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Wall-mounted arcade designs?
jimmer:
Love this thread.
I didn't see the chords in the original photo. But once it was pointed out I was like: "yeah, that's horrible"
I installed my plasma TV in 2002. The power chord dangled for 3 years, then it got some trunking but that still hasn't been painted wall colour.
DGP:
Excellent work, love the Robotron. :applaud:
Jason
2084:
--- Quote from: Player 3 on October 29, 2013, 07:00:31 pm ---The only concern with these designs is how little weight you can put on them before they go crashing from the wall. That or I'm just underestimating the strength of whatever you're using.
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There are two anchor points on each cabinet that connects them to adjacent studs. They will hold my weight so I'm not worried about the cabinet crashing down during normal play.
brihyn:
I love this design and it's got me to thinking of maybe building one or more in the future.
2 questions-
1) would it be possible to maybe show how you're anchoring it to the wall? there's no way in hel :censored: could play Track and Field with one of these (I end up as sweaty as I do when watching Cops), but it'd be great for Gyrus.
2) I assume you're booting the RPi directly into each game?
2084:
--- Quote from: brihyn on October 31, 2013, 12:58:23 pm ---I love this design and it's got me to thinking of maybe building one or more in the future.
2 questions-
1) would it be possible to maybe show how you're anchoring it to the wall? there's no way in hel :censored: could play Track and Field with one of these (I end up as sweaty as I do when watching Cops), but it'd be great for Gyrus.
2) I assume you're booting the RPi directly into each game?
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1. I used use flush wall mount hangers I linked above that I bought at Lowes. Other places they are called "Selby" hangers. You put one on the wall pointed up and a matching one on the cabinet pointing down. I put two sets on the back of each cabinet 16" apart so that can be directly attached to the studs. I did not use the screws they came with but rather 2 1/2" screws on the wall side. The anchoring is solid enough that I think you could play any game. I also put some furniture pads on the back of the cabinet to keep it from scratching the wall up.
http://www.wwhardware.com/selby-interlocking-flushmounts-syk-418-z
2. The RPi s are set up to boot directly to the game. On the Stargate cabinet I made a button that attaches to the GPIO. There is a C-shell script that runs on start up so if the button is pressed it launches using the Defender ROM instead of Stargate. All of the games have a power button that turns off the LCD monitor, marquee, and speaker. The RPi is powered whenever it is plugged in. That way when it is "turned on" it is not necessary to wait for it to boot but the game is already running.
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