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Going w/ swappable metal CP's -- Have a couple of questions
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Vigo:

--- Quote from: NightGod on July 19, 2006, 12:52:36 am ---I'd still wire all three panels to parallel/RJ-45 type connections and save the extra two Ipacs for some later date.

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Also, I agree that you should only use one ipac. Find a different use for the other two. The printer cable trick is easy to use, and we can help you out if you get stuck.

Heck, the whole reason that I got into the whole BYOAC thing was because a somebody gave me an extra ipac that they no longer needed. I was doomed to this hobby since.

NightGod:
Ninten-doh asked me in a PM what velcro I used to attach my laptop above and where to get it and I figured I would post it here in case someone else was interested. Basically I just got Industrial Strength Velcro from Wal-Mart, over in the sewing section. My laptop tray originally came with a nylon strap to hold the laptop in place, but it never felt tight enough and the strap rested over keys or the power switch when it was in place, so I decided to give velcro a shot. I can tell you that I travel about 200 miles every day fixing computers and have used the same pieces of velcro for a year and that laptop has never so much as moved a centimeter in all that time, despite going through an Illinois winter and summer and daily removal/reattachment of the laptop. If anything, it's bonded stronger today than the day I put it on.

Here's a pic of the box, so you have an idea what to look for:
Ninten-doh:
NightGod, thanks for the heads up on the Velcro.  Now I need to figure out where on the metal CP I would pull when I wanted to take the sucker off.  Maybe I should put a bolt in that middle hole at the top (where there are currently three along the top) and screw some kind of strap onto it (on the bottom).  I could keep it tucked between the plexi and the cp, and then use it when I need to.  Any better suggestion?

BTW, thanks for all the feedback everyone!
Animeka:
After playing on a friend's cabinet, I'm cancelling my swappable panel idea for my cab... a larger CP is more fun. Having all the controllers on a single panel is a lot better than having to swap... Back to the drawing board...

Marc
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