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PwnFx:

--- Quote from: PL1 on February 28, 2014, 06:36:19 pm ---There are a lot of options.   :lol

If you want to narrow the number of vendors while keeping a good selection of quality products,  GGG, Ultimarc and Paradise Arcade offer just about anything you want/need.

Scott

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What are the advantages of the KADE vs. ipac-2? Being at the lower price range for the KADE you linked ($29), it seems to be more within my budget.
I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with an overall cost to the whole project, because honestly, even if I had loads of money to spend, my woman does not allow me to spend "too much". Which she thinks $150 is too much, but I disagree.

So I need to buy: Materials to build -> Plywood, MDF, Melamine? @ $25-35 per 8x4 sheet. Not sure how many sheets I need yet.
Speaker solution: Amp + car speakers / PC speakers - @ $25ish
Control panel: Encoder @$30-$40, Buttons $?, Joysticks $?
Hinges for a door on the front, let's say $10?
Paint... $20-30?

What else am I forgetting to include in my costs?

PL1:

--- Quote from: PwnFx on February 28, 2014, 09:11:11 pm ---What are the advantages of the KADE vs. ipac-2? Being at the lower price range for the KADE you linked ($29), it seems to be more within my budget.

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The IPac is a great product, but the two advantages of the KADE are lower price and the flexibility of the firmware choices.

If you really want to keep the costs down on the encoder and wiring, you can get the bare AVR and solder wires like these or these along with a daisy-chain from Paradise.

The time and effort savings and the consistent crimps make the daisy-chain a no-brainer good investment IMHO.   ;D


Scott

PwnFx:

--- Quote from: PL1 on February 28, 2014, 10:17:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: PwnFx on February 28, 2014, 09:11:11 pm ---What are the advantages of the KADE vs. ipac-2? Being at the lower price range for the KADE you linked ($29), it seems to be more within my budget.

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The IPac is a great product, but the two advantages of the KADE are lower price and the flexibility of the firmware choices.

If you really want to keep the costs down on the encoder and wiring, you can get the bare AVR and solder wires like these or these along with a daisy-chain from Paradise.

The time and effort savings and the consistent crimps make the daisy-chain a no-brainer good investment IMHO.   ;D


Scott

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Is there a guide or tutorial or general information area where I can learn about different wring setups, to fully understand what I'm getting myself into? I mean so far from the video I watched, it seems pretty straightforward, but I don't know much about wiring things.
The most I've ever done, is I build/fix computers in my spare time, and the connectors for the front panel switches to the motherboard, but it's as easy as sliding the pre-labeled end over the pin on the motherboard..

[edit] Last time I tried to solder, I pushed the soldering iron through the motherboard of an xbox controller. Lol, I'd rather stay away from soldering if possible.

[edit2] I see a lot of people using those cheapo zero delay encoders found on ebay for around $12, I know it's a hassle to configure them for some games, but in general, for a 10 year old, once I'm through with the frustration of configuring the thing, it'll do it's purpose, right?
I can always upgrade the entire panel setup in the future when I can afford something better, but as of right now, I'm getting yelled at for even considering spending as much as I foresee, so I really have to cut costs down. I may even end up going with a somewhat "slim" design similar to the vigolix, but not quite as small/slim, just to save in cost of materials.

PL1:
There's a basic explaination here in the FAQ showing two buttons.

There are also KADE specific example pics, including a 2 KADE setup, here.

Thanks for asking about this -- I just asked the KADE team to update the page now that Extended Mode is available.  :cheers:


Scott

DeLuSioNal29:

--- Quote ---Is there a guide or tutorial or general information area where I can learn about different wring setups, to fully understand what I'm getting myself into? I mean so far from the video I watched, it seems pretty straightforward, but I don't know much about wiring things.

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Start by watching these videos here:  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,80229.msg837804.html#msg837804

DeLuSioNaL29

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