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LCD screen in a slim cab; questioning the stability of cabinet?
saurian333:
--- Quote from: Kevin Mullins on January 04, 2010, 04:31:39 pm ---@20 inches is a damn shallow cab, so design really needs to come in play for balance, with and without someone playing on it.
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Weight will help it stay balanced when it's idle, but might not help the stability with someone pounding on buttons. You'll have to play around with design ideas, I think; the combination of weight and "Z" shape is a good suggestion.
Blanka:
Can the TS maybe share his sketches? Easier talking.
Felsir:
I made a quick sketch of what I was thinking. The blue Z shape is the skeleton for the cab (so there will be panels on the side but those aren't show).
The red arrow will be the direction of the force on the controlpanel. If I'm correct, as long as that force will be within the structure's floorplan (red line) it won't tumble over.
I'll need to draw a similar sketch with actual dimensions to get an idea what it would look like.
saurian333:
I never actually took physics, but that looks reasonable to me. I'm thinking it would work.
Turnarcades:
We build loads of Slimline cabinets for customers without issues with tipping. What I did with my designs was to create an angled lower front section to try and keep the centre of gravity correct over the base. Our standard 2-player cabs though are based on our normal compact designs though, with the control panel contained within the sides of the cabinet, rather than on a separate 'control panel box' section as with most American member's designs. We have managed to put the same theory into practice for our 'Slimline King' cabinet though, which has a 4-player 'control panel box' but still works fine:
Our normal 2-player slim is on the left, the 4-player on the right. The principle is the same on both and although your shell design is completely different, the principle remains the same.