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| Visitor Q:
How often do you need access inside your CP? I was not currently planning on having mine flip open but rather unscrew with a few screws. Is this something I will find myself venturing into a lot or is it safe to have it closed up for the most part? |
| More Cowbell:
Once it's put together and working, you shouldn't really need to get in there all that often. You're safe with screws in my opinion. |
| Martijn:
I think its just for show. i wont make mine open up with a hinge, because for starters i could not find a suitable hinge in my country, and it was rather impossible with my build. I will use adjustable clamps, so i can remove it easy if i need to, (access through coin box) Some people have a keyboard behind it or a mouse, so then it would help i guess. And if you want to show everybody your elite wiring skills then it would make sense.. |
| ahofle:
The amount of times I've had to open my CP over the years (for everything from replacing bad microswitches to adding LEDs) has made the hinges I installed more than worth the minimal extra effort of installing them. It also makes a nice little storage compartment for extra micros and small spare arcade parts. A piece of advice if you do go with hinges, make sure to install one or two of those toy box safety hinges: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=410&filter=lid%20supports&cookietest=1 |
| Blanka:
--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 29, 2008, 11:01:40 am ---How often do you need access inside your CP? --- End quote --- Close to never! Just use screws. And in the unfortunate case that you open it too much and screws get loose, put some drops of wood-glue into the holes first before screwing again. |
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