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1st cab conversion (updated) / rework
werdna:
Hi!
I've been pondering doing an emulator in an arcade cabinet forever. Every time I get all ready the price keeps me from getting started. No more!
Craigslist had a local guy with 6 cabs / games for sale for cheap!
more pics at: http://www.werdna.net/arcade/fullsize/
I picked up these 2 cabinets. The Arch Rivals cab has the Williams 49-way sticks in a converted cab and is fully functional. Arch Rivals cost me $100. The other cab is a "The Main Event" cab with a "Hit the Ice" Jamma board installed but not completely wired and working.
I've gutted the 2nd cab. It appears that the CP was the original TME CP with a new sticker over it. Underneath there are routings for 4 8-way sticks each with 3 buttons (player and 2 action buttons I assume). I'm thinking this should give me enough real estate to build a new CP with 2 8-way sticks and 6 buttons for each player and 4 other buttons (p1, p1, shift, whatever) up top in the middle.
I ordered my KeyWiz40-Eco 2 days ago. Still need to decide on what sticks and buttons to buy and where to buy them from.
I'm trying to figure out if I should do something with the Arch Rivals cab and it's 49-way sticks or just leave it setup as arch rivals.
I guess the adventure begins...
-Andrew
werdna:
making progress.
more pics at: http://www.werdna.net/arcade/fullsize
painted the cab, sawed the base off the 20" crt so it sits flat on the angled shelf, used a load strap to secure the monitor to the shelf, ordered sticks and buttons today.
this weekend should include building a monitor bezel, getting front glass, re-installing the coin doors, building a back panel for the cabinet.
Sadly the monitor sticks out a tiny bit in the back. I'm thinking of just cutting a window in the back panel for it to fit in and spraypainting the back of the monitor black. I really don't want to remove the monitor plastic to spray it tho. Have to figure that one out.
chopps:
I think thats the same as my blades of steel cabinet, minus 1 coin door. I thought for sure the 20" monitor would fit no problem, but :dunno
Franco B:
Nice. The monitor appears to be a good size for the cab :)
werdna:
some updates:
testing fit of the mdf
laminate
obligatory control panel pr0n
This is my first cp wiring attempt. Next time I'll probably buy an encoder with screw terminals. I'm pretty good at soldering but I can see how any future futzing will be a real pain to deal with. I was going to use cat5 cable with RJ45 termination for the joysticks and buttons. I was apparently getting crosstalk or something on the buttons so I scrapped that. The player1 joystick was already wired that way and working so I also wired up the player2 stick that way. I went with Happ ultimate joysticks and can already tell that maybe there are better options. Should be quite easy to pull these with the quick disconnect connectors in there.
tempered glass for over the monitor should arrive this week
backlit marquee should be printed locally this week
foam board in garage to make monitor bezel
remaining coin door parts are in the garage waiting to be stripped and repainted
but as these things go the kids and I are already playing it a bunch! Having the control panel mounted, wired and working is great! no need for the USB keyboard down in the cabinet anymore!
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