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Title: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: johnrt on March 15, 2015, 12:17:35 pm

Now, this is a cool cab in my eyes:
http://forum.winnitron.com/t/winnitron-belgium/116 (http://forum.winnitron.com/t/winnitron-belgium/116)

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: Generic Eric on March 15, 2015, 01:21:23 pm

That is cool.   Good share.

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: pbj on March 15, 2015, 01:40:22 pm

Skipped the kitchen counter material and went straight to the cutting board.

 :puke

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: keilmillerjr on March 15, 2015, 05:16:16 pm

Extremely cool and amazing craftsmanship.

Anyone else notice that there is a only a player 2 start button? No player 1 start of coin door/buttons. Is this for a specific non arcade game?

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: ChanceKJ on March 16, 2015, 01:01:46 pm

It always perplexes me how beautiful a cab can be, but how horrendous the wiring job is inside.  Ah well, we all know i'm just picky for those things.    :dunno

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: DietCoke on March 16, 2015, 01:11:27 pm

Chance:  I'm going to be completing the wiring for my cabinet pretty soon, and that's an item I would like to make as clean as possible.  Any recommendations on the best materials to use for this / who you'd recommend I buy from?

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: ChanceKJ on March 16, 2015, 02:14:27 pm

Stranded wire, 20-22AWG. Buy extra, measure many cut once. I use Velcro tape and staples to attach to my cab. As well as small black zip ties for when I make prebuilt wire snakes. I also try to avoid those little sticky zip tie pylons.  Take your time, use proper tools, and the wire might need to be worked a little when it comes off the spool.

I buy my stuff local from MRO Electronics here in Calgary. If you can't find local you could try eBay or Amazon.

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: Generic Eric on March 16, 2015, 02:26:12 pm

Quote from: ChanceKJ on March 16, 2015, 02:14:27 pm

Stranded wire, 20-22AWG. Buy extra, measure many cut once. I use Velcro tape and staples to attach to my cab. As well as small black zip ties for when I make prebuilt wire snakes. I also try to avoid those little sticky zip tie pylons.  Take your time, use proper tools, and the wire might need to be worked a little when it comes off the spool.

I buy my stuff local from MRO Electronics here in Calgary. If you can't find local you could try eBay or Amazon.

You can buy from Elenco or 

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71Ns1AUEDaL._SL1500_.jpg) (http://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Hook-Up-Colors-dispenser-WK-106/dp/B008L3QJAS/ref=pd_rhf_gw_s_cp_7_CXBH?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Q58B6BNT0JEGDD5D007)

Remington on amamazon.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61U96oqL0DL._SL1200_.jpg) (http://www.amazon.com/Stranded-Length-0-0320-Diameter-UL1007/dp/B00N51OT6C/ref=sr_1_7?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1426530077&sr=1-7&keywords=Remington+Industries)

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: keilmillerjr on March 16, 2015, 02:28:34 pm

http://www.prowireusa.com/ (http://www.prowireusa.com/) sells many different colored mil spec wires with many different colored stripes. Sale available by foot or spool. Every connection could have its own color code, making a trace back dead simple. Just an idea.

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on March 16, 2015, 02:29:17 pm

Quote from: keilmillerjr on March 15, 2015, 05:16:16 pm

Extremely cool and amazing craftsmanship.

Anyone else notice that there is a only a player 2 start button? No player 1 start of coin door/buttons. Is this for a specific non arcade game?

from what I can gather, the winnitron network is an opensource movement where you can install a front end that downloads opensource Indy arcade like games providing you put the cabinet in a public business/space for all to enjoy.
I think.

so you don't need those buttons.

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: ChanceKJ on March 16, 2015, 02:30:56 pm

I try to use all black wire. Just looks cool. I use a multimeter to test, and a silver sharpie marker if I need to mark certain things.  The microswitch dissconects I use came from eBay.

Title: Re: Yet another cool looking cab.
Post by: BadMouth on March 16, 2015, 03:49:35 pm

meh.   Looks like decent craftsmanship, but the design is meh.