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Nemss316:

I guess thats true, the only problem is that I really only have room for one cabinet. I would love to be able to take them all, but sadly, no room for all of them   :(.

I guess what I'm most concerned about is the monitor. I am somewhat familiar with cabling and splicing, but I guess if I need to, I can always install an LCD and make that part of the process a lot easier. I will be sure to post some pics, once I have an idea of what theme I want to do.



Tim N.:


--- Quote from: Nemss316 on September 25, 2008, 01:30:41 pm ---Hey all, I have been looking into building my own MAME cab for quite some time now. I have been lurking these boards, and checking out everyone's cabinets, CP's and the like. I found a listing on Craigslist, and a guy has 5 cabs that he is wanting to get rid of. The one I'm interested in the most in, is a Defender cab that had a new CP installed. It currently has a Jamma set up in it, running Marvel Super Heroes. This is the cabinet I'm interested in the most, as the CP is new, buttons are new, and the monitor is new.

My questions are:

1. How hard would it be to rewire the controls through something like KeyWiz, to have a keyboard to use also?

2. The monitor is new as stated before, but if I run a MAME cab, I'm going to need to rewire it to connect to a PC. I've seen the stories on here about shocking yourself, and have to admit: this is my biggest holdup. How hard is it going to be to set the monitor for a PC to use, or would it be easier to just hook an LCD up and brace it in the cab?

Thanks for the help, and I will be sure to post pics of my Cab once I get it!

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If it is already Jamma, get a Jpac and be done with it...simply wire right to the Jpac.... If you're truly new to the scene, you are probably not going to want to go the arcade monitor route... It isn't overly difficult to use a monitor, but as a first project you are ging to probably run into more issues with an arcade monitor than a PC monitor/TV/LCD....

... Then there is the whole cabinet debate... Converting a defender cabinet into a MAME machine is usually a cardinal sin for purists. Add to the fact that it has a new CPO and the decision should be even more so to go away from the defender... Now, if all the other cabinets are crap as far as condition and the Defender isn't (and you don't really have any scruples about destroying a defender).... Go for the Defender if it is nice... I always think cabinet condition is the key when redoing an arcade cabinet...

Nemss316:

I definetely want to look at all the cabinets, and figure out which one would benefit the most. The reason I was looking more at the Defender cab, was simply because it has a new control panel, and a new monitor already installed.

I talked with the guy earlier today, and he said that he bought the cabs about two years ago, and just hasnt had the time to work on them. I was hoping to restore the Defender cab, but he stated that the Defender cab was already gutted out completely, and he went ahead and redid the control panel for his project, just never got around to finishing it.


Malenko:

where you at? how much does he want for the cabs? Im lookin for some new projects

Nemss316:

I'm not sure of the price, he is going to let me look at the cabs on Saturday. I am located by St. Louis, Missouri.

I know that a couple of cabs he had, he was running some console emulators on, and has stripped them completely. The only cabinet that has anything in it, is the Defender Cab.

I will be sure to post pics once I see them. I am excited to pick out my new cabinet, more than I was to pick out my new puppy I got a few weeks ago!

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