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Title: Angle degree of control panel
Post by: dagimp69sme on September 22, 2004, 02:45:14 am: Whatsup all,

I'm building a 4 player cab, and I've already built the frame. However, I'm sorta stuck on the control panel... My control panel will be about 4 feet long, but I'm not sure as to what angle the panel should attach to the cabinet frame. I'm just wondering as to how others figured out the angle the support boards under the control panel were placed at?

Thanks,
Ryan
Title: Re:Angle degree of control panel
Post by: cdbrown on September 22, 2004, 03:22:16 am: Hey,

I've built a 4player machine and iirc I got the slope of the panel from an nba jam cab or something similar. If you check out my site there are plans in cad for download which show the control panel box.

Cheers
-cdbrown
Title: Re:Angle degree of control panel
Post by: Minwah on September 22, 2004, 05:43:35 am: I think mine is ~10 degrees - this is fairly common I believe. If you are tall I would recommend as little slant as possible, to help reduce pains in the wrists!
Title: Re:Angle degree of control panel
Post by: versapak on September 22, 2004, 03:55:21 pm: I dunno what the actual angle of mine is in degrees, but it is 1" higher in the rear.
Title: Re:Angle degree of control panel
Post by: KrawDaddy on September 22, 2004, 04:59:14 pm: Mine is set at 4.5 degrees.
Title: Re:Angle degree of control panel
Post by: nathan118 on September 22, 2004, 08:00:32 pm: Right now I'm planning on doing mine with no slope...mainly because it's easier. :)

I thought about it, and I'm not sure a super small slope will really matter. Then if you factor in different heights of people, or possibly using stools to change your height...I said screw it.

I've read "ergonomic" manuals and they say that at a computer, your elbows should be at a 90 degree angle to the keyboard. Haha, I dunno...prolly just personal preference like most things. :)
Title: Re:Angle degree of control panel
Post by: versapak on September 22, 2004, 08:23:17 pm: Don't think I have ever played on a machine that didn't have a slope to the control panel, so it just seemed the natural choice to put one in mine.