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SeverdHed's Donkey Kong project...OFFICIALLY DEAD
severdhed:
another tiny bit of progress..i replaced my dead marquee light i think the bulb was blown, but i found a completely new fixture for $5, so i figured i'd just replace the entire unit.
I also replaced the crappy power strip with a Philips smart power strip that I picked up at Walmart. It was $20 and works great...it has 1 master outlet, 4 switched outlets, and 1 outlet that is always powered and not controlled by the master. The PC is connected to the master outlet, this way when i turn the PC on, the power strip activates the other outlets and turns the monitor, speakers, and marquee light. once the PC shuts down, about 5 seconds later, everything else turns off. I am very pleased with this power strip. It works every bit as well as the Craftsman unit i used in my other cabinet, but this one has more outlets and is just better suited for cabinet use in my opinion.
i know it is stupid to take the time to mount these things, when i know that in the next week or so i will have to rip it all back out to start the painting process, but i just couldn't help myself.
well, that's it for now
shiftpdn:
Thanks for posting this. Lot of inspiration for my DK scratch build.
severdhed:
hopefully i'll be able to get something done on this over the next week or so. I've been struggling with taking apart to get started, but last night, i powered it up and walked out of the room, when i came back a few minutes later, there was a nasty burning electrical component smell, and the pc wasnt booting. looks like i blew out the power supply...which sucks, but it at the very least makes it easier to gut it..i just need to get a little time now
severdhed:
well, i still haven't had any time to work on the cabinet, but i did pull the PC out and took it to work with me today to throw on the work bench. i initially thought the power supply was dead, when i put it on the tester, the 12v rails were showing 14v. i swapped the power supply, but it doesn't post at all, no beeps or anything, even without the ram installed, looks like the motherboard may be bad.
Mirickle:
This is a nice project to follow :)
Will definitely help me with the DK bartop I plan to build some time...
Can you describe the difference in feel, mounting and build quality between the Sanwa and the regular Happ buttons?
I have Happs on my cab and I hate the clicking sound they make. Also, the switches they come with seem to be crappy, I've already had to replace some of them.