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My Pacman profile cabinet (finished!......99%)
markrvp:
That looks really, really nice. Great job c64rulez.
c64rulez:
Thank you markrvp :D
The cp wiring is somewhat of a headache, so I stopped about third of the way.
The core of the cp is a keybard hack I've built a few weeks back.
If the cp was more complex (more buttons and sticks), a keyhack would have been out of the question.
I knew in advance that the layout would be simple, so I didn't care much for an I-Pac.
There are a lot of good tutorials around about hacking a keyboard and making it work with a mame machine, and it's pretty much straighforward.
I'm just using whatever wires laying around, so it's a bit colorful under the hood ;D
Chopper_ops:
This forum ROCKS!
Anyway, the cab is lookin' awesome! Great job!
How is the Frontend coming along? I haven't read anything about it for awhile ...
c64rulez:
Dear Chopper_ops,
Thank you for your comment. It is somewhat of an honor to host the first post of any BYOAC member.
The Frontend progress would have to wait until the cab is operational (meaning a working cp).
c64rulez:
The obligatory "wireless cp" picture ;D
Completed wiring the cp controls to the keyhack. All the switches are functioning correctly.
The only thing missing are the plexi dustwashers for the joysticks, thus no joysticks mounted yet.
As my cab does not incorporate a coin door, I'm going to have (hopefully temporary) two pushbuttons for that purpose installed on an inner dashboard (inside the cab's drawer).
Here is my idea for a dumb-diy-coin-mech.
Since my cab has a round front (thank you Drew ;)), I consider constructing two internal guides for an inserted coin.
The coin starts at point 1, accelerating, hopefully gaining enough speed to hop over the gap near point 2, pushing the microswitch ("insert coin"), and bumping back to fall through the gap mentioned earlier.
It's so far fetched that I think it's gonna work ;D
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