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How do you attach your control panel to your cab?
ras2a:
I've searched for similar phrases in the search but haven't found much. I'd be interested to know how some of you attach/fix your control panel's to your cabinet's?
I was just thinking of using 4 'strong/thick' 'L' type brackets and bolting right through the bottom of control panel 'box', then securing with nuts/washers. My cab is a UAII cabinet. Does this sound ok?
dreamcastninja:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dreamcastninja/detail?.dir=47b4&.dnm=7dc2.jpg&.src=ph
i have 2 small L brackets holding it from the sides
threes also 2 bigger ones under the panel bolted into the cab that it sits on it's been like that through hard play of friends for 2 years now :) worked fine for me, doesn't look super proffesional but you acn barely tell, i'm sure there's better ways, but im lazy, thats why i have an xarcade
RacerX:
www.happcontrols.com
Part # 49-0059-00
Flinkly:
they actually make special latches to latch down controls panels for arcade machines. you usually can only find them at arcade specific shops like happ or bob roberts site. just look around for control panel latch or something. people do it this way so that it's not so hard to get at their control panel when they get all done with their cabinet just in case they have to tweak some things or rewire for something...
ras2a:
Those latches look pretty nifty. At this stage the cab has cost so much, I dare-say a few extra quid is gonna make any difference. However I can prolly pick up some decent L-Brackets for next to nothing at Homebase etc! I don't plan on removing the control panel once it's in place, unless as you say there is any re-routing/cabling etc to be done or of course if I have to move the cab into another room.
Ninja: That link doesn't seem to work...
Thanks for the input though, peeps - appreciated!