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UPDATE - TURNING BAD! found orig. side art under paint - now what?
SirPeale:
Why don't you use the original monitor?
pointdablame:
The problem that many people (including myself) will have with this, is that there is NO way to fit all those controls on a PacMan control panel. You'll be forced to build an oversized CP which IMHO looks terrible on a classic cab.
If you can figure out a way to mount this oversized CP without affecting the cabinet at all, you could at least avoid some "you destroyed a pac!" comments, but it still destroys the overall feel of the pacman (again, just IMO).
I personally would put some ads up on other forums and RGVAC etc etc and see if anyone would be willing to trade you a generic 25" conversion cabinet for your MAME machine. That way, someone can restore the pac (although like Peale said, they are pretty common) and you'll get a nice cab to start off with for your MAME cab. You could also use a bigger TV/monitor if you can get a 25" cab of course.
Just my .02
megashock5:
Peale, my problem with using the original monitor is that I want to run console emulators which would be tiny on a vertical monitor.
Plus, as I mentioned originally, this cabinet wasn't working when I started gutting it. I don't know enough to know why. I think the monitor works, the tube at the back glows when plugged in, but I don't even know how to hook up this kind of monitor.
I'm a *major* newbie here and not really mechanically inclined, I'm afraid.
Thanks for the suggestion, I think I'll post a 'for sale/trade' thread. I'd be willing to let someone restore it if I could get another cab to work on. I'm just not the guy to restore it, I simply don't know enough.
APFelon:
Since you are going to sell the cab in its entirety, you'll probably want to sell the monitor and chassis along with it. I won't press you any more on it, but for future reference:
The tube is the glass- the actual part of the monitor you look at and everything behind it. It is a single piece, and the heaviest.
The neckboard is the electronics directly behind (and attached to) the tube. It attaches to the skinniestpart of the tube, which controls the images on the screen (a bit vague, but I think you get my meaning)
The other piece is the chassis. It sits in a metal tray either under the tube or to the right of it (since you have a vert. monitor, yours should be to the right)... or is it left? My memory is crappy in the morning.
More detailed (and probably more accurate) monitor information is available on this forum and elsewhere if you are interested.
APf
megashock5:
AP, let me see if anyone is interested in it with the cabinet first. But if I don't get any bites, I'd certainly be willing to talk more about it. I just wonder how much shipping would be.
thanks for your help