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Adding slide in panels for player's 3 and four.
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NickG:
looks like a good idea.  If you use two smaller (aluminum 1/4"x1" perhaps) struts instead of a single 2"x4" per wing you can make room for your components without making the 3rd and 4th player boxes "tall".  One in front and one in back should keep the structure strong and steady if you plan them in height-wise.  You could even make them removable from the wings as well so that you could attach the wings to each other as a portable controller unit, too.  If thes are going to slot in beneath the controller to your cabinet's structure, then you could add in gun holsters or cup holders when the wings aren't on.  Hmm...many exciting possibilities..
tel0004:
I like the idea of aluminum.  Smaller is always better.

Also, I can use a clamp/ vise inside to keep it snug.  Slide the controller in turn the vise once or twice, and plug in the (color coded) cat 5 cables.  Should be easy enough.  The Channel would be tight, so it won't move up/down or side to side, and the vise will keep it from sliding out.  It should be pretty easy to do.  I drew another crappy picture, which should demonstrate my idea.



So has this been done before?  Surely I'm not the first to think of this.  No reason to reinvent the wheel if somebody has already done it, and possibly has a better idea.

Here is a direct link to the picture, which should make reading the text a bit easier.
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/4272/controlpanelrevised2kv4.jpg
protokatie:

--- Quote ---No reason to reinvent the wheel if somebody has already done it, and possibly has a better idea.
--- End quote ---

You wouldnt be able to drive 70 MPH on the freeway if noone reinvented the wheel, and as such, you should go as far as you can with your idea. (IE your idea may be better than the ones who invented it first)

On a side note: You labeled the right "slide in CP" as player 3. I dont know how you are planning on labeling P3 and P4, but player 3 is typically on the left of the panel. I dont know exactly why this is the case, but seems a little more intuitive than having player 4 on the left and player 3 on the right... (And depending on the controller chip you are using, it might be easier one way or the other when it comes to wiring)
Darq:
Here's an older thread on something similar

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=31756.0
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