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Title: What would you say are the dimensions of this thing?
Post by: The cranky hermit on May 02, 2003, 11:29:56 pm

I want to build a CP just like this one.

Full box view:
http://www.jclement.com/arcade/newcab/2-18-02_cplabels1.jpg

Top panel view:
http://www.jclement.com/arcade/newcab/1-31-02_CP.JPG

Title: Re:What would you say are the dimensions of this thing?
Post by: TheTick on May 03, 2003, 12:14:35 am

It's either 2 foot across, and 1 foot high....
or 3 foot across, and 1 1/2 foot hight.

I'm guessing closer to the second because of the nice spacing between the upper and lower controls. Mine is 2x1 and is a similar layout.

Title: Re:What would you say are the dimensions of this thing?
Post by: TheTick on May 03, 2003, 12:20:29 am

Actually if that is a Happs 3" trackball and mounting plate, than the mounting plate should be 6" across and 6.5" high.

So maybe closer to 27" across. The aspect ratio is probably wrong on my screen so the height is probably less than 13.5".

I'm thinking 2'x1' was a pretty good guess.

Title: Re:What would you say are the dimensions of this thing?
Post by: u_rebelscum on May 03, 2003, 07:45:47 am

Quote from: TheTick on May 03, 2003, 12:20:29 am

Actually if that is a Happs 3" trackball and mounting plate, than the mounting plate should be 6" across and 6.5" high.

FWIW, Happs 3" mounting plate is 6.5" square (6" from center outer plate mounting hole to center outer plate mounting hole).

Going on that, I'm getting appox 30" across by 16" vertical.  Bottom horizontal edge ~14".  Bottom TB mounting plate ~3"-3.5" from bottom, center to center of a three button row ~3".