Cocktail arcade(TV replaced with LCD, finally!)

[Louis Tully]

Excellent! Looking forward to it.

[deadpool18]

For what you're looking to do for fighters, etc. Yes that is also possible.
Check out Louis Tully's fine Star Trek cab, that is what he did.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=113264.0

I didn't see any information in that thread on how it was done.  Can somebody help me?  It would be great to have that for horizontal games!

[Louis Tully]

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[jmike]

I actually ending up using MameUIFX. It has tons of features for split screens and more. I know Run and Gun 2 didn't work on the regular Mame (which is why I ended up buying the jamma board) but it actually works using MameUIFX 
There's more games that work better on MameUIFX but also some that don't.

Here's the link
http://mame32fx.altervista.org/download.htm


 

[jmike]

Back again. Well after 2 weeks of the kids and wife being sick   

Like I said before I had contacted Snaake about the art which btw was inspired by Javeryh's ("Please do not ruin your awesome cabinet with clip-art. ") yes, I was about to make that mistake. The first pic shows the sketched sample I sent over to Snaake and the second pic shows the finished product. The last pic shows the washers I'm thinking of ordering, since the CP bottoms will have chrome t-molding it might just work.   

Sir Kayne thanks for pointing out the plastic casing not be able to support the TV, I hadn't even thought about it. I thought of a way to give it extra support on the sides. You might have just saved the TV from crashing down.   

Went to my local glass place and got a price quote for $40 for 1/4 inch tempered glass, which I was thinking of doing to cover the TV but not sure how to hold the glass down yet. It would not cover the entire bezel.
 Ideas, suggestions???

[jmike]

Small update on my cocktail build.

Mounted the LED lights on the bottom sides and speakers on the frame. Also cut out the panels that go under the CPs. Used some leftover carbon fiber I had laying around and mounted the speaker grills. Starting to come together .......
Also I ordered these glass clips from amazon since I decided to use glass instead of plexi to cover the TV screen. Glass size is about 1 1/2 inches bigger than the TV screen on each side. In order for the clips to sit flush and not have the glass up in the air I routed out enough to have it leveled but still be able to hold the glass down. (can't believe they don't sell any type of clips at my glass store  )
Let me know what you think.

[steveh]

I like the clips, but im not sure how exactly they work.  Do you screw them down, then bend the sides around the glass? cause that could get messy pretty fast.  otherwise they look nice (i dont know much about how well they will work, as ive never done anything like this.

[PL1]

Here's a picture of the back side of the clips.

The one on the left is the lower fixed clip.

The one on the right is the upper spring-loaded clip.  The back part screws to the mounting surface and the front part can slide.

The glass rests in the lower clips and the front part of the upper clips slide up to let the glass in then the springs push the front part down to hold the glass.


Scott

EDIT:  Here's one link to the clips and another.

[jmike]

Sorry I missed your question Steveh, but Scott is correct on his description. The only thing is that I'm not using the spring-loaded clips, I'm using the smaller two. You see the top part of my build is 1/2 inch MDF so I wouldn't be able to route out enough for the bigger clip.
I'm going to use bolts instead of screws. My plan is insert the bolts in the clips, drill the holes on the MDF, then attach the clips to the glass and drop the bolts in the holes. There's not going to be a lot of strain on these clips, I just don't want the glass shifting around if someone decides to touch it, or have it move during gameplay.

I'll try and take a pic tonight when I get home.

 

[jmike]

Back again with an update (finally). Well I went with the suggestion of Sir Kayne about not letting the entire weight rest on the plastic TV housing and decased the TV. One question is I'm not entirely sure on how to mount a frame to hold it up now. I look through the site and well most had the TVs at an angle and not facing up like my build. (or at least I couldn't find any  )
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Here's what the TV looks like now, just not quite sure how to secure a proper frame to hold up the screen, it's still pretty heavy.

 

[jmike]

Okay, I found this in the forum, which helps out but still not sure if it's the best way to go.
      

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=119702.0


 

[IG-88]

I'd pull that front off of the tube too and then you can use those nifty little tabs to mount to a plywood "bezel" (if you cut the hole the right size)   

Do the controls on the front of the TV have there own little pcb and cable? You can put it on the bezel too.

You may also have enough slack in the monitor chassis cables to mount it to the inside of your cab.

[jmike]

Been a while since I updated my build but I have been working on it (when life permits).
This is what I've been working on the last couple of weeks.
-did 90% of the wiring on my KeyWiz Max and LED-Wiz 32-port, just have to clean up the wires a bit.
-speakers have been mounted on the lower part of the frame sides
-side panels cut, with carbon fiber and speaker grills attached to them
-player 2 CP side has been attached with GGG coin drop button

Now that most of the wiring has been completed I just need man up and install the TV   
(That's not the PC I'm using, just testing the LEDs with it).
Pics attached. Let me know what you think.

[jmike]

okay, tried mounted that damn TV again but no luck 
Here's some measurements and pics, maybe someone can shed a little light/give me some suggestions on how to mount this thing.
1st pic shows the distance from the loops around the TV frame to the tv screen (2 inches)
2nd pic shows the marking of where the loop needs to go to not exceed the bezel
3rd pic is the distance and placement of where the loops would end up
last pic just shows the bezel on top of the frame (without the tempered glass)

any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.

[Louis Tully]

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[jmike]

Thanks for the reply LT.
         unfortunately the TV tabs don't reach the frame. (see pic from first page) and now that I removed the TV case there's actually more room between the TV screen and the frame.
You gave me an idea, I might be able to add some 2x4 cut in half and attach them to the frame to reach the tabs.
Will have to think about it some more.


 

[Louis Tully]

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[jmike]

Okay back to this project ( I know it was started like 2 years ago...  ).
Honestly every time I start working on this thing something bad happens;
1st year) basement gets flooded ruins carpet and pieces I had already cut
2nd year) hurricane sandy hit
this year) PC died...
why do I bother... cause I'm stubborn and won't give up   

now that I  enough here's the updates.
TV finally replaced with the right thing. 27 INCH LCD I got off craigslist for like $40. Decased and mounted. Glass has also been installed. Just waiting to replace the PC for this machine. Here are some pics.

My friend is working on the PC for me so I hope to start setting up the software soon.