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spystyle:
Hello from Maine,

I am looking for the plans, or a "straight on" side pic of this style bartop cabinet (see attachments)

Also, if you have made a portable arcade cabinet post a pic.

Thank you,
Craig

spystyle:
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spystyle:
OK,

I was able to obtain an "almost straight on" side pic and the measurements. Using the measurements I was able to stretch the image of the side panel, while not maintaining aspect ratio, into a an accurate representation of the side panel "straight on". Then I added 1 inch squares to it and it is a quick plan :)

The measurements are 20" tall, 24" from front to back, and 19 1/4" wide.

See attached pics. Each square equals 1 inch.

Dig it?
Craig

spystyle:

I intend to build a scaled and shallow one out of 1/2" plywood that uses a laptop as guts, it will be portable :)

I'm thinking about working in a motorcycle battery so it would not require AC while playing... I'll call it MAMEboyAdvance!

A laptop also can be powered for many hours by a motorcycle battery, or any auto battery with a small footprint could fit, this could make for the first "truely portable" arcade machine that you can bring on picnics or to friends house without having to plug in.

I think for it to work I'd need the laptop's car adaptor and a auto battery charger built in, at night plug in the auto charger. A car battery guage could also be added, that would be really cool!

What do you fellas think about a battery powered, portable arcade machine?

Thanks,
Craig

Abomination:
I like the idea of a portable arcade but not sure of how viable putting extra batteries in it will be.  You figure you have to run the monitor AND the laptop, I dont see you getting much time out of any battery.  Also the weight, how portible will it be if you have to hook up 2 car batteries to have it run for multiple hours?

I would say make it as light as possible with a plug.  How many places could you go without a plugin?  And if you go on picknicks or camping trips enough to justify it, why not just get a DC/AC converter and run it off the car battery/alternator?

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