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Title: Took my first step
Post by: bowza on February 28, 2005, 06:48:30 am

Hi

I have finally done it, after 23 years , I now own an arcade cabinet.that's the good part. It now needs fixing up. Picture is large sorry.

http://www.slemspc.u-net.com/cabinet.JPG Williams smash TV has a Soul Edge PCB installed

I have gone large and not sure yet if that's a good thing. It is going to be a Jamma / Mame hybrid, as I intend to collect some of my favourite games as PCB's

What do old games like Galaxians and pacman look like on a 25"/28" screen

I have already replaced the joystick so its has matching black, and tidy up the jamma loom. When doing this I found two of the buttons from bothplayers have been wired together so there are only four unique buttons, I think this is all Soul Edge supports


Planned work,
 
Fix dead screen, my fault blew it up doing caps. :(

replaced buttons and switches

T-molding replace

New perspex for control panel

Fit PC motherboard AMD 17xp 756mb

work out rest of cabling for Mame

Then sort out any other problems i find.

Dave

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: HaRuMaN on February 28, 2005, 11:57:11 am

It's always good to go big!  :)  A lot of people tend to have these huge cabinets and tiny monitors...  Pac-Man, Glaxian, any game really will look good on that monitor.

Keep us updated with pics, looks like you are off to a good start (other then frying your monitor, lol).

-Har

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: bowza on March 03, 2005, 03:30:54 pm

Monitor going away for repair on Monday,

Rewired all the control harness for 5 buttons plus a p1 & p2 start
Seperated the joystick scambled cableing.

All neat and tidy with clips and no soldered joints.

Got a sheet of perspex, large enough to give me 3 attempts at cutting out all holes. Any recommendations for perspex cutting drilling button holes.

Thanks

Bowza

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: RayB on March 03, 2005, 05:02:15 pm

Quote from: bowza on February 28, 2005, 06:48:30 am

Hi

Hi

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I have finally done it, after 23 years , I now own an arcade cabinet.

After 23 years of what?

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What do old games like Galaxians and pacman look like on a 25"/28" screen?

Very chunky.

~Ray B.

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: Flinkly on March 03, 2005, 10:42:19 pm

Nice ladies on that refrigerator thing.  is that your office?

sorry, had to comment on it.  ;D

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: quadmasta on March 05, 2005, 01:44:07 pm

from the motorcyle in the bottom left and the yellow gas tank on the workbench, I'd guess it's a garage :)

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: bowza on March 05, 2005, 03:03:42 pm

Yes it is my garage, the bike is a honda, and the yellow thing, is a seat cowl.

23 years ago I said to my mates i would love my own cabinet, now I have it.

 :)

Title: Re: Took my first step
Post by: bowza on March 13, 2005, 03:19:24 pm

New monitor is in, but image sucks, needs to come out and go back to guy i got it off, also taking game board as this may be the cause of the fault.

Aquired a track ball USA wilco corp, any hints on how I wire this up if i ever want to use it.

Cheers
Bowza