Today I made it to the final stretch...next weekend I complete the cab by adding the back. I worked on the panel between the coin door and CP. This panel has 2 Neutrik USB ports on the left and 5 buttons on the right...I know...why 5 buttons? Well they aren't all going to be buttons. Only 3 will be functional as buttons...the far left 2 will be mouse buttons and the far right will be the power (Green Novagem...lit when powered). The other 2 will have button covers but contain Volume adjustment and the last one a headphone jack. Once I have finished these mods I will post the process as well.
So first up the panel. I used a 15/16 spade bit which is a perfect fit for the Neutrik USB ports if anyone wants them mounted perfectly:
First I lined up the buttons and adapters where I wanted them...this was about 2/3 up so I can reach my hand down and around the lip for power and mouse buttons.
Next up was the lamination. Again I use my small cuts to line up the laminate before joining and trimming:
Both the top and bottom of the panel were angle cut to rest flush on the CP and Coin door:
Here is the panel attached with the neon rings lit up. I will still be cutting slits to light the crevasse as my test shows its dark enough at the center of the art to get a good effect and not be overpowered:
All the wiring is done as I wanted to be able to bring the PC down and tweak on the arcade monitor.
Next up:
- Back of Cab
- Final Tweaks
- Complete Button Mods
- Cut slits in Side art backing to light just crevasse
- PLAYTIME!!! Finally get to join some high score comps again!