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Jdurg:
As I've mentioned countless times before, I have just started the construction of my first MAME cabinet.  (Got a friend to help me out, and just found out that my dad would love to help me as well).  I started out by getting the controls I needed from Happ controls and Mike's Arcade Parts.  (Mike's supplied the four-way joystick and Happ everything else so far.  I still need my spinner, trackball, and IPAC, however).

Anyway, I've put together a mock-up in Cardboard to see how the layout would work and how many buttons I can move to other places.  I'm REALLY happy I put this mock-up together because I realized that I planned on putting far more buttons than I needed to on my control panel.  Many of these will be elminated and/or moved to an admin panel hidden on the sides of the CP.

Anyway, one thing I've done is assembled one button with the microswitch and hooked up a mock-crimped disconnect to some 18-AWG wire I have.  The thing is, I can't stop pressing the button and feeling/hearing the click.

I've got this button next to me while also viewing the control panel and I keep thinking "God, I want this cabinet done right now".  Am I weird for doing this?  Did anybody else do anything crazy like this while preparing for their first cabinet build?  <click, click, click, click, ---gosh-darn--- I CAN'T STOP PRESSING THIS BUTTON!!!!!!!!!!!>  :D
DaveMMR:
Yes you are weird.   ;D
LeedsFan:
Yes you are... microswitches suck. True arcade players get leafs.   :P
headkaze:
When I was building my first cab it was nearly ready for the big XMas party. But I didn't get time to finish it. So at the party I was showing everyone my nearly finished cab and noone could play it. It was very depressing!
Jack Burton:
I have these all over my apartment and my roommates sometimes pick them up and start.

CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK
CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK
CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK

Then I grab it and throw it across the room.
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