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Kajoq:

I would definitely recommend hinging it,  It shouldn't be very hard and will save you a lot of headaches.

I know with my current cab theres been a couple times i've had to pop open the Control panel to mess with the crappy concave HAPP buttons on it because they've jammed or something.  Not to mention if you ever have a button die, it will make changing it a 2 minute or less swap instead of 15-20 minutes of dealing with a screwdriver

DaveMMR:

Nice looking panel Prince (hehe - not making fun, I happen to think Prince is awesome).  If you're itching to cut down on width, you can actually move those joystick/button sets a tad closer inside if you wanted to.  Some people like to be "spaced apart" on two player games, but I've got a 25" CP with standard SF button layout and it fits 2 people just fine (it has a trackball too - though it's more cramped than some may like).  That's not a recommendation, it's just a "you can do it if you need to" tip.   (Do think about it if your panel ends up much wider than the main body of the cabinet though.)

Do make sure those "side buttons" won't get in the way of your main buttons underneath the panel.   The assembly is a few inches in length (plus microswitches and wires) and may cause space conflict.  Make sure you take that into account.  "Eyeballing" it a bit, it seems to be okay.

I don't think your "Asteroid" button layout will get in the way of the TB, btw.

Things like admin buttons and number of unique controls on a panel are all personal preference - as long as it's laid out nicely and not overly confusing (I do think Admin buttons should be kept to a bare minimum however since people tend to start messing things up).  With that said, I think your panel looks great.  Test 'er out and see if you like it.


ratzz:


--- Quote from: Kajoq on September 07, 2007, 07:47:08 pm ---I would definitely recommend hinging it,  It shouldn't be very hard and will save you a lot of headaches.

I know with my current cab theres been a couple times i've had to pop open the Control panel to mess with the crappy concave HAPP buttons on it because they've jammed or something.  Not to mention if you ever have a button die, it will make changing it a 2 minute or less swap instead of 15-20 minutes of dealing with a screwdriver

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Really? Are they that unreliable?

With my first minicab I was going to completely secure the panel...

DaveMMR:


--- Quote from: ratzz on September 08, 2007, 08:31:01 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kajoq on September 07, 2007, 07:47:08 pm ---I would definitely recommend hinging it,  It shouldn't be very hard and will save you a lot of headaches.

I know with my current cab theres been a couple times i've had to pop open the Control panel to mess with the crappy concave HAPP buttons on it because they've jammed or something.  Not to mention if you ever have a button die, it will make changing it a 2 minute or less swap instead of 15-20 minutes of dealing with a screwdriver

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Really? Are they that unreliable?

With my first minicab I was going to completely secure the panel...

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Things malfunction, wiring comes loose, parts get replaced - you always want to leave yourself a way to get under your panel.  You wouldn't weld the hood of your car shut.

Granted, you can secure the panel in a way that doesn't make it easily opened by anyone but you -- but you should be able to get in there when you need to.

XyloSesame:


--- Quote from: DaveMMR on September 08, 2007, 12:00:18 pm ---I've got a 25" CP with standard SF button layout and it fits 2 people just fine

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Thanks for the insight and expertise - I've been working up a model with the joys/buttons closer to center to lose some width and it's good to hear that it is comfortable. This design is 34" in width; I'm not sure I could shave 10-or-so inches to get it down to your panel, but I would love to try...

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