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Trimoor

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What the heck is this thing?
« on: September 24, 2004, 11:08:32 pm »
What is this strange piece of wood attatched to the top of my cabinet?
The front has a 45 degree angle on it, and it's held on by glue and screws.

This is from my Assault cab.
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=23330

Any idea?
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2004, 11:28:13 pm »
Without knowing what's on the inside, my guess would be that's there as some sort of mounting brace, it's involved with shipping, or it has absolutely no purpose :p
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2004, 11:28:21 pm »
Is there a vent under it?  
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2004, 11:33:24 pm »
It's kind of like the tags on couches.  If you pull it, they will come for you.   ;D
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2004, 12:19:56 am »
No vents, nothing underneath it.
Its just a block of wood gued to the top.

It doesn't have "do not remove under penalty of law" written on it, but one can never be too careful... ;)
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2004, 12:23:20 am »
It's for when you use a dolly on it, you grab onto it to tilt the game for transport.


(Much easier than trying to reach the front edge of the cab.)


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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2004, 12:40:06 am »
It is indeed a hand hold for grabbing when you tip the game back onto a hand truck. You can also drape the power cord around it.
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2004, 01:34:05 am »
is that where I left that thing?  Sorry man.
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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2004, 01:48:57 am »
Quote from: dag2000 on September 25, 2004, 01:34:05 am
is that where I left that thing?  Sorry man.

Now *that* is funny....

Thank you for making me laugh at the end of a very long week.

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Re:What the heck is this thing?
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2004, 10:18:20 am »
It's something you see on more older machines than newer machines. Newer machines usually have slots instead of those grabby things which kinda suck.

Either way, it's better than the phone-a-friend "ok give it to me on 1..2..3!"
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