotty_C]

These are straight from the CAD file   On my cab I did all the front and rear panels 32" wide (Same as Chance).

In this post he listed rough dimensions of the CP base
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,135116.msg1499869.html#msg1499869

[Alkahest]

Awesome, that helps out a lot, thank you very much!

[ChanceKJ]

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[pingu08]

Hey Chance,


First up, you were truly an inspiration on my build. it's far from what you achieve but hey I'm still happy with my first ''handwork'' project.
PS: the IL boutton now comes with that little hole on the side for the LED. thanks for that!!!!:P


But I have one issue with the brightness of all my leds that you can help me out maybe.

I have the same item as you....
https://paradisearcadeshop.com/button-leds/1835-il-lumination-rgb-5vdc-led-rev-a.html
combine with
https://paradisearcadeshop.com/buttons-il-industrias-lorenzo/809-il-psl-l-translucent-with-black-concave-plunger.html

Are your photos taken with lights off
My buttons are simple not glowing !!! I'm connected via the power source of my Ipac ultimate and I simply don't get a quarter of your photos.
I can add pics if you want but I simply get a glare of the leds and need to look at it from the top (90 degres) to get a descent result.

I tried wrapped the bottom of the buttons with tape but didn't help.

Any comeback from your end will be appreciated.


Thanks

[ChanceKJ]

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[dgrace]

Can I ask where you got your speaker grill from? I apologize if you've already answered this question.  Thanks

[dgrace]

Hey Chance (or anyone), do you have any more specific I instructions on where exactly to attach the cleats to the large side panels, especially the top section for the marquee? So I'm not just winging that part. Thank you!

[ChanceKJ]

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[Rockstead]

Chance,

Had you considered a pedestal at any point instead of a cabinet based on the Control Panel and screen size? Typically most control panels I see that large are being used in a Pedestal type setup.

Just wanted your thoughts on that,  I want a similarly sized control panel but had not considered a cabinet.

[ChanceKJ]

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[drewjbx]

Chance,

Had you considered a pedestal at any point instead of a cabinet based on the Control Panel and screen size? Typically most control panels I see that large are being used in a Pedestal type setup.

Just wanted your thoughts on that,  I want a similarly sized control panel but had not considered a cabinet.

I didn't. Honestly, i can't think of a single time where i though to go that route. I guess for me the focus was playing games like Konami Simpsons, Metal Slug, and DK. All games that I only ever saw in cabinets. I think thats also the genesis of where my design came from. I wanted the screen hight from my childhood playing Simpsons, but at the initial inset of this project i knew little to nothing about CRT's in relation to the arcade world and gaming and had very little space to work with where i was living. I was struggling with the challenge of the overall form factor and as i was doing my research i found there were a few notable "out of the box" options like Ond's Metropolis. In the end I really didn't see anything avalible for side profile designs i loved, and also found it to be one of those things that everyone made up themselves, with some getting beached on.   If you talk a look at the 3rd post in this thread, i had a profile and layout that i wanted to adhere to, but i wanted to make it my own. 

Soon after realizing a vast majority of the overall design was building off of the best parts of other cabinets i'd researched, i decided to make the plans free for anyone who wanted to use them. After consulting with HaRuMaN, i commissioned him to take my rough plans into CAD for use on a CnC. He thankfully added a few additions to the side profiles like rounded corners, and a 4º tilt to the control panel mounting surface. Then we did a little back and forth on the button layout to go on Jarrett's CP top design.

In the end this project rests on the shoulders of those who are noted in the first post. All of them. I added a few little things of my own over time, and in the end this is what i was left with.   A couple notable things i would have done differently are the back panel design, (which i learned could have been MUCH more simple from the actual cabinets i would go on to restore), as well as the display glass where i should in retrospect have used tinted plexi.

Found this thread.. your work is top notch, I have built simpe bartops and I think I'm ready for the next level. I downloaded your side panels, but can you share the plans for CP and all the other panels, and more importantly plans that show the framing that shows locations on the side panels?

[ChanceKJ]

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[dgrace]

Hi Chance,

Your project has been very helpful to me while doing my own.  I'm trying to finalize how I want to do the backside of my arcade (whether to cover everywhere, or keep some spaces open for extra ventilation) and I noticed that you didn't have fans for the PC area or the TV/monitor area; just for the area where the speakers would go and the keyboard tray area (at least based on your pics).  Is there a reason you wouldn't do one (a fan or two) for the PC area and the TV area, given how they would generate the most heat? For example I have a PC with a built in fan, but I worry if I close off that whole bottom section from the back, my PC will still overheat without an extra fan blowing in there.  Thoughts?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,152274.0.html

Thanks Man.

[ChanceKJ]

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