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Modular control panel using electromagnets?
Jakobud:
--- Quote from: Slippyblade on August 01, 2014, 07:12:20 pm ---I'd think the amount of power needed to give an electro-magnet enough power to hold the cp in place would be pretty harsh. Maybe use electros to throw pins that hold the panel? Kinda home brew solenoid I guess?
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Actually you wouldn't need a any power at all. Just use an electro-magnet that is attracting to your cp by default and then power it to reverse the polarity and release the cp panels.
telengard:
--- Quote from: Jakobud on August 01, 2014, 06:54:09 pm ---This is probably not a new idea or anything, but has anyone ever attempted to make a modular control panel that used electromagnets to hold the individual panels in place? Any examples out there? I've been trying to come up with a good and simple way of doing a 2-Player modular control panel that be easily converted to "expand" or something into enough room for 4 Players...
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This sounds cool. How strong are these magnets? My modular panel is held down with screws for stability (I'm a rough player unintentionally, I get too excited) but something like this would make it a wee bit easier to swap modules.
EMDB:
--- Quote from: Jakobud on August 01, 2014, 06:54:09 pm ---This is probably not a new idea or anything, but has anyone ever attempted to make a modular control panel that used electromagnets to hold the individual panels in place? Any examples out there? I've been trying to come up with a good and simple way of doing a 2-Player modular control panel that be easily converted to "expand" or something into enough room for 4 Players...
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Fixating is not the main problem. You should find a good way to connect the buttons / sticks / leds to a single encoder in the cabinet itself.
Jakobud:
--- Quote from: telengard on August 31, 2014, 02:09:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Jakobud on August 01, 2014, 06:54:09 pm ---This is probably not a new idea or anything, but has anyone ever attempted to make a modular control panel that used electromagnets to hold the individual panels in place? Any examples out there? I've been trying to come up with a good and simple way of doing a 2-Player modular control panel that be easily converted to "expand" or something into enough room for 4 Players...
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This sounds cool. How strong are these magnets? My modular panel is held down with screws for stability (I'm a rough player unintentionally, I get too excited) but something like this would make it a wee bit easier to swap modules.
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Well you can buy any strength of magnets you want. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to find magnets that are hold the panels together over the force of you playing. I just don't know exactly what "strength" of magnet to look at, without any reference.
Nephasth:
Use mother ---smurfin---' cap screws. ---gosh-darn---, how complicated do you need to make this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---? Don't like the looks of beautiful hardware? Use latches in your CP.
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