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MrQuan's Arcade Project - Latest: TV repairs
MrQuan:
I started my arcade machine project a while ago - I'm very easily distracted, so progress has been slow :-\
I'm making a standard upright cabinet based on Lucid's plans, tweaked a little here and there. I plan to add a few nice features, like a secondary screen (8" LCD mounted on control panel) and premium sound (speaker box construction has already begun).
Anyways, I guess I'm at the stage where my progess constitutes it's own project page. :)
Progress to date (top = latest)
* Currently: Working on control panel and speaker box construction.
* TV broken... then repaired ::)
* Prototype control panel built, currently testing... too much :P
* Joysticks, buttons, coin door, IPAC2, etc ordered and received.
* Woodwork begun - main structure built.
* PC built and software selected (MAME obviously, and MameWah).
* Plans made based on Lucid's design.
MrQuan:
Construction of the cab has already begun a while ago, so I'm about 50% through the woodworking stage. I'm using 18mm MDF throughtout.
Here's my cab a few weeks back.
Here's a bit about the monitor/TV I'm using...
I'm using a Centrex CTT6809 Television (website is pretty intermittent :-\). It features a 68cm tube, compnent input, and a cheap price!!
Here's the TV I'm using... minus internals ;)
...and here's the internals. I'm attaching the tube to the MDF bezel using it's original metal chassis. The driver board will be mounted inside the cab behind the tube. Thanks to my sparky bro for not letting me electricute myself ;D
Here's everything installed in the cab, looking from the top down.
Everything going to plan - no fireworks :P
Ok... this is the reason progress is so slow... it's all the testing, quality control of course!
Edit: I assure you the audio gear in that last photo is for testing only :P As mentioned in my first post I'm building a fairly decent sound system, I've just begun speakerbox construction, so I'll update on that soon.
I'm now working on the control panel (about 50% done) - I'll add some progress photos soon.
MrQuan:
Oh, I almost forgot to share one of our wood wasting excercises! ::)
Let's play "Spot the stuff up"...
Give up? Look at the orientation of the screen cutout to the bezel - we accidentally rotated it 90° :banghead: So after some very careful measuring, another piece of MDF, and more time with the jigsaw getting the perfect curves...
Voilą! ;D - Won't do that again!
tommy:
Looks good so far. Stop playing that thing till it's done or you will never finish! 8)
(+_+):
Nice job on the TV extraction and mount.
Had a question that makes me feel a little tardish. If you were running a mame launching app at 1024 X 768 and used it on a TV instead of a PC monitor, would the image be
a) Cut off due to the much lower resolution of the TV.
or
b) Shrunk and adjusted to fit.
:-[