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Scratch Built Jamma Cab
rlemmon:
If your cpo comes down over the front of the panel you might want to smooth the edge with a router or sander. I didn't round mine very well and my cpo didn't adhere well over the edge and the vinyl eventually cracked . Keep up the good work.
TheDriver:
Thank's for the tip rlemmon, I probably wouldn't have noticed this until it was too late!!!
A bit more progres today:
I decided to just cut the coin door as I know what over/under I want to put in (just need to get hold of one now!!!) there is a big gap at the bottom right of the cab, my base is not quite square so I will need to fill a few places before it gets a coat of paint. Button 2 on the player 2 side does not seem to work, double & tripple checked my wiring and all seem's fine so possibly the board is at fault, I don't have another 2 player game until Aliens arrives so that will just need to wait. Cab looks really wierd without the proper marquee!!!
Regards.
TheDriver:
Aliens board arrived today and all buttons work, so at least I know my jamma loom is wired up properly so I have no idea why button 2 is not working for bad dudes. I hooked the bad dudes board up to my supergun & bizzarely button 2 works no problem so this leaves me stumped as to why it does not work when in the cab! 5v is getting to the button when the board is connected so it's really wierd :dizzy:
Regards.
Kajoq:
Driver, You might want to try a 6 button game of some sort before you commit to that control panel. Those buttons are way far apart for most 6 button games. Its obviously a matter of what you are comfortable with, but nows the time to test those things before its all painted/arted/sealed up.
Current layout would be fine for most older jamma games with 2/3 buttons, but for a street fighter or what not, they might be a bit of a stretch.
Cab is looking really nice, has the traditional arcade look to it and you slimmed it down nicely without making the proportions look odd
TheDriver:
Not much to update, was going to just use the angled metal I got from B&Q for the marquee holder but mentioned to a friend about making some for me, gave him the outrun marquee holder for reference & got these back, first pic the outrun one on the top copy on the bottom, second pic outrun on the right copy on the left, look's much better than the crappy bit's I have on it just now!!!
Kajoq, I see your point about the button's, going to try & get a six button gameboard to try this out & will indeed change it if it's no good. Progress is slow at the moment due to work commitments.
Regards.
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