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Title: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: AlexFLA on March 26, 2017, 09:34:24 pm: Hi everyone! I'm contemplating between building my own bartop arcade or buying the widescreen kit from HaRuMaN. I was wondering if the wrist support would be sufficient on any bartop arcade in general. I looked at hundreds of different bartop arcades but they all seem to share very similar design, especially the control panel and ~4inch high front panel with joysticks and buttons really close to the edge. I have a question for all users how comfortable is it to use it for longer gaming sessions? Would it be better to move the buttons for coins or 1-2players to the actual control panel and make it deeper, while lowering the front to as low as 1-2 inches?
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: UEDan on March 27, 2017, 02:51:38 am: Never had much support at the arcades and that was never an issue.
Issue I have with my bartop is it being too low causing my hands to uncomfortably bend while standing. Sitting is fine.
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: AlexFLA on March 27, 2017, 09:21:33 am: Here's the draft of what I can see as having the better wrist support.

(http://picpaste.com/Wrist_support-XeJy9L88.jpg)

http://picpaste.com/Wrist_support-XeJy9L88.jpg (http://picpaste.com/Wrist_support-XeJy9L88.jpg)

Do I make things more complicated and should just go with the "common" design?
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: equlizer on March 27, 2017, 10:17:38 pm: I noticed that with my bartop as well after about 20 mins of play. So my local shop is making me a new CP that is deeper (wider) by 2" so my wrists can rest on it. Pics coming in the next 2 days.
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: equlizer on April 01, 2017, 01:19:04 am: (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb472/equlizer36/2017-03-28%2023.00.25_zpstiddktls.jpg) (http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/equlizer36/media/2017-03-28%2023.00.25_zpstiddktls.jpg.html)
(http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb472/equlizer36/2017-03-31%2023.12.36_zps6lobail3.jpg) (http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/equlizer36/media/2017-03-31%2023.12.36_zps6lobail3.jpg.html)
(http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb472/equlizer36/2017-03-29%2023.10.15_zps7zstyztt.jpg) (http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/equlizer36/media/2017-03-29%2023.10.15_zps7zstyztt.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: AlexFLA on April 02, 2017, 12:08:22 am: Looks amazing, equilizer! Did you bottom mount your joysticks without routering the recess? As I wasn't going to use the router, I ordered a pair of shaft extension rods. What's the model of your trackball? It's not recessed either, is it? Is it a volume knob next to your ESC key?
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: equlizer on April 03, 2017, 07:18:24 pm: yes im using sanwa sticks and buttons. The sticks are bottom mounted using CNC and the trackball is also recessed with 2 bolts holding it in. You can use the extensions as well to save the hastle of using a router. That is a spinTrac spinner. I control my volume using an Ipac2 and the Shift keys.
Title: Re: Wrist support in bartop arcades
Post by: pbj on April 03, 2017, 08:54:32 pm: Yeah, I goofed on my TMNT panel and wish I had moved the controls two inches up. No sense in not being comfortable if you're building it yourself.