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The JAM Project with Stool
JONTHEBOMB:
My cabinet has changed quite a bit since last time I posted, but there is still lots to do.
To Do List:
* Install a momentary toggle switch under the control panel to turn it off/on
* Devise a way to rotate the monitor. Now the plan is to switch the monitor orientation every month.
* Buy a bezel from Happ. Instead I am going to put a sheet of greylite 14 in front of the monitor. Done!
* Mess around with the Arcade VGA until I get the correct resolutions working. Almost done with this.
* Replace the micro switches with leaf switches. Done!
* Add pinball buttons to the sides of the control panel. Done!
* Light up trackball, coin slots and buttons with LEDs. Clear buttons will have RGB LEDs. LEDs are in place.
* Build a LED controller based on Buddabing's plans, then program it. About half way done. I have one working LED controller and one that is not working.
* Computer components need to be removed from their case and fastened to the cabinet.
* Fans will be added to the back for air circulation.
* Attach a foot button for Battlezone
* A deluge of software will be installed on the computer.
* Finish building a stool for a more comfortable experience. Done!
theCoder:
Welcome back.
I'm a big fan of pinball on a cab. The pinball buttons may be difficult to use given the overlap your panel has with the sidewalls.
Leaf switches rock!
Why remove computer components from the case?
Fans - good idea. You can put a variable resistor in-line to slow it/them down reducing some of the noise.
Build a stool - bad idea, unless you want the challenge and bragging rights. I saw a really nice one at a garage sale last weekend for $10.
Stick with it and you might get it done this summer. Good luck.
Havok:
Looks great so far - definitely "furniture grade." You might want to consider switching to LCD and make that rotate - your crt must be pretty heavy...
JONTHEBOMB:
--- Quote from: theCoder on July 05, 2006, 01:30:18 am ---I'm a big fan of pinball on a cab. The pinball buttons may be difficult to use given the overlap your panel has with the sidewalls.
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Yeah, the pinball buttons will be a little difficult to use especially for people with small hands.
--- Quote from: theCoder on July 05, 2006, 01:30:18 am ---Why remove computer components from the case?
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More air flow, easier to use, right now my CD-ROM drive faces towards the coin door so it's a pain to use.
--- Quote from: theCoder on July 05, 2006, 01:30:18 am ---Fans - good idea. You can put a variable resistor in-line to slow it/them down reducing some of the noise.
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I like the idea of a variable resistor.
--- Quote from: theCoder on July 05, 2006, 01:30:18 am ---Build a stool - bad idea, unless you want the challenge and bragging rights. I saw a really nice one at a garage sale last weekend for $10.
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My stool project I started after I finished my cabinet. I would say building a stool is at least 10 times harder than building a cabinet. Here's a picture of the stool still in the process of being finished:
JONTHEBOMB:
--- Quote from: Havok on July 05, 2006, 11:12:05 am ---Looks great so far - definitely "furniture grade." You might want to consider switching to LCD and make that rotate - your crt must be pretty heavy...
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Switching to an LCD monitor would make rotating a heck of a lot easier (CRT is almost 50 pounds), but I want the visuals to be as close to arcade perfect as possible. I wanted to rotate the monitor by attaching a wooden circular frame like some people have done. Unfortunately the width of my cabinet is only 22" and when trying to rotate the monitor just by hand, I have found that the monitor is to big to be rotated inside the cabinet. I look forward to the challenge of trying to figure out this problem.
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