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thatitalian:
OK,
I ordered my fans for the cabinet today! I got 2 of these:
http://www.acoustiproducts.com/en/acoustifan.asp
I ordered the 80mm versions. I bet you are thinking why not the 120mm versions?
Well,
1. To save a bit of space at the back
2. As these are nearly 3 inch I plan on making a template for my router to use on these holes and also as the hole for the trackball in the CP polycarbonate. I plan to make this template using a flush trim bit and the mounting kit hole!
I was thinking of ordering another 2 and placing them near the top (on the angled part) of the cabinet. That way I will have 2 sucking in air and 2 blowing hot air out (as hot air rises). I am a bit worried though that this will drain the power in my PSU as it is already limited.
I got this idea from Jimbo's cabinet. You can see that here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=70093.80
thatitalian:
Work has been manic so did not finish the plans :banghead:. However, I will be posting them tonight! :applaud:
Crowquill:
Maybe it's just me but I'd be worried about stability with a base that's not that deep (500mm). Most traditional American cabinets are in the 24-30in range (609-762mm). I'm guessing by the depth that you're not using a CRT monitor, but in the middle of a game, sometimes the controls can be pushed/pulled on quite a bit. You definitely don't want it to topple on you (or your guests). You could just shift the front of the bottom section forward and still leave the top at 500mm. It would be similar to the design of the later Neo-Geo cabs from the US. One other possible solution might be to leave the sides as they are and build out the front under the CP (seen Neo-Geo pic #2).
If I'm calculating correctly, you also might want to reconsider the height of the control panel. Out of the three cabinets that I have in my apartment, Both my Neo-Geo (the same model as the first previous example) and my Frogger control panels have their front edges starting at about 35.5in (901.7mm) from the ground. As a 6-foot tall person (1,828.80mm :)) it's at pretty much the perfect height. If you're taller (or have shorter arms) you may prefer it higher.
At this point I'm wondering why the whole world can't just use the Metric system.
thatitalian:
Thanks for your comments.
In terms of the depth, I went for this because I wanted to keep the cabinet slim. There will be significant weight on the back of the cabinet from the computer (as it will be mounted at the back) and the subwoofer. The LCD (yes, you guessed right ;)) will also be angled slightly back giving a little more weight to the back.
I also plan on using rail castors. The joy of these are that I can angle the machine slightly backwards by adjusting the front ones height to be a little more. It won't be noticeable but will make a difference.
In terms of height. I feel that a good height for me is 965mm. I put 1000mm height as the CP will be angled down by 30mm so the CP edge will be approx 970mm of the ground (slightly less as the CP edge will continue past the Box that hides all components, prob around 968mm). I tried 900mm on a box and I felt like a had to lean over the CP. I am aiming to keep my back fairly straight. I am also 6 foot, but my bro is 6' 1" and my dad is 5' 11" so I put the height that would be good for me as I am in the middle (and it is my cab! lol).
Here are the redrafted plans.
Franco, if you need anything just drop me line. Thanks again!
Franco B:
Okay buddy, here ya go...
I set the 12mm panels in 10mm like we talked about. I left the base panel as 18mm as that will be taking the weight of the cab.
I also did a couple of 3D views and put your art on for you as best I could. As you probably know your art isnt in the same aspect ratio as your panels so I just applied the art at in its normal ratio to the extents of the panels.
I made the cab red as you cant see half of the detail when its black. There probably is a better way to display it when its black but I dont know how with my limited AutoCAD knowledge.
Saying that I think it looks quite nice in red with black t-moulding, what do you think?