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javeryh:

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--- Quote from: javeryh on June 30, 2018, 02:03:12 pm ---Thanks guys - I just rewired and it works perfectly. Power on = light on and power off = light off. Now I'm not so sure this is as simple as it should be with all the bad info out there!

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It's not really bad info it's just that when assembling these things in CHINA they can put those switches in in different orientations since it doesn't really make a difference in function and they tend to use different parts from time to time so even the same product can have sllght differences over time.

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Makes sense. :cheers:

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Alright... ever since I installed the cabinet feet I haven't been getting much sleep just knowing that there was bare MDF under there and exposed no less. Even though they were not visible, I just can't have that.

So I was off to Home Depot for a solution - I picked up a 2' length of 1/2" PVC pipe for $1.34. Using my chop saw and going super slow, I shaved off four (4) 1/4" thick rings. I did like 3 or 4 tests before figuring out that going slow wouldn't chip the PVC. I also lost a few rings due to them going flying after the saw cut through. Oh well.

I sprayed them black and then installed. Here's the before and after:

I will finally sleep tonight!

javeryh:
Big shout out to Ramakers here on BYOAC. I posted this in the artwork forum:

And he magically turned it into this:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0xacr3xc2rsuvlf/template.pdf?dl=0

I think I'm ready to find a comic/digital artist to help me out...

javeryh:
I took a week off for the 4th of July and had some fun down in Washington DC but now it is time to get back to business. I reached out to a digital artist who has agreed to do the artwork for me so hopefully that will move forward fairly quickly. In the meantime, here is the "canvas" for the art:

This is to scale but not 1:1 - the white areas are where the art will show. I really hope this comes out like I'm envisioning...

In the meantime, the speaker grills and monitor glass have been delivered. I'm going to work on getting those installed this week and touching up some black paint on some inside edges while waiting for the art. I'm actually not that far off from completion even though it seems like it. I better get going on the software - I have no idea what I'm doing there! :cheers:

javeryh:
Last night I finished decasing the monitor. This was definitely the right move (famous last words). This thing is THIN now that it is out of the case.

In this first picture, the monitor is actually still attached to the front half of the case with those little sliver clips. The black squares are adhesive backed foam so the brackets can have something to sink into. I'm leaving those in place because I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to mount the monitor yet. The red strip on the back of the PCB was added by me - it's extra strength double sided foam tape.

There is a ribbon cable connecting the PCB to the monitor that was taped to the back - I'm also leaving that in place. No reason to move it. This next picture shows the PCB mounted to the back of the monitor. I wanted all of the ports to face down and I didn't want to bend the ribbon cable if I could avoid it. Although if I was short on space I could have put them anywhere the ribbon cable would reach.

This last picture shows just how thin the monitor is - the case added at least an inch (or more) plus the bezel was about 1/4" taller than the screen so I wouldn't have been able to get the monitor flush with the glass.

I think I have the mounting almost worked out but I'm still playing with it. I'm going to have to make a custom piece to support everything. My plan right now is to use some of the leftover aluminum L-bracket that I used for the marquee retainers and place it exactly at the front of where the CP will meet the monitor glass so that the monitor glass can sit on it. I've cut the aluminum and sprayed it black but I am still trying to figure out the exact shape of this custom piece.

I was mocking it up using cardboard so something like this (the cabinet is lying on its side):

It is hard to see because of the lighting and colors but the glass is in front of the aluminum bracket.

edekoning did something similar on his awesome NES bartop:

I hope I can get it to work like he did!

Arroyo:
That’s a clever mounting solution.

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