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Franco B:

Have you thought about putting your start/admin etc buttons on the front of the panel? That would give you a little more room and make it look less cramped.

surface tension:

With careful button selection, you can combine mouse buttons with arcade controls...

ex_directory:

Franco, as you know that would make the CP less hot-swappable (even though I know I will only have one CP!)

st, how is this possible?

Franco B:

Well you could either wire up a D sub connector or similar for those few buttons or a more simpler (but longer swapping) option would be to use bullet connectors for the individual buttons.

Either way shouldnt add more than a minute for the swap, the d sub would be the better option as it would only take a couple of seconds.

metaHipster:

a hot swappable modular control panel may be another thing to consider.
http://beersmith.com/mame/controls.htm

at the very least, check out how he uses ethernet (RJ45) plugs & jacks for super fast/easy CP swapping.

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