what to use for circuit board standoffs?

[dphirschler]

OK, what are you guys using for circuit board standoffs inside your cab?  Is it as simple as a nylon spacer ring with a wood screw inside?


Darryl

[NY_in_TX]

cut up Bic pens and wood screws.   

[cholin]

Wasnt there a thread about this before?  One of the best ideas was the pens, just use those.

[ChadTower]

I usually sit them down and tell them that if they don't work out their differences I will replace them with better circuit boards.  We're all on the same team inside my cabs.

[Kremmit]

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,21159.0.html

Here's that earlier thread.  The diagrams look like they were drawn by a total photoshop monkey.   

[rdagger]

If you have an old dead PC laying around you can use the brass motherboard mounts.   Also most hardware stores including Home Depot sell bolt spacers in nylon or metal.

[ShinAce]

I sell them at work. We have wood, which is really just a dowel with a hole drilled through it. We also have ceramic and nylon, for the high voltage paranoid type. But the best idea of all is pens.

[NoOne=NBA=]

Foam tape is good for "temporary" mounting.

I've got ALOT of 2-3 year old "temporary" mounts that I really should make permanent someday.

[quarterback]

I usually sit them down and tell them that if they don't work out their differences I will replace them with better circuit boards.

[IntruderAlert]

[Joystick Jerk]

I'll play devil's advocate and recommend you keep the PC innards inside an actual PC case. Obviously if you want ultra arcade realism, taking the mobo and related parts out of the case and mounting them in the arcade cab is the best option. If you don't care about that sort of thing though, it's far better to leave the PC parts in a standard PC case. PC cases are designed for optimal airflow, and even though it's cramped inside, your PC will actually run cooler inside a case rather than exposed to the air inside a cab.

BUT, this is MAME were talking about, and it's not exactly taxing on a CPU(especially if you''re running a fast CPU), so it's not going to cause your computer to heat up that much.

[Tiger-Heli]

BUT, this is MAME were talking about, and it's not exactly taxing on a CPU(especially if you''re running a fast CPU), so it's not going to cause your computer to heat up that much.

Actually, depending on the game, MAME is one of the most CPU-intensive programs you can run, much worse than Word Processing or E-mail or Net-surfing.

But a good Heatsink and Fan should take care of all your problems.

[Joystick Jerk]

Actually, depending on the game, MAME is one of the most CPU-intensive programs you can run, much worse than Word Processing or E-mail or Net-surfing.

But a good Heatsink and Fan should take care of all your problems.

If we discount the 3D arcade games that used RISC processors, I've never seen a Mame rom raise my CPU temps as much as any typical 3D PC game does.

[spriggy]

Try this method..you won't turn back!
Just buy the small black flexi plastic Sprinkler Risers used for your garden mist sprays.

[cbmeeks]

damn....and I just paid $2.95 for some "motherboard stand offs"...lol

[dphirschler]

What about something like this?  Where do I find these?


Darryl

[Chris]

What about something like this?