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Finished my first cabinet
Epyx:
@Twinpanther
First of all I love the monitor rotation pull cord...very cool. I also like your controller. I am in the process of building my own and am wondering how your spinner placement works for you? In hindsight are you happy with where it is placed? Is it comfortable or would you move it if you had to build it again?
Just trying to get an idea for my own! Thanks and great job!
Twinpanther:
--- Quote from: monkey puzzle on October 27, 2008, 04:39:28 pm ---Excellent work Twinpanther!
Im planning my first cab now, and I think I have decided to use a rotating monitor. I've never thought of useing a widescreen though, does that work well? I asumed that the picture wouldn't fill the screen up, does this seem to be a problem, or does the picture fit the screen better than a 4:3?
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I'm using 1024x768 with MALA FE and everything is full screen be it horizontal or vertical. Personally, (as a noob speaking of course) I like the widescreen better.
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on October 27, 2008, 04:39:39 pm ---Forgot to ask, where did you get that power button? It would look very good on my latest project.
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My "Power Button" is simply a standard arcade button with Pongo's vinyl wired into my PC power on posts. I have the button set to start up into my MALA FE and do a standard shutdown when I'm ready to shut everything off. Works great so far.
--- Quote from: Epyx on October 27, 2008, 04:40:07 pm ---I am in the process of building my own and am wondering how your spinner placement works for you? In hindsight are you happy with where it is placed? Is it comfortable or would you move it if you had to build it again?
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Personally I have no problems with my spinner where it is. However, a friend thinks it gets in the way of driving games (I have the 5" wheel with my TT2). Originally I was going to have the spinner on the other side and a Tron/Control stick where it is now but I wasn't patient enough for Happ to get one shipped out (apparently their machines were down). I waited almost 8 weeks before I decided to forgo the stick and use the configuration I have. So, I'm happy where it is and most likely wouldn't change it if I could do it again.
Twin
fronty:
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That is indeed a very nice solution for manual rotation. Well done.
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That's too funny. I was thinking of implementing the same type of manually rotation device at one point. Does it stay put. Did you have to put in a mechanism to make it snap into either vertical or horizontal position?
Nice job!!
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