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| Tahnok:
--- Quote from: RayB on June 04, 2004, 04:28:07 pm ---I have another idea though... What if you front mounted this CD-drive and when the tray comes out, you have all your "admin" buttons mounted in it. When you dont need the buttons, it retracts back out of sight. --- End quote --- Now that's a good idea ;D ! I have been trying to figure out where to put all those buttons. I will maybe try this. --- Quote ---You can buy flush mount cup holders that spring open. They are made to hold drinks and fold away when not in use... like these --- End quote --- Yes, but, if you can't tell, I like moving things ;) . --- Quote ---I like the idea but some (if not all) CD-ROM drives have this nasty habit of closing when you apply a little pressure to the front (watch someone who wants to close the CD tray manually). That can lead to a bit of a mess. --- End quote --- Yes, this is one of the only problems that I ran into. But all I have to do is wire a switch over the 'unload' sensor. The CD trays retract when they don't sense that they are in the 'out' or 'in' position. If you wire a switch over the 'out' sensor you can lock the CD-Rom drive into thinking that the tray is still completely out. So you will have to push the eject button (which will be panel mounted) and then flip the lock switch. I have opened the CD-Rom drive and removed the laser unit along with anything else that in no longer needs. The drive will still open without the laser and its electronics. The cup holder will probably not be used for its intended purpose very often. It is really more of a gadget to show people when they see my cab. |
| pointdablame:
ok, i'm praying my sarcasm detector is broke and this whole thread is a joke, but if not, you guys are scaring me. For the cup holder: 1. A full cup would put a ton of undue pressure on the tray of the CDROM. One too many uses and *CRACK* there goes your cd tray. They are very fragile all things considered, and they are only meant to support the 2 or so ounces a cd weighs. 2. A cdrom tray has NO BOTTOM. What would you put in it? You could put a styrafoam cup in it and that's about it. Everything else would have to either rest on top of the tray which is not really "holding" anything (isnt that the point?) or couldn't be used at all since it would fall right through the tray if it was small enough. I'm just stopping there, crappy weather today has made me grumpy. I just don't get the point of this, it would be nothing more than a cd drive that pops out the side of your cabinet just..... just because. And I also love the buttons in the cd tray idea, seeing as a leafswitch and microswitch are both more than likely bigger than a cdrom tray opening.... The ideas are awesome, but they both seem like they'd be so much work to get up and running, that it isn't worth it. Buy a 3 dollar cup holder and put some buttons under you CP. Done deal. </grumpiness> |
| Tahnok:
--- Quote from: pointdablame on June 05, 2004, 07:09:38 pm ---1. A full cup would put a ton of undue pressure on the tray of the CDROM. One too many uses and *CRACK* there goes your cd tray. They are very fragile all things considered, and they are only meant to support the 2 or so ounces a cd weighs. --- End quote --- You seem to be underestimating my CD-Rom. I found a rather old one that's built like a brick and can easily support a full can of soda. --- Quote ---2. A cdrom tray has NO BOTTOM. What would you put in it? You could put a styrafoam cup in it and that's about it. Everything else would have to either rest on top of the tray which is not really "holding" anything (isnt that the point?) or couldn't be used at all since it would fall right through the tray if it was small enough. --- End quote --- Mine does. It will serve the purpose. --- Quote ---And I also love the buttons in the cd tray idea, seeing as a leafswitch and microswitch are both more than likely bigger than a cdrom tray opening.... --- End quote --- Yes arcade buttons are large. But no one said that an arcade machine has to use arcade buttons, especially for admin buttons that are going to be hidden. I know of many buttons that, with a few modifications to the tray, will fit very easily. |
| Nefesis:
also, you might want to consider the condensation factor. what if your drink condensated (is that the correct word?) and you didn't clean the tray before putting it back into the drive... drive shorted out? |
| EndTwist:
It actually wouldn't short out. Since most of the electronics are removed, and the tray isn't touching anything when going in, there is a low chance it would short out the drive. Also - some old cd-rom drives don't go in when you tap em. I have an old 4x that is as stubborn as a mule. Doesn't go in when pushed, only when the open/close button is pushed. Finally - its possible to reinforce the cd tray so it doesn't snap when a drink is placed down. Since the front plate of the tray is usually larger than the tray itself (height-wise), it would be pretty simple to reinforce it with a small wood or metal sheet. Maybe I'm crazy, but this could be done. If I did it, I'd just make a game item on my front end say "Open Cup Holder" and have it open the cd drive. |
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