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Title: MARQUEE size for TAITO cabinet
Post by: liche on October 29, 2002, 10:34:01 am

Hello,
I'm currently at work and have no way to measure my marquee size for my TAITO cabinet (yeah, i should have done that yesterday before work), but I need to order some plexiglass today for it.

Does anyone know what the standard marquee size is for a TAITO cabinet??

Thanks
L

Title: Re:MARQUEE size for TAITO cabinet
Post by: rampy on October 29, 2002, 10:45:12 am

I *think* its like 22.5" x 8" or the like... off the top of my head.  I wouldn't order based on that, but I *think* that's what I measured mine at (it even has the taito little embossed label in the corner of the marquee glass.

Would it be enough to find a taito cab's marquee scan and see the print size and guess slightly larger for the glass?

does klov have this info?

*shrug*  I can of course measure from home, but seems like that would be too late for you...

rampy

Title: Re:MARQUEE size for TAITO cabinet
Post by: ashardin on October 29, 2002, 01:24:16 pm

rampy sounds correctL

It is 23 inches side to side inside the cabinet.  22.5 sounds right so you get a 1/4 of play on each end.  

Off the top of my head I though the top was 8.5 inches, since there is the slot to up the top of the marquee to insert the glass, but it may be 8 as well.

Title: Re:MARQUEE size for TAITO cabinet
Post by: _Iz- on October 29, 2002, 01:42:44 pm

My cabinet is 23" wide inside exactly. 22.5" wide for the Marquee seems too narrow, 1/4" play each side would be WAYYY too much. I'd order it 22 7/8" wide, 1/16" play each side or even slightly tighter like 22 15/16". The less gap the better or you will have major light coming out the ends...

Title: Re:MARQUEE size for TAITO cabinet
Post by: rampy on October 29, 2002, 07:59:28 pm

Quote from: _Iz- on October 29, 2002, 01:42:44 pm

My cabinet is 23" wide inside exactly. 22.5" wide for the Marquee seems too narrow, 1/4" play each side would be WAYYY too much. I'd order it 22 7/8" wide, 1/16" play each side or even slightly tighter like 22 15/16". The less gap the better or you will have major light coming out the ends...

I measured my glass (installed) just now... it's like 22 6/8" wide which does leave a little gap on either side... but it's the stock glass so... you could fit one just under 23" wide as Iz suggested.

I measured the height (installed) guesstimating for the groove/etc at between 6 3/4" and a wee bit under 7"  (not sure where I got the 8" in the original post)  

I'm being lazy by not removing the glass to measure it, if those dimensions are lacking for you, I'll try and get off ---my bottom--- and remove the glass and measure it that way =P

rampy