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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: speedklz on August 19, 2009, 05:37:32 pm
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I have a CP that is 12 tall by 24 wide is there going to be enough room for say 2 players with 6 buttons each and a track ball
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Download Google Sketchup (it's free) and play with the dimensions. Also you could use some scrap wood to make a mock up. Or better yet get a large piece of cardboard cut with your dimensions to give you an idea.
Good luck!
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Here's my thread where I'm working on a similar problem:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94330.0;all
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I have a CP that is 12 tall by 24 wide is there going to be enough room for say 2 players with 6 buttons each and a track ball
This has been addressed fairly recently so be sure to do a quick search for more answers. I think the consensus was yes, but be a little smart with the spacing. My panel is 25" wide with the same setup (two players, 6-buttons, 3 inch trackball. I made sure my joystick plates were vertical, I stuck my buttons as close to the plate as possible and I even let a button bezel overlap the trackball plate (you don't see the plate if you recess it).
But YMMV - Sketch it up and play around.
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Here's my attempt on squeezing in 2 joys, a trackball and a spinner, haven't had much time lately to continue on my project as i wished, (4 kids, working overtime blah blah blah). The overlay is 26.66 inch wide thou.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=94847.0
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Imo 24-26" is fine as long as the P1/P2 control are as far to the left and right on the CP as they can be...ie even without a trackball in the middle space them apart.