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theCoder:
Don't you hate it when life gets in the way of cab building. Hurry up though, you've got what, 6 weeks before things get interesting?

Knievel:

Nice job on the CP top Jay..you should go into business! :)

superbigjay:

--- Quote from: theCoder on October 27, 2007, 02:14:31 am ---Don't you hate it when life gets in the way of cab building. Hurry up though, you've got what, 6 weeks before things get interesting?

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4 weeks max... delivery is expected on nov 21st-25th.... ;D

--- Quote from: Knievel on October 27, 2007, 11:15:43 am ---Nice job on the CP top Jay..you should go into business! :)

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Thanks for the compliment knivel, but at the speed I work at, that would leave me with about 50cents/hour ;)

hehe, I've got about an hour before my wife brings me back to real life... got to go in the workshop...

Jay :cheers:

superbigjay:
today's "baby step" progress.

Today, I wanted to finish all the holes in the cp box:
- pinball buttons
- access (for wires)
- usb hub installation (flush mount)

Pinball buttons:
I took a few pictures of the pinpall hole making.
pic#1 : secure the cp box
pic#2 : align the 1 1/8 hole template
pic#3 : drill a 5/8 hole to insert the router's flush bit
pic#4 : flush trim using the router.
pic#5 : repeat for the remaining 3 holes et voila!
I could have used simply a 1 1/8 spade bit with the drill, however, those holes
needed to be as close a possible to the bottom of the CP box, the reason being
that P2 action buttons are located exactly above the right pinball buttons and
room was really limited (I had to check twice to make sure they fit...)
And since the template was already there and the router bit was already installed,
it didn't take much time to do. :angel:

Access hole:
That one is located on the back of the CP box. It is to pass the wires from inside the cab to
the CP box. Since we don't see that part, I didn't bother making some sort of fancy connector.
It's a simple 1 5/8 hole.

USB hub installation.
I want to flush mount my usb hub on the left side of my CP.
The hub has 4 usb connector on 1 side and 3 on the other one.
The 4 ports side will be flush with the cp box side.
This is where I will connect my 2 LCD topguns.
The 3 ports side will be inside the CP box and will be used to connect usb device
installed in the cp box if required.
However, I haven't tested the topguns with that hub, and from what I've read so far,
it seems the recoil function rarely works when connected to a usb port,
so I want to make sure it's working properly before routing anything from the CP sides...

I started to do my template to install the main power switch on the cab, but
this is still in progress.

So that's it for today, the relatives/friends are here...

Jay

superbigjay:

--- Quote from: superbigjay on October 27, 2007, 04:35:20 pm ---USB hub installation.
I want to flush mount my usb hub on the left side of my CP.
The hub has 4 usb connector on 1 side and 3 on the other one.
The 4 ports side will be flush with the cp box side.
This is where I will connect my 2 LCD topguns.
The 3 ports side will be inside the CP box and will be used to connect usb device
installed in the cp box if required.
However, I haven't tested the topguns with that hub, and from what I've read so far,
it seems the recoil function rarely works when connected to a usb port,
so I want to make sure it's working properly before routing anything from the CP sides...

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Well, after playing for about 2 hours with the dawn LCD top guns :angry:
I didn't make any progress...

I was able to install guncon2 drivers, get 1 guns recognized, but couldn't do the manual calibration...
It's like if the guns don't see the led (from the bar) in all 4 corners, even when I'm at 8 feet from the
screen (a 19in monitor). I'm gonna try to supply power for the LED bars from a separate power
supply. Anyhow, since shooting games aren't really my favorites, I drop the integrated usb
hub for now and get back to it later (way later...)

So today was a really unproductive day for the project :badmood:

Jay :cry:

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