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bradx:
i have my laptop sitting on a TV tray inside mine hahaha
CheffoJeffo:
I'm not home so can't take any pics, but I currently have a generic cab that has a pullout like a Dynamo HS-5 and I *LOVE* that design over all else.

Maybe a shelf is just a shelf, but the fact that you can pull out the shelf on an HS-5 without having to move the cabinet and without making the front of the cabinet look goofy (Berzerk?) is a wonderful thing. My brother-in-law has a GT2K that I bought him some years ago in an HS-5 and is the only cab, outside of my own, that I don't dread working on when something goes wrong.

Here is a pic from the flyer (well, the flyer covers a few models, but you get the point):



I've used one in a MAME rig and it was perfect for getting access, popping in a flash drive to update something, etc. Don't know if you could get away with a similar design without decasing the PC, but it is a nice design. One of the local collector/ops has a standing order that he will buy up HS-5s because they are so nice to work with.
krick:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 03, 2009, 07:32:30 am ---I'm not home so can't take any pics, but I currently have a generic cab that has a pullout like a Dynamo HS-5 and I *LOVE* that design over all else.

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I can't tell from that picture, but it appears that they have a hole drilled in the shelf and have the jamma harness threaded through it.  That's a pretty good idea.  That way, it doesn't fall down and get lost in the bottom of the case when you remove the PCB.
CheffoJeffo:

--- Quote from: krick on July 03, 2009, 01:34:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 03, 2009, 07:32:30 am ---I'm not home so can't take any pics, but I currently have a generic cab that has a pullout like a Dynamo HS-5 and I *LOVE* that design over all else.

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I can't tell from that picture, but it appears that they have a hole drilled in the shelf and have the jamma harness threaded through it.  That's a pretty good idea.  That way, it doesn't fall down and get lost in the bottom of the case when you remove the PCB.

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Yeah, the "shelf" slides back down into the cab on a diagonal from the lip of the CP -- most everything is mounted on the board, so you only need to leave some slack for the monitor connections and the mains power.  :applaud:

Last time I worked on my BiL's GT2K, I replaced the trackball, swapped the board for one of mine and switched out the PS without having to move the cab at all -- everything was available from the front. Took me about 20 minutes, including time to test the trackballs and PS. Was perfect timing as they were hosting a big party that night.

Someone here was working on some plans for one of these cabs, but I don't think it ever panned out.

I'll be back home next week ... if you want detailed pics of my generic cab's innerds (same basic design), remind me then.

 :cheers:
Malenko:

--- Quote from: krick on July 03, 2009, 01:34:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on July 03, 2009, 07:32:30 am ---I'm not home so can't take any pics, but I currently have a generic cab that has a pullout like a Dynamo HS-5 and I *LOVE* that design over all else.

--- End quote ---

I can't tell from that picture, but it appears that they have a hole drilled in the shelf and have the jamma harness threaded through it.  That's a pretty good idea.  That way, it doesn't fall down and get lost in the bottom of the case when you remove the PCB.

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looks to me like its parted and stapled to the board, which is also a great idea
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