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cdbrown:
What height do you guys have the top of the control panel above the ground??  I went into a small arcade on the weekend and noticed that the panels seemed a little low (original games like simpsons, nba jam and the like).  I didn't have a tape measure with me and it's about a 45 minute drive to get there so I probably won't be going back soon.  

Can someone tell me what height the panel is on those games, I'll then add an inch or two to get a nice height.  

Also for people around 6' - 6'2" tall what do you have as the panel height?

Thanks in advance
-cdbrown
Animeka:

--- Quote from: cdbrown on November 19, 2002, 04:48:19 am ---
Also for people around 6' - 6'2" tall what do you have as the panel height?


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I use a stool ;)
Brax:
I just went to an arcade auction a few weeks ago. Thats one thing I noticed. I was playing a classic Space Invaders upright. The overall height is 5ft tall!!! Many arcade machines are tiny!

They sure seemed alot biger when I was 4ft tall.  ;D
Thenasty:
the best thing ot do, is measure it where your waiste, then make it a little lower for the little ones, but still a good size for the big ones (did this come out right :) )
Jungle:
The front of my panel is at about 36" and the back about 37", giving a slight incline.  I'm 5'11" and it felt comfortable to me.  My wife is 5'2", and she doesn't seem to have much trouble kicking my a** at World Class Bowling.  

I think it is more of a feel thing.  When I first built the cab it was at 37.5" up front and I thought it felt too high - I didn't think an inch and a half would matter but it did for me.

I would try to do some sort of mock up to play with the height before desigining the cabinet.
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