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hypernova:

i'm looking to get two of the mounting plates from bob roberts for the reunion sticks that ponyboy is selling.  though i'm a bit wary, because of the design of it.

based on the picture, apparently the plate has a slight concavity to it.  if that is the case, what about a CP overlay?  doesn't that slight indentation show up when laying down your artwork?  am i missing something?  is it negligible?

i'll be getting the rest of my controls within a month.  i have a 4 player panel with a happ trackball & tornado spinner.  i plan on buying an ipac4 and an optipac.  exactly what harnesses do i need?  the spinner has a ps2 port, and the trackball only has a 6 pin molex connector.  i assume i'll need something for the trackball.
plus, how many different color wires should i get?  and how long should i get them?
(don't want to buy stuff, then realize i forgot stuff, and keep paying shipping fees.)

markrvp:

Do you have a pic of the plate?  I was under the impression they mounted under the panel.  If they are under the panel, that concavity should allow space for the dust washer to move freely under the panel.

This is all conjecture, though.  I don't have one of the plates.

RayB:

If it's anything like the Galaga adaptor plate I had, it's mean to go UNDER the panel, on a metal control panel.

hypernova:

perhaps i'm looking at the wrong plate then?  in the buy/sell/trade forum, it's been discussed that if you have a wood panel, you can use a mounting plate from bob roberts for the happ ms pacman reunion sticks to make it work on a wood panel.

markrvp:


--- Quote from: hypernova on January 29, 2006, 03:43:03 pm ---perhaps i'm looking at the wrong plate then?  in the buy/sell/trade forum, it's been discussed that if you have a wood panel, you can use a mounting plate from bob roberts for the happ ms pacman reunion sticks to make it work on a wood panel.

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Now I'm with you.  I thought you were talking about the adapter plates that let you use the reunion sticks in an original metal cp that used either a Nintendo or Galaga type joystick.  Been working with original games too long now and forget about MAME solutions.

What I would suggest is that once you mount the plate in the wood, use a filler to even out the surface with the rest of the panel.  You can also just recess the top of the plastic joystick into the wood without using a plate.  You use the screws that are flat on top and tapered underneath.  When you tighten the nut from underneath it will actually pull the screw head into the plastic and be even with the top of the joystick base.

There are two projects in Project Announcements where you can see this.  The first one where you can actually see the recessed joystick is c64rulez Pamcan Profile Cabinet and the other where you can see the finished CP with artwork over this type of mounting is Pixehugger's MissionControl project.  Look in the last 3 pages of his thread.

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