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Reveal: The Alien Bartop (with rotatable LCD & interchangeable CPs).
patrickl:
Impressive build quality and attention to detail. I really love how you keep with the theme all the way through.
dmworking247:
More photos of the final stages/internals:
Some internals. 4" speakers mounted over the 'alien grilles' and some additional grille mesh, then surrounded with some adhesive weather stripping to prevent unwanted light and computer noise escaping.
The system board is mounted on its original base-plate which was grinded out of its original computer case, which is mounted on the center support for good air flow. This base plate is then grounded by alligator clips to the power supply. This photo was taken before most of the internal wiring and other components were put in (eg hdd, encoder, etc).
The admin panel uses a 5 1/4" 'frontx' panel from www.frontx.com and hand-made or modified connectors (below)
Exhaust fan and 12V fluro, both powered from the molex connector of the PC power supply so it comes on/turns off with the PC.
Above: The PCB of of the 17" BenQ LCD gets hacked to allow brightness, volume, contrast and power buttons to be placed on the external admin panel of the cabinet.
Note how the top section wasn't painted black (it was masked off) to maximise reflection of the white light within the lightbox/marquee area.
This pool noodle gave its life to a hex socket on a power drill, in order to plug the holes of the space-invader to prevent it from the evil spray gun:
Note the patchy paintwork in this last photo. Originally the bartop (roughly February this year) was painted with a gloss black. I was so unhappy with the way it showed every finger print that I rubbed it all back. This photo was before a new undercoat was applied and respraying began with Matt Black Enamel.
lettuce:
So whats the cabs dimensions?
DaOld Man:
Great job!!!
dmworking247:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on September 08, 2008, 10:55:04 am ---Great job! Only one suggestion: cover the finger holes in the monitor bezel to keep the marquee light from shining through, Im think something like a pill bottle on the other side that would block the light, but still allow you to insert finger.
I like this bartop..
:applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
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Yes this is on the list of 'tweaks & enhancements':
[*]Paint screws black (the ones) that hold down the marquee
[*]Block out light from finger holes
[*]Put a wifi card inside
[*]Finish the already-constructed 'trackball' control panel
[*]Build a USB stand-alone control panel (for second player simultaneous).
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