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Interfacing swappable Control Panels..
Hoopstar:
I am in the process of what seems to be a pretty common build up of a Centipede cabinet along very similar lines to Carstens with three swappable CPs - single player, two player and trackball..
Anyone got some clever ideas on how they connect the panels to their IPAC so it is a fast connect/disconnect..?
I am thinking along the lines of a DB25 plug/connector, but don't really want "floppy cables" that I physically have to get in and connect.. rather both ends of the connector solidly mounted to the cab/CP and the just have the CP "click" into place. Anyone done somthing similar ?(trust me, I've used the search..)
And what about the actual mounting of the CP... what methods do you guys use for a quick connect/dis-connect??
Thanks in advance..
Hoopstar
Wienerdog:
Doesn't CPO stand for Control Panel Overlay?
CIA_Guy:
You might try a connector similar to that used on removable hard drives. If you design the panel & cabinet carefully, you ought to be able to slide one edge of the panel in first (locking into the connector) and then the rest "drops into" a recess or some such way of securing it.
Hoopstar:
--- Quote from: Wienerdog on February 14, 2004, 09:30:56 pm ---Doesn't CPO stand for Control Panel Overlay?
--- End quote ---
errm, yes.. :-[
But you knew what I meant :)
crashwg:
How many pins do nes and snes have on their cartriges, maybe you could hack the insides onto the cab end of the connection and a couple cart's to the panels, that may work...