Best Moniter for vector mame / Spinner Wiring

[ArtMAME]

Did you check out Jakobud's cabinet plans?

http://www.jakobud.com

He has the side profile of the cabinet showing the measurements for what looks like the monitor glass and control panel.

Good luck.

[johnm160]

Yeah, that is the plan I am building off of, It has no spec for where the actual monitor sits.  I have been looking at some pics of other Tempest cabinets but it is hard to gauge.

[ArtMAME]

Have you been to Jakobud's website?

http://www.jakobud.com/

Click on "Cabinet Plans" and you will find Tempest cabinet plans there with some measurements for the monitor glass and CP.

[johnm160]

I am using Jakobuds plans, the is however no measurement for where the monitor sits. I know it does not sit right up to the glass and I *think* the angle is slightly different then that of the glass.

[ArtMAME]

Hey, sorry about the double post... I thought my first post did not get posted...

My first guess would be to mount it 90 degrees relative to the angle of the glass, and mount the monitor as close to the front as it needs to be so it will fit. 

From looking at pics of a Tempest cab, it does look like the monitor is at a different angle.  Maybe it is even level, that is perpendicular to the ground. 

As far as how high to mount the monitor in the cab, I would say just center the screen vertically.  If you use smoked glass and maybe a black cardboard bezel, it should look pretty good.  Smoked glass is pretty forgiving. 

IMHO, the best way to do it if you don't have measurements is to build the cab then test fit the monitor...   and adjust it to whatever looks right to you... or in some cases, what ever will work...

I say this many times, and I will say it again...

When it comes to BYOAC, it is your cabinet, your project, you do what looks and feels right to you... 

If it is a little off from the original and you are comfortable with that, then that's your right. 

If you want EXACT measurements, then that is your right to do as well. 

Good luck 

[johnm160]

no problem my friend....I don't really need and EXACT measurement just trying to get a feeling for what is close to original. I was getting the impression that the monitor more sort of level with the ground then the glass, but damm it has been sooo long since I have seen an original I cannot remember, but it actually fits better if it is perpendicular.

I was not sure if I pull it right up to the glass if it would look funny, but that is my only shot of getting this thing in. My other option is to go back to the LCD Idea but I don't really want to do that.

Other then that I just found a local glass shop that can special order greylite 14 so I am almost in business.

[rockin_rick]

How did this turn out for you?

Rick

[tranq]

Why not just make it a little bigger?  Replica at a different scale.