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clickhea:
heres somthing thats bothering me a bit, hopefully i can get  a few quick responses on this.


i feel like the trackball sits too close to the player 2 joystick.  It has to if i want the control panel exactly even.  I could make the control panel a little larger and have it sit another inch away from the trackball, but the problem is the players are a bit too far off the screen.. at least in my opinion.

the picture dave posted shows exactly what i mean where the trackball is pretty close to the player 2 joystick.

i guess i either have to have the players further off center, or just live with it being somewhat close i cant think of any other options.

i guess my best bet is to live with it being close because most games being played on the cab wont require the trackball.

agreed? or am i looking at this wrong

DaveMMR:
If it helps you, the joystick never gets in my way. (The back glass on the other hand...  well, that's met with a few hands.  It was not designed for Golden Tee type furiousity.)  But that's just me.  I would build a test panel out of scrap or cardboard and play a few games.  That's the only way to be sure it's right for you. 

clickhea:
only problem is i dont have the computer for the arcade yet, thats coming later on so i wont really get to play with the cardboard mockup

i'll have to take my chances with that.

this is driving me insane
DaveMMR:
Then what are you using to post?   ;)  You don't have to use your "arcade computer".  When I made mine, I did a quick mock-up and hooked everything up "loosely", "quickly" and "sloppily" (i.e. trackball, maybe a couple of buttons, etc.) just to get a feel of everything.  It was all hooked up via USB cables to my desktop computer.
clickhea:
ah thats true, i could use this computer

i just figured that from the center of the joystick to the center of the track ball is about 6 inches with my panel being 35 inches instead of 33

i think 6 inches may be enough
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