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severdhed:

yeah, i think with a panel that small, you should forget about the trackball....

since it is for young children, swapable panels really isnt a good option....you could always build a second cabinet, with a vertical monitor, a single 4way stick, trackball, and 2 or 3 buttons.  :)


i remember seeing someone here built a cabinet with a trackball on a flip down front panel...i'll see if i can find it

emerica:

I guess I could always build a panel that has some overhang like the lusid cabinet. I have to measure my own panel and see how I can squish things. That should give me another 4-6 inches on the panel.

severdhed:

my panel is 30" wide, with 2 sticks, 6 buttons each and a 3" trackball...that being said, i dont think i would want it any more narrow, or it would be too crowded

emerica:

Just measured and it looks like in order to put the trackball in, I would need at least 22-24 inches. That is going to be a little too big for the project. They will just have to suffer and miss out on a couple of games. Oh well, I think I will go with 3 buttons per player and a two happ supers or competitions.

smalltownguy:

My cab is 22" accross, and I was able to get a Happs 3" trackball in.

Here's my original overlay:



I've modified the design slightly since then, and have filled in the holes that overlap with my joystick cluster graphics, leaving the upper buttons to act as mouse buttons. (I would preferred to not have the upper buttons at all, but they were part of the original layout on the Rolling Thunder overlay, and I'm re-using the metal control panel.) My cabinet has an angled monitor bezel (where there's a speaker grille, actually) and I have just enough clearance to get a good 'spin' on the Golden Tee style games.

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