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Franco's Custom Cocktail (UPDATE: Wood cutting commences!! =) )
Green Giant:
Try this link for GGG, http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/ .
Also, you seem to be getting back into this after a while, so you probably don't know about the U360 joysticks. They are analog sticks that automatically switch through software to whatever the original game used. You wouldn't need led's as the cab would auto set your sticks to 2/4/8/49/analog/etc. They are sold here, http://www.ultimarc.com/ .
Mala is able to light each direction if you placed lights around the sticks, but I am not sure if it would show diagonals, just up down left right.
But the ledwiz is an amazing product, if you went all out and did the rgb buttons, then mala can light the original game controls in the original colors.
Franco:
Thanks for your post Green Giant.
I hadnt really heard about the U360's, thankyou for pointing me towards them. I think I am going to go with 'standard' joysticks though although im not sure which joys to use at present. I had T-sticks on my last cab but they were a little too stiff for me so I think im going to try something a bit lighter this time.
I do want to include the LED rings, for pure bling if nothing else. Even if Mala can only control the U,D,L+R LEDs I think I will still include the diagonals as I will be able to program some nice attract sequences with chasing rings etc.
I didnt know about Mala being able to replicate the original game colours, thats pretty cool! I think im going to stick with blue LEDs though.
I started designing the table in CAD last night. 3 hours into it it decided to crash on me and I lost all my work up to that point, that will teach me not to save regually! However a little help from my good friend Grolsch calmed me down and I got back to work again. :cheers: I was hoping to post some images last night but I didnt get enough done but im going to carry on tonght and Ill get something up for you guys to look at rather than posts and posts of words!
I have had a litte luck in the way of a PC to run things. I have been offered a Dell SX270 for £75 delivered to me. Its a 2.8ghz, 512mb ram small form factor PC which I think would be ideal for my project as I would be able to use it inside the cab without having to decase it. The only thing I am slightly concerned about is that they are known to run hot and pop capacitors. I was planning on having at least two fans sucking air in at the bottom and a couple sucking air out at the top and I think that this may keep the PC even cooler than it would be when used normally in an open space. Any thoughts on this?
EDIT: This is a picture of the PC in question.
theCoder:
I'm going LED crazy on my current project. One component of which involves CNC. Rather than buying GGG, I'm learning to make my own LED controllers. You might get some ideas giving my TimeSink thread a read (referenced below).
You mentioned lighting the JS, indicating whether it is a 4 / 8 way game. You could do this by inlaying Plexiglas in the CP. I recently picked up a bunch of various diameter round Plexiglas stock to play with for a similar application. It comes in 1/8" diameter increments.
Good luck on your project & welcome to the forum.
XyloSesame:
--- Quote from: Franco on October 12, 2007, 01:51:08 am ---I have had a litte luck in the way of a PC to run things. I have been offered a Dell SX270 for £75 delivered to me. Its a 2.8ghz, 512mb ram small form factor PC which I think would be ideal for my project as I would be able to use it inside the cab without having to decase it. The only thing I am slightly concerned about is that they are known to run hot and pop capacitors. I was planning on having at least two fans sucking air in at the bottom and a couple sucking air out at the top and I think that this may keep the PC even cooler than it would be when used normally in an open space. Any thoughts on this?
--- End quote ---
My old company had a number of 270s in the small form chassis; they did run hot and, on occasion, fry a cap. The fans are a good idea...
Kaytrim:
I would at least open the case once you put it in the cab. That way the heat will be able to dissipate better.
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