Need a bit of measuring help...

[Nostalgia]

Hello, I need some assistance. My project Pacman cabinet did not have the braces/brackets for the monitor in it when I got it. Someone ripped them out for some dumb reason. Anyways, can someone please measure the lenght of the side brackets from the front of the cabinet back. I need to know how long they are. Thanks!

[modessitt]

If you haven't gotten an answer by Monday, I'll check when I get into the shop, but.....

You shouldn't need the measurements if you have the monitor with the cross bars mounted on it.  The bars are about 3/8" shorter than the inside width of the cabinet.  Once they're on the monitor, measure how far apart they are and cut wood to mount to the insides for the bars to ride on.  The wood should be about an inch longer than the distance between the outside edges of your bars, although it would make better sense to have it stretch from an inch or so below your control panel cross bar to a close to the back door as you can get with the back door still closing and the marquee, power, and speaker wires still able to clear.  That way you'll have room to adjust the positioning.  The width should be enough to to cover the mounting holes on your bars.  Depth should be whatever you need to ensure solid mounting to your cab.  It doesn't have to be exact measurements if this is a project just for you, as most people will never look inside the cab to notice one side is 1/4" longer than the other.

Wait to drill your holes for mounting until you've got the monitor (use a friend) situated in the right place for the bezel.  Then use a sharpie to mark the hole positions, remove the monitor. and drill.

Of more importance to the length of your braces is the angle and height to ensure that the monitor is not too high or too low once your bezels are put on.  If this is an original cab, then there are probably holes or "outline" impressions showing where they were originally placed, and you can use those as a proper guideline.

[Nostalgia]

Well here in lies the problem. I dont have the metal  bars that the monitor bolts to. I just have the monitor and the side brackets. I can see where all the brackets were from the witness marks. I would like to know how long the side brackets that the metal ones bolt to. Angle is cool because I can go off the witnes marks. I just want to make sure the monitor is centered! Thanks

[modessitt]

I once lost the bars to mount to a Pac monitor, and just about freaked out trying to figure out what the hell to do when I decided to take a walk around a local Lowe's for ideas....

What I found were brackets for hanging blinds or wire shelving.  These were U-shaped and almost as wide as the original bars.  They were steel coated in some type of white sealer, with little slots down the length.  They are also a lot cheaper than trying to buy actual replacements.  I bought one 48" bar and cut two lengths from it.  The length of the bars are 22 3/4".  The center of the holes for mounting to the monitor are 6 7/8" and 15 7/8" from either end.  The center of the holes that mount to the guide rails are 1/2" from either end.  I then marked and drilled holes and mounted them to my monitor chassis using bolts, washers, and nuts.  It was very sturdy, supported the monitor weight fine, and have had no problems with it since.

As far as the length of the wooden rails, the only Pac cab I have in the shop at the moment is a Super-Pac, but the monitor mounts in the same way so I figure it should be the same.  The rails are 20 7/8" long and measure 1 1/4" out from the inside of the cab.  The mounting holes are oval-shaped (for adjusting) and are 1/2" wide left to right.  The center of the hole is 5/8" from each end of the rail.  It has a 2" side that's flush to the inside of the cab.

Let me know if you need any other measurements.

[Nostalgia]

Actually, thats exactly what I was looking for! Thanks man, I appreciate it. 

[fa001]

I am not following all the measurement orientations here. Does anyone have pics of a pacman monitor mount?