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| fjl:
I went with 15 Degrees. Works awesome. |
| paigeoliver:
I have owned original machines with panels that varied from near vertical to completely horizontal. You will want a mild angle if you are using a trackball. |
| u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on March 21, 2008, 07:04:18 pm ---If you put too much of an angle on the CP, you will have to crank your wrists to get them in line with the buttons, which will welcome carpal tunnel problems. Along those lines, a CP that actually angles downward would be a great thing from an ergonomic standpoint. They make keyboard trays for touch-typists that angle that way. That keeps your wrists straight, which prevents your tendons from turning sharp angles, which is what causes carpal tunnel. --- End quote --- The best angle varies depends on the height of the CP, the height of the user, the arm lengths of the user, and the stance of the user. Example: like a 40" tall kid would prefer a CP that's too low and too angled for a six foot adult, unless the adult stands very far way and leans forward a lot. The "backwards sloping" CP is only good if the CP is low enough compared to the user, and the user stands close enough and upright enough. Now I like 5-7 degrees, on a fairly high CP ~39"-41". But I remember playing on cabs (pacman style) that were too tall and/or not angled enough when I was a kid, but now are too short and/or angled too much. |
| Xb0x3r:
When I build mine, I want to try a 1.5" slope (free materials at school) ;D Xb0x3r |
| jcoleman:
I just measured a Captain America and the Avengers cab. It has a 10 degree slope. |
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