examples of motorized rotating monitors?

[DYNAGOD]

ive been trying to find input for rotating a monitor with an ac reversible motor and limit switches.
ive found only one example, its more of a theory page than anything practical..
i know there must be a more than a few sites out there with peoples cabs whom have gone this route. searchs here have come up blank.
anyone able to point me in the right direction?
im tireod of lifing the hood on ym cab to rotate the monitor, i want the lazy mans rotate button

thanks

[Bgnome]

krawdaddys nostalgia used this:
http://lillypad.4mg.com/lillypad/rotatepad.html

[RayB]

mmmmmmePeanutButter is building one. I would assume by now he might have it all working, though he doesn't post here very often anymore.

[danny_galaga]

why lift the lid? i have a tiny toggle under the control panel on mine. still, it WOULD be much nicer if it robotically rotated  

[Xiaou2]

 I would think a drill would be a good thing to hack for this type of project.  Plenty strong, reversable, variable speed..ect.  

[danny_galaga]

drill is plenty strong enough. use a battery drill though, 240v one is way too fast. or use an electric screwdriver. my cab uses a tamiya planetary motor (item 72001) i had kicking around. it is running on about 7v and is strong enough to spin a 15" monitor, but would be useless on anything bigger

http://www.tamiya.com/english/kousaku/k_item/k_mini3.htm

[RayB]

Has anyone considered using a lever that you rotate by hand? Or is that too primitive?

[DYNAGOD]

i think its just the coolness factor.. plus it kind of defeats the purpose.
if i dont put the wingnuts back in (which i dont) I can rotate my monitor is less than 30 seconds. but i would like to be able to do it without opening the hood. the handle would then by that logic need to be outside the cabinet, which would be visually unappealing.

another issue that i think has not been adressed by the individuals whom have gone this route is a mechanically adjustable bezel..
many of these individuals simp[ly have their monitors behind smoked glass so its a non issue, but in the EGRET that will not be the case..
working in a machine shop,ive naturally gravitated to looking at Telescopic bedway covers as a workaround for this issue.
4 sets of independant bedway covers actuated by independant 3 inch stroke linear actuator. that should be more than sufficient to reconfigure the bezel in tandom with the monitor rotation.. not to mention look cool as sh*t

(these are for example only and are obviosuly oversized)

[RayB]

This is what I meant. No need to open the hood, just rotate the hand-crank. (I drew it kind of larger than it needs to be).

[DYNAGOD]

LMAO!!!
 

[crashwg]

I came this close to spitting iced tea all over my monitor with that one!

[RayB]

  I don't know whether to laugh with you or be hurt. I was serious. My house's front window opens with a hand-crank, not a motor. Why is it so ridiculous in this situation? I suppose my house COULD have a motorized window, but sometimes things like this are just overkill (financially AND technically).

[DYNAGOD]

that would honestly be the most simple, cost effective, and efficient way to go about it..
but unfortunetly, and much to the dismay of my woman, im not about any of those things
didnt mean to offend if i did.. my appologies..
its simply not the look or the style im going for..
its simply too low tech of a solution..
im looking for transaprency.. im hoping to actuate the thing off a keychain car alarm transmitter.

[RayB]

I'll show you!
I'm gonna build a cab all made of brass and a steam-powered generator! The controls will be chains that dangle from levers over-head, and pedals on the ground. You'll see!  

[Grasshopper]

You could I suppose always put the hand crank out of sight at the back.

But, I always think when I see people attempt to build cabs with rotatable monitors, isn't it better to simply buy a bigger monitor? Large TVs are very cheap these days. By the time you've factored in the cost of a motor and other miscellaneous parts the price is probably going to end up being much the same.

Don't get me wrong, it's a cool idea if you can pull it off but sometimes the simple solutions are best.

[DYNAGOD]

You could I suppose always put the hand crank out of sight at the back.

But, I always think when I see people attempt to build cabs with rotatable monitors, isn't it better to simply buy a bigger monitor? Large TVs are very cheap these days. By the time you've factored in the cost of a motor and other miscellaneous parts the price is probably going to end up being much the same.

Don't get me wrong, it's a cool idea if you can pull it off but sometimes the simple solutions are best.

my monitor already rotates  
it came from the factory as such and is designed to be used with horizontal and vertical games.
im not modifying my cab to make it rotate, im only adding a drive to do it so i dont have to do it physically.

[Lilwolf]

The cheapest solution is a nice big thick rope that wraps around the monitor, and out each side... Tied knots at the right place... So you pull one side down and it is vertical (stopped when the other sides knot is at the top)... The pull the other side... and its horizontal.

I like that idea.   Very simple... and works well.  

[Grasshopper]

You could I suppose always put the hand crank out of sight at the back.

But, I always think when I see people attempt to build cabs with rotatable monitors, isn't it better to simply buy a bigger monitor? Large TVs are very cheap these days. By the time you've factored in the cost of a motor and other miscellaneous parts the price is probably going to end up being much the same.

Don't get me wrong, it's a cool idea if you can pull it off but sometimes the simple solutions are best.

my monitor already rotates  
it came from the factory as such and is designed to be used with horizontal and vertical games.
im not modifying my cab to make it rotate, im only adding a drive to do it so i dont have to do it physically.

Interesting. Are you modifying an existing cab or building a cab from scratch? If someone else has already done all the hard work then perhaps a rotating monitor is worth considering after all.

Lilwolf, you're wrong, the cheapest solution is to tilt your head 90 degrees!

[DYNAGOD]

 
NO!!!!  must be servo drives! limit switches!! logic gates!!!!
must appeal to the inner mad scientist
The more confusing and utterly overkill the better
lol

[whammoed]

Don't forget about a mechanism to automatically degaus the monitor when it is rotated...don't want any funny colors right.  Also make sure it won't degaus within a few minutes at a time or you could burn out the degausing coil.

[Bgnome]

Lilwolf, you're wrong, the cheapest solution is to tilt your head 90 degrees!

or tip the cab over on its side.. that doesnt cost you anything..

[whammoed]

No, lay down while playing!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh.............Relaxing

[pocketbikez]

you could make a robot version of Emmanuel Lewis (Webster) that is activated by a keychain remote control. upon activation little Webster proceeds to operate the crank and it rotates the monitor. This will be the a good techno solution that is over the top and flashy like Micheal Jackson in his red leather jacket with all the extra zippers and stuff.         MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

[whammoed]

Holy crap that is hilarious!

[Bgnome]

you could make a robot version of Emmanuel Lewis (Webster) that is activated by a keychain remote control. upon activation little Webster proceeds to operate the crank and it rotates the monitor. This will be the a good techno solution that is over the top and flashy like Micheal Jackson in his red leather jacket with all the extra zippers and stuff.         MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

now i need to go wash out my eyes and hope that gets the image out of my head..

[RayB]

 
TOO FUNNY!!

[DYNAGOD]

love it lol