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Vigo:


--- Quote from: dkersten on August 06, 2014, 12:39:08 pm ---What might seem awesome to you today might sit in the corner collecting dust tomorrow.  If $200 is a tight squeeze for you, it would probably be best to not spend it until you know for sure that you will use it.

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I'd like to add a "but" to this statement. dkersten is absolutely right about a shelf life on cabinets that are not fully threshed out, but if you are willing to accept this as a hobby rather than a 1 time project, you will find the experience of your build beneficial to your next build. So hopefully a few years down the road, you will have some more cash on your hands and be able to build a much slicker machine. You can also reuse many things from your old cab, and save a bit of cash when you take on that next project.

yotsuya:

Dave and Vigo -

(Pretend Kane is clapping)

mkwfreak:

I think i know which option i'm picking. There's this local service to pay money to rent arcade games locally. I called them up, talked for an hour, and it gave me a lot of info. I think my goal is to buy a cab with nothing but the control panel, the wiring for the control panel, and the cab itself. The thing is though, they're kind of expensive to buy parts from. The cab can cost from $100-$200, but i'll all need then is the i-pac. (or if it doesn't have wires, a wiring kit, which scares me slightly.) the i-pac will be 40-50 bucks, so i'll only have about 100-160 to spend (maybe slightly more if i can talk my family into it.) He sent me no, pics, so this weekend i'm heading over to there warehouse and taking a look. Anything I should keep  a sharp eye out for, and a decent price range for both wiring scenarios?

yotsuya:


--- Quote from: mkwfreak on August 07, 2014, 11:24:25 am ---I think i know which option i'm picking. There's this local service to pay money to rent arcade games locally. I called them up, talked for an hour, and it gave me a lot of info. I think my goal is to buy a cab with nothing but the control panel, the wiring for the control panel, and the cab itself. The thing is though, they're kind of expensive to buy parts from. The cab can cost from $100-$200, but i'll all need then is the i-pac. (or if it doesn't have wires, a wiring kit, which scares me slightly.) the i-pac will be 40-50 bucks, so i'll only have about 100-160 to spend (maybe slightly more if i can talk my family into it.) He sent me no, pics, so this weekend i'm heading over to there warehouse and taking a look. Anything I should keep  a sharp eye out for, and a decent price range for both wiring scenarios?

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If it's JAMMA wired, you'll just need a J-Pac. It'll be more expensive, but if the wiring is there it'll save you some wiring time and costs.

mkwfreak:


--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 07, 2014, 11:29:47 am ---
--- Quote from: mkwfreak on August 07, 2014, 11:24:25 am ---I think i know which option i'm picking. There's this local service to pay money to rent arcade games locally. I called them up, talked for an hour, and it gave me a lot of info. I think my goal is to buy a cab with nothing but the control panel, the wiring for the control panel, and the cab itself. The thing is though, they're kind of expensive to buy parts from. The cab can cost from $100-$200, but i'll all need then is the i-pac. (or if it doesn't have wires, a wiring kit, which scares me slightly.) the i-pac will be 40-50 bucks, so i'll only have about 100-160 to spend (maybe slightly more if i can talk my family into it.) He sent me no, pics, so this weekend i'm heading over to there warehouse and taking a look. Anything I should keep  a sharp eye out for, and a decent price range for both wiring scenarios?

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If it's JAMMA wired, you'll just need a J-Pac. It'll be more expensive, but if the wiring is there it'll save you some wiring time and costs.

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yes, but one last thing about the J-Pac. How would I get kick buttons to work?

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