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Title: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on August 30, 2006, 06:57:46 pm: Rather than updating a thread you can view my progress at

http://mamecab.blog.com/ (http://mamecab.blog.com/)

changed blog site
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on September 04, 2006, 05:29:40 am: Updated photos
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: Vigo on September 05, 2006, 04:39:13 am: Very cool! Is that cab meant for stitting in front of, or is it just a short looking style like the candy cabs?
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on September 06, 2006, 09:57:24 pm: Thanks

its based on a candy cab for sitting down at but im looking at adding a "box" to the bottom to it later to raise the height so you can play standing up
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: Vigo on September 06, 2006, 11:53:40 pm: Hey, that box idea is pretty smart! Let us know when there are more updated on your page to look at!
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on October 21, 2006, 03:19:06 am: Cabinet Frame work complete ....

http://mamecab.blog.com/ (http://mamecab.blog.com/)

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enjoy
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: spacies on October 21, 2006, 05:14:16 am: Whats with the 'Kiwi' part of the project?
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on October 22, 2006, 06:36:14 am: the "Kiwi" part is me

and another update.....

http://mamecab.blog.com/ (http://mamecab.blog.com/)

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Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: spacies on October 23, 2006, 12:21:44 am: So you're a Kiwi?
:cheers:

Are you in USA or NZ?
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: waldo on October 23, 2006, 04:18:23 pm: Well Im gonna have to change the name of my cab now ;) Ill go with the 100% Pure NZ add campaigne theme I think :angel:
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: spacies on October 23, 2006, 05:13:56 pm: Quote from: waldo on October 23, 2006, 04:18:23 pm
Well Im gonna have to change the name of my cab now ;) Ill go with the 100% Pure NZ add campaigne theme I think :angel:

You're an NZer too?
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on October 23, 2006, 05:47:01 pm: Quote from: spacies on October 23, 2006, 12:21:44 am

So you're a Kiwi?
:cheers:

Are you in USA or NZ?

Yeah im a Kiwi and im Living in New Zealand (auckland to be exact)
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: spacies on October 23, 2006, 07:29:21 pm: Quote from: dafreak on October 23, 2006, 05:47:01 pm
Quote from: spacies on October 23, 2006, 12:21:44 am

So you're a Kiwi?
:cheers:

Are you in USA or NZ?

Yeah im a Kiwi and im Living in New Zealand (auckland to be exact)

Cool, me too.
Im in Wanganui.
Moving to Aucks next year.
We go to Aucks quite a lot as partners parent live there.
I also deliver machines there all the time, we will have to catch up sometime?

:cheers:
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on November 05, 2006, 12:12:50 am: Did some work on the control panel so i took some photos

http://mamecab.blog.com/ (http://mamecab.blog.com/)

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Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on November 12, 2006, 04:10:40 pm: hacked and wired up playstation controllers

see site for photos http://mamecab.blog.com/ (http://mamecab.blog.com/)
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: leapinlew on November 12, 2006, 04:57:08 pm: Looking great. Very clean job on the wiring too!
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: waldo on November 12, 2006, 08:27:34 pm: hey, question, what size drill bit you using for the button holes? im not much at converting imperial to metric lol ....

GO THE AB's :applaud:
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on November 12, 2006, 08:58:02 pm: 30mm bit did the trick

France 3 AB's 47 ohhhh yeeeeeeeaah
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: richms on November 25, 2006, 06:16:44 am: Hey, how wide is that old mitsubishi tv you got, and does it power up ok after losing the AC power?

if it will fit I might get one for my cab
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on November 26, 2006, 05:13:57 pm: its 29" and its apx 640mm wide (give or take a mm)

As i keep the remote under the control panel i leave it powered on all the time and use the remote to turn it off and on
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: theCoder on November 26, 2006, 08:36:32 pm: Quote from: dafreak on November 26, 2006, 05:13:57 pm
As i keep the remote under the control panel i leave it powered on all the time and use the remote to turn it off and on
Someone figured out that if you hold in the on/off button on a TV, it will always be on when power is applied. I tried this on my TV and it works great. If this works for you, epoxy a stick or coin over the on button to hold it in. Then when you turn on your power strip, the TV turns on. When you turn it off, the TV turns off.
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: waldo on November 26, 2006, 10:21:58 pm: so simple, yet so so good.
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: waldo on December 10, 2006, 09:20:41 pm: you know im having a ---smurfette--- of a time finding a 29 inch tv in akl that doesnt have speakers on the side to fit in my cab atm ..Im tempted to import a WG 9200 arcade monitor
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: spacies on December 10, 2006, 11:01:55 pm: Quote from: waldo on December 10, 2006, 09:20:41 pm
you know im having a ---smurf--- of a time finding a 29 inch tv in akl that doesnt have speakers on the side to fit in my cab atm ..Im tempted to import a WG 9200 arcade monitor

What are the dimensions you have??
Are you not confident to remove a 29" from its cabinet?

I have seen your questions on TM about screen sizes, lol.
Give me some dimensions and I will keep an eye out for ya.

:cheers:
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: waldo on December 11, 2006, 02:41:59 am: got my eye on a couple of 27inch on trademe atm ;)

its not that Im not confident its that my wife isnt confident in my electrical abilities lol :)

in saying that if i cant find myself something suitable by the new year ill import a 9200 or something from aussie most likely lol
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: dafreak on December 11, 2006, 07:24:58 pm: This one looks like the one im using

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/TVs/Standard/CRT/Over-21-53cm/auction-80480317.htm

btw i have added perspex top to the control panel and fitted some cheesy warehouse car drink holders to the side.... ill take a photo soon

i never should have hooked up the system as we had a BBQ the other week and there was always people playing it (i.e. i never got a go) and the fact that most of my spare time now goes into using it rather finishing it
Title: Re: Kiwi Project X (my first mame cab)
Post by: richms on December 16, 2006, 08:23:20 pm: $350 reserve - that guys a bloody dreamer!!! New ones at teh warewhare are under that, with a component in too...

Ive been looking for similar ones.

Hint tho, go to your local cash converters and make insane offers on the ones you are interested in. They are not buying big tube tvs anymore and are trying to get rid of the ones they have.