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Title: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: clickhea on August 10, 2008, 12:29:48 am
is the top of the arcade glass/plexi suppose to sit behind the speaker panel or in front of it.. i tried looking at some pictures of peoples cabinets but its hard to tell.
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: Blanka on August 10, 2008, 02:36:21 am
What do you REALLY think ?  :laugh2:
I would have it make music for the display, not for the player!
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: Vash on August 10, 2008, 03:43:40 am
Cabs are all different, but by far the most common set up is to have the speakers in front of the glass, both in Arcade cabinets and MAME cabinets.   Where that is on the speaker panel is a different question though.  Some route a line straight across the bottom of the panel so that the glass can rest inside.  Others put the glass behind the panel and place something else behind that to hold it in place.  The one consistency though (at least as far as I've seen) is that the speakers are always always always in front of the glass.
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: clickhea on August 10, 2008, 09:08:51 am
lol i diddnt mean enclose the speakers behind the plexi, i was talking about the back of the speaker panel.. lol
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: Blanka on August 10, 2008, 12:16:36 pm
Ok then.
Go for minimal dirt collection first I would say. Second make it in a way that beer does not get to the electronics. And keep removing the glass/plexi possible.
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: clickhea on August 10, 2008, 01:24:39 pm
the only problem i have right now is i made the speaker panel pretty long, i guess iam gonna have to figure out how to measure it out to cut it correctly.
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: clickhea on August 10, 2008, 02:41:52 pm
does the bezel sit in back of the speaker panel as well?
Title: Re: arcade glass/plexi
Post by: clickhea on August 11, 2008, 03:55:11 pm
bttt