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Author Topic: Detachable control panels?  (Read 1999 times)

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Detachable control panels?
« on: February 03, 2011, 02:56:34 pm »
I was wondering if original games tend to have detachable control panels? Some of the doors in my house are 30" and I think having a detachable control panel would just make the machine easier to move in general.

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Re: Detachable control panels?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2011, 10:31:48 pm »
Most cabs... no not really. Not in the manner that would make it easier to get through a door.

For those that do or should.... depends on the cab. Some cabs are a given. Others are a don't bother.

Find the specific cab then find out more about it.

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Re: Detachable control panels?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2011, 07:52:10 am »
the only ones I can thik of off hand are the midway cabs (mortal kombats, killer instincts,nbajams,etc) There are more, I just cant think of them. Most older "classic" games dont have a CP wider then the cab
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Re: Detachable control panels?
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2011, 02:13:36 pm »
Most cabs... no not really.
They almost all do. Especially if the panel is wider than a door way.
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Re: Detachable control panels?
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2011, 02:44:24 am »
Most cabs... no not really.
They almost all do. Especially if the panel is wider than a door way.

You might want to place my quote in context there. Keep reading, there's a second sentence right after that first sentence. Hint, they're related.

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Re: Detachable control panels?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 08:48:45 am »


Has a detachable panel.  Four bolts hold it down, comes right off.



Doesn't have an easily detachable panel.  Panel is bolted down and uses a piano hinge.

As you can see the top one would have to have a detachable panel in order to get it in the room.