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[mark shaker]

If you start from scratch you can eliminate the bottom drawer and store the PC someplace creative, like behind the marquee. Then I'm sure you can make the drum larger and have more than 5 panels!

   - Mark

Actually, what I was thinking of is instead of a drawer, how about having the kick-plate rotate out and down, and have the gas/brake pedals mounted to that?

Perfect ! ! !

    - Mark

[PetitMorte]

Got a question for you Mark...  How high is the control panel?  From the video, it looks like the control panel doesn't quite come up to your belt when you're standing in front of it.

I've been fiddling with drawing up plans for my own spinner, and compared to 1-up's and Frosty's and from what the video shows of yours, it looks like mine is going to be ungodly tall... the top of the monitor bezel is at about six feet, and then the marquee would be above that.  But then I'm trying to set the CP at about 37 inches, the same as a pac/galaga cab.

[mark shaker]

Got a question for you Mark...  How high is the control panel?  From the video, it looks like the control panel doesn't quite come up to your belt when you're standing in front of it.

The front edge of the control panel is 33 1/2" from the floor, and slopes up from there.  (This is actually 1" lower than 1UP's original Spincade design. )

Being 6' 4" I would have preferred it a bit higher, but it is still comfortable to play.

As you know, I retro-fitted the panels to an existing cabinet. The CP drum is as big as is possible. There is NO additional room below the monitor or above the inside cabinet floor (The floor is rather high because of the casters and storage drawer.) To make the 5 panel drum it fit I started with 1UP's original CP profile, and reduced the depth of the Panel and height of the Backsplash & Apron by 1" each.

   - Mark

[Silver]

Good question.... do you have any plans at all? even if just for your additions?

Edit: ah forgot you started an exisiting cab. Any plans of the cp?

[mark shaker]

Good question.... do you have any plans at all? even if just for your additions?

Edit: ah forgot you started an exisiting cab. Any plans of the cp?

Out of respect for 1UP's Patents Pending, I won't provide any exact plans.  But between what 1UP, Frosty & I have posted on our websites, you should be able to come up with a solution that's best for you.

Besides, designing the "perfect" cab is half of the fun.  :-)   

   - Mark

[menace]

My cab with spinning control panels ended up taller than I prefferred but i love having the flip down pedals so i had to add some extra height for those--and guys with spinners can attest--having the control panel spin pushes the monitor up or out of the way to accomodate it so you do end with a slightly different profile than a standard cab.

I so love those 5 rotating panels!

[mark shaker]

My cab with spinning control panels ended up taller than I prefferred but i love having the flip down pedals so i had to add some extra height for those--and guys with spinners can attest--having the control panel spin pushes the monitor up or out of the way to accomodate it so you do end with a slightly different profile than a standard cab.

I so love those 5 rotating panels!

I found the thread with all your construction pics: "MAME II-and so it ENDS!"

Terrific job on your cabinet!

Do you know of any other Pacmania inspired cabs that are worth checking out?

   - Mark

   - Mark

[Brax]

My cab with spinning control panels ended up taller than I prefferred but i love having the flip down pedals so i had to add some extra height for those--and guys with spinners can attest--having the control panel spin pushes the monitor up or out of the way to accomodate it so you do end with a slightly different profile than a standard cab.

I so love those 5 rotating panels!

I found the thread with all your construction pics: "MAME II-and so it ENDS!"

Terrific job on your cabinet!

Do you know of any other Pacmania inspired cabs that are worth checking out?

   - Mark

   - Mark

http://arcade.tomvanhorn.com/

http://www.the-mametrix.com/index2.htm

[mark shaker]

http://arcade.tomvanhorn.com/

http://www.the-mametrix.com/index2.htm

Thank you!   

   - Mark

[rwhip41]

Nice job on the cab...actually inspiring.

Reading thru this, being that it's the first time I've seen a spinning CP, does the spinner have an "auto-stop" such as some sort of protrusion from the spinner to it can't keep spinning in one direction? I ask because I was curious how the wires were dealt with between the individual CPs to the encoder and the encoder to the PC so the wires don't keep wrapping around the axle).

[mark shaker]

Reading thru this, being that it's the first time I've seen a spinning CP, does the spinner have an "auto-stop" such as some sort of protrusion from the spinner to it can't keep spinning in one direction?

Yes. The sides of the control panel drum are inset about 1/2" from the edges of the control panel.

In this gap between the control panel drum sides and the cabinet:
A rubber bumper is mounted on the control panel sides, and angle aluminium is mounted to the cabinet sides to act as stops for the rubber bumpers.

You can see these parts on the first two pictures of my construction page.

   - Mark