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yotsuya:

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--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 07, 2014, 03:21:21 pm ---May I ask a question- are you a kid on a strict budget, so it HAS to stay under $200? That's the feeling I get from the tone of your posts. Just wonderin'.  :cheers:

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Well, I got a check for $200 as part of my summer job. I might be able to sweet talk my family into $20-30, but that's sort of a liability, so I want to try to get everything by myself, but if push comes to shove, I might get a little room to work with. As for a kid, I'm 17. Young, but I've been interested in electronics since I was 2-3 (playing floppy discs on windows 95), and I have learned a LOT of information over the years. And I have a step dad with a machine shop, and a computer expert for resources. I may be young, but I have a lot of faith in this.

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That's cool. We're here to help. A lot of ue have a ton of experience with builds, so feel free to ask, especially if you do a cab conversion as opposed to a scratch build.  :cheers:
BadMouth:

--- Quote from: mkwfreak on August 07, 2014, 04:07:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: yotsuya on August 07, 2014, 03:21:21 pm ---May I ask a question- are you a kid on a strict budget, so it HAS to stay under $200? That's the feeling I get from the tone of your posts. Just wonderin'.  :cheers:

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Well, I got a check for $200 as part of my summer job. I might be able to sweet talk my family into $20-30, but that's sort of a liability, so I want to try to get everything by myself, but if push comes to shove, I might get a little room to work with. As for a kid, I'm 17. Young, but I've been interested in electronics since I was 2-3 (playing floppy discs on windows 95), and I have learned a LOT of information over the years. And I have a step dad with a machine shop, and a computer expert for resources. I may be young, but I have a lot of faith in this.

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Play that card when you go to look at the machines. You might get a better price or a little more stuff for being a decent working kid on a shoestring budget.   :lol
Vigo:

--- Quote from: mkwfreak on August 07, 2014, 04:07:43 pm ---I might be able to sweet talk my family into $20-30, but that's sort of a liability.

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 :laugh2: I know exactly what you mean.  8)

PL1:

--- Quote from: mkwfreak on August 07, 2014, 11:47:57 am ---I see. I'm used to screw terminals,  but with the grounding and everything i'm a bit worried (I know some stuff about wiring, I disassembled and reassembled vacuum cleaners and ac plugs multiple times, but this is still new to me.)

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Arcade wiring is pretty easy.

Check out this part of the FAQ.


Scott
Malenko:
well, what part of the country are you in? Lots of us have heaps of spare parts we could give you.
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