After the cab was together with everything installed, I then started adding the hardware.
Here is the top with some of the Marquee boards mounted. It cam with 3 daughter boards. I drilled some holes into a piece of left-over acrylic, screwed in some atx motherboard risers to attached the boards to, and then put it all together. I then mounted this behind the marquee.
Here are the speakers and amp mounted in the center section. I just used wood around their perimeter and across the top to keep things in place. Please note that the speakers are moved out of place so that you can better see what I mean. The wood surrounds the bottom of the speakers so that they can't move.
And then the computer and power strip is mounted at the bottom. The power strip is one of those "smart" strips that disables a few sockets depending if power is being drawn from one of the main sockets. The computer and 43" display are always powered on. The marquee, speakers, and lightgun power supplies are only powered if the computer is turned on.
ORIGINALLY, I was going to use 1/2" plywood for the backing. But the cabinet is really sturdy and I also wanted it breathable. So, I used hardboard. I added some boards with slots that the hardboard can slide into. I also mounted fans to the hardboard which are wired into my computer.
I also use a Streamdeck to kick off some games. I'll be adding more shortcuts later.
And I also added USB ports to the bottom since the computer isn't easily accessible.
Here is the top with some of the Marquee boards mounted. It cam with 3 daughter boards. I drilled some holes into a piece of left-over acrylic, screwed in some atx motherboard risers to attached the boards to, and then put it all together. I then mounted this behind the marquee.
Here are the speakers and amp mounted in the center section. I just used wood around their perimeter and across the top to keep things in place. Please note that the speakers are moved out of place so that you can better see what I mean. The wood surrounds the bottom of the speakers so that they can't move.
And then the computer and power strip is mounted at the bottom. The power strip is one of those "smart" strips that disables a few sockets depending if power is being drawn from one of the main sockets. The computer and 43" display are always powered on. The marquee, speakers, and lightgun power supplies are only powered if the computer is turned on.
ORIGINALLY, I was going to use 1/2" plywood for the backing. But the cabinet is really sturdy and I also wanted it breathable. So, I used hardboard. I added some boards with slots that the hardboard can slide into. I also mounted fans to the hardboard which are wired into my computer.
I also use a Streamdeck to kick off some games. I'll be adding more shortcuts later.
And I also added USB ports to the bottom since the computer isn't easily accessible.