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Title: What the heck is this thing?
Post by: Trimoor on September 24, 2004, 11:08:32 pm

What is this strange piece of wood attatched to the top of my cabinet?
The front has a 45 degree angle on it, and it's held on by glue and screws.

This is from my Assault cab.
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=23330 (http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=23330)

Any idea?

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: Darkstalker on September 24, 2004, 11:28:13 pm

Without knowing what's on the inside, my guess would be that's there as some sort of mounting brace, it's involved with shipping, or it has absolutely no purpose :p

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: froggerman on September 24, 2004, 11:28:21 pm

Is there a vent under it?  

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: namzep on September 24, 2004, 11:33:24 pm

It's kind of like the tags on couches.  If you pull it, they will come for you.   ;D

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: Trimoor on September 25, 2004, 12:19:56 am

No vents, nothing underneath it.
Its just a block of wood gued to the top.

It doesn't have "do not remove under penalty of law" written on it, but one can never be too careful... ;)

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: dabone on September 25, 2004, 12:23:20 am

It's for when you use a dolly on it, you grab onto it to tilt the game for transport.


(Much easier than trying to reach the front edge of the cab.)


Later,
dabone

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: Ken Layton on September 25, 2004, 12:40:06 am

It is indeed a hand hold for grabbing when you tip the game back onto a hand truck. You can also drape the power cord around it.

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: dag2000 on September 25, 2004, 01:34:05 am

is that where I left that thing?  Sorry man.

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: SteveJ34 on September 25, 2004, 01:48:57 am

Quote from: dag2000 on September 25, 2004, 01:34:05 am

is that where I left that thing?  Sorry man.

Now *that* is funny....

Thank you for making me laugh at the end of a very long week.

Title: Re:What the heck is this thing?
Post by: AlanS17 on September 25, 2004, 10:18:20 am

It's something you see on more older machines than newer machines. Newer machines usually have slots instead of those grabby things which kinda suck.

Either way, it's better than the phone-a-friend "ok give it to me on 1..2..3!"