I ressurected an empty midway styled pacman cabinet that was destroyed, painted over, graffitti, etc. I've brought it back to life and I'm going to build it around a JAMMA based ArcadeSD multiboard board and a 4:3 LCD Monitor (It's all I have...sorry don't hate.)
My question comes from the Power side of things. Since my LCD Monitor needs AC Power, I was thinking that I would wire like so -
12V switching power supply ---> Power Strip w/at least 12 ft cord.
LCD monitor --------------------> same Power Strip
And then route the power strip cord out the cabinet.
But then I thought, it might be nice to have a toggle switch like the original Midway games have up through the top to be able to turn the machine off from the outside.
Any thoughts opinions on that...am I just over complicating things?
Or is there an easier/better/cleaner way for me to do all this?