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My Cabinet: The Final Chapter
Chris:
--- Quote from: GadgetGeek on December 29, 2006, 09:56:31 am ---Build a second cab. Sounds like you have all the parts laying about. Cab 1 is a basic 2 player layout. Second cab gets the TB, Spinner/Wheels, 360 joy, etc.
Just a thought. Hard part is upselling that to the rest of the family. :-)
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I actually have family permission to build a cocktail cab; what I lack is the space to put one. If I do build the cocktail, though, it'll be a dedicated 4-way and run all the classic cocktail vertical 4-way games, which will solve my 4-way problem.
I had considered building an all-new cabinet as well, but I'd still face the frankenpanel issue. Plus, I don't have a workshop; I can barely handle the carpentry for a control panel. (If I build the cocktail, I'm doing it with a friend who has a workshop; he'll do the carpentry on cabs for both of us while I handle the electrical/computer end of it.)
GadgetGeek:
Fully swappable CPs?
I have a cocktail and one of the first post-production mods I did to it was I added lockable casters so it can be wheeled to the side easily.
Lack of workshop would be an issue, that is for sure.
Good luck.
Chris:
--- Quote from: GadgetGeek on December 29, 2006, 11:40:18 am ---Fully swappable CPs?
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Goes back to "Can a 12-year old girl swap it?". Perhaps if only the front section is removable? But then we're getting back into "module" territory. It's worth considering, though. If it could be engineered so the connection is made automatically it would be easier. Aren't there special spring-loaded contacts for this sort of thing used for cars? I thought there were but I can't find them anywhere.
johnperkins21:
My idea for a fully swappable cp was to make a box somewhat similar to something like an X-Arcade with all the wiring going to a couple of cat 5s or a 24 pin connector that dangles from the box. Then on the cabinet itself the IPAC or whatever is also hidden and the only thing exposed is the corresponding connector. The control panel box would fit snugly within the space on the cab with some velcro to help hold it down.
I drew a really bad picture of my idea. Should be easy enough for a 12 year old if it's just plugging in a connector and basically setting the box down.
Chris:
--- Quote from: johnperkins21 on December 29, 2006, 01:56:23 pm ---My idea for a fully swappable cp was to make a box somewhat similar to something like an X-Arcade with all the wiring going to a couple of cat 5s or a 24 pin connector that dangles from the box. Then on the cabinet itself the IPAC or whatever is also hidden and the only thing exposed is the corresponding connector. The control panel box would fit snugly within the space on the cab with some velcro to help hold it down.
I drew a really bad picture of my idea. Should be easy enough for a 12 year old if it's just plugging in a connector and basically setting the box down.
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That's essentially how mine is now; I use a 25 pin connector, but it takes two hands to handle the panel and a third to connect the cable. The clamps are on the inside though so it's not easily removable. Also, the panel holds the glass in place; I'll need to change that if I do removable panels.
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