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Ideal height of control panel?
sofakng:
Well, last night I spent several hours building my control panel box. We had a lot of problems with pieces fitting right so we had to cut everything quite a few times but in the end it came out fairly good.
However, when I put it on the cabinet it seems waaaaaay too high. It's not completely uncomfortable to play at that height, but it's bordering on it...
The actual control panel (which is on top of the control panel box) sits about 38 inches from the ground in the front and 40 inches in the back (at the back end of the control panel, where it angles up).
Is this a normal height? I've been using the Project Arcade book for measurements...
What height is the ideal height for the control panel?
Minwah:
I make 38" = ~ 95cm...
That sounds like roughly the height of my CP from memory (I'd have to check for sure), but mine if anything is a bit too low.
How tall are you?
SpamMe:
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/standing/standing_basic.html
sofakng:
Well, I'm about 5'10" but my girlfriend is only 5'1". I realize that I can't make it comfortable for both of us and I'll be the one playing it more often...(plus she can always stand on a little stool or something, heh).
Is my CP height (38" - 40") good for me?
Sylentwulf:
Personally I dropped the height on my cab by 3", and then plan on cutting the hegiht of the actual CP on mine as much as possible. I'm 5'4" and pretty much the whole family is around that heigh too.
I think the top of my CP is going to be around 33"-34"