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2 piece cabinets, discussion.
paigeoliver:
I have noticed that most 2 piece cabinet designs seem to use a similar concept to what joymonkey has here in his drawing (shameless used without permission, as it is one of the few of this type I have ever seen and liked). At least most 2 piece cabinets designed by BYOAC members use that method. Copied from the ever popular lusid cabinet iirc.
But I have also noticed that most factory built 2 piece cabinets use a "monitor head" design. Like in the second picture here.
Which do we see as better? Why? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?
NoOne=NBA=:
My first thought is that the second design lends itself better to disassembly and stacking, making it easier to move a bunch of them in a truck.
The first design, if left to its own, would have to have the marquee touching the floor to be stable, and wouldn't let you stack anything on top.
SUB ZERO:
Seems like a different take on the UAII design to me
whammoed:
When I think of "real" arcade games with a two piece design I think of the golden tee cabs which are more like the first design than a "monitor head" design.
paigeoliver:
When you say Golden Tee cabinets do you mean this?
Those are a one piece cabinet. Or at the absolute best it takes itself and the marquee off, dropping a whopping 40 lbs from the weight of the cabinet.
I have never seen a factory 2 piece upright that used any other design besides the monitor head design (which was really popular with Atari from 1984 to 1989).