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please critique my control panel
clickhea:
okay here we go, a very rough draft of what i have in mind for my control panel.
the arcade it self is:
29 1/2 inches wide
control panel ledge - 14 inches long
the control panel is:
37 1/2 wide (giving me about 4 inches of over hang on each side of the arcade)
15 inches long 17 inches long 15 inches long (its angled in the front so those are the 3 measurements from back to front)
i printed out those templates just to get a rough idea of where everything is going to go, iam not using those templates to drill my button holes or my joysticks.
the "L & R" buttons are left and right mouse click buttons which i understand are not needed but i placed them there for a few reasons
1) left and right mouse clicks
2) for the spinner
3) so the panel doesnt look so empty in that area
thats a turbotwist 2 spinner from ggg which is the size of a button hole.
2 u360 joysticks
happ buttons
happ highball
the trackball is sitting lower than the buttons and joysticks that way games like golden tea wont cause you to hit your hand on the arcade glass.
any and all input (good or bad) is appreciated.
heres a rough idea of what it looks like on the arcade
if anyone feels the 4 inches of over hang on each side of the arcade is too much please let me know.
i figured it allows for a roomier control panel so you wont be bumping into each other.
and so the journey begins :)
pcb:
Are you planning on cutting the cab so you have room for the controls?
clickhea:
iam not sure what you mean
why would i cut the cab? if your referring to my other post:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75932.0
its already been done(pictures provided in other thread). if not please elaborate
Avrus:
--- Quote from: clickhea on February 02, 2008, 06:21:18 pm ---iam not sure what you mean
why would i cut the cab? if your referring to my other post:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75932.0
its already been done(pictures provided in other thread). if not please elaborate
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What he means is there doesn't appear to be any 'depth' planned in for the control mounting. Looking at your mockup, putting a box under your panel would raise the CP up into the monitor area. It appears you need to cut more off the sides where your control panel top is sitting?
n/m I see the picture you're using above is outdated and you've already cut the space on the cab.
:cheers:
clickhea:
ah yeah i see
the little white things you see under the control panel are lifting it up about 4 1/2 inches to get an idea of where it'll lay