Author Topic: (1) good new stock cab (Read 27134 times)

Timoe · « **Reply #80 on:** August 05, 2006, 05:28:26 am »

some pics

lettuce · « **Reply #81 on:** August 05, 2006, 06:02:47 am »

Looking sweet gezzer!! Your wiring looks so much more pleasing to the eye than my effort, though it is my first time

. I did go about it the hard way though, and didnt use any of the groovygamegear products for some strange reason, idiot!!, so had drill my buttons and power all my leds from a PC PSU unit 12 volt

dweebs0r · « **Reply #82 on:** August 05, 2006, 06:21:41 am »

Great job as usual Tim.

You stay up all night working on that thing?
Sure way to tick off the wife.

-D

Timoe · « **Reply #83 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:25:13 am »

Quote from: dweebs0r on August 05, 2006, 06:21:41 am

You stay up all night working on that thing?

I decided to quit at around 2am. As long as I can still get up I get no stress!

Timoe · « **Reply #84 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:26:42 am »

Quote from: Negativecreep0 on August 04, 2006, 08:15:16 am

always wondered what's the height on these UA2 cabs?

Mine comes in at 6' 3" in height and 28.25" wide. I'm not sure how deep it is, probably medium.

Timoe · « **Reply #85 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:28:32 am »

Quote from: miles2912 on August 03, 2006, 08:15:31 pm

We are going to have to have a Southen Calif MAME meet. All these great looking cabs.. too bad they are a pain to lug around.

It is looking great man keep up the good work!

Don

Actually, 30% of the best cabinets come from southern california. Its true.

Timoe · « **Reply #86 on:** August 05, 2006, 09:12:18 pm »

Finished the CP wiring today. Oh, I was cursin myself for not making this thing a 2 player panel!

Timoe · « **Reply #87 on:** August 05, 2006, 09:13:58 pm »

I was happy to find that my old Ipac4 still worked.

loadman · « **Reply #88 on:** August 06, 2006, 12:56:12 am »

If I was allowed to build a cab (wife

), my design would be similar to yours

Nice Wiring job. I'm terriablewith that sort of thing

As soon as it works I shut the lid. My exuse to friends is I ran out of cable ties

TehJefe · « **Reply #89 on:** August 06, 2006, 01:30:22 am »

Great, right when I get to the wiring phase of my cab, everyone else is doing theirs... ridiculously well.

Now when I start wiring all Im going to be thinking about is your job..

I guess it's good that I have good examples to work off of.. but it would also be nice if I had some attainable goals.

lettuce · « **Reply #90 on:** August 06, 2006, 05:35:35 am »

Just have a look at my wiring in my thread, thats an attainable goal!

theCoder · « **Reply #91 on:** August 06, 2006, 11:50:00 am »

Your ground wires appear to be one continuous piece of wire. Is this true? If so, how do you strip the insulation?

Nice wiring job. Soldering is much better than connectors.

Timoe · « **Reply #92 on:** August 06, 2006, 04:59:10 pm »

Quote from: theCoder on August 06, 2006, 11:50:00 am

Your ground wires appear to be one continuous piece of wire. Is this true? If so, how do you strip the insulation?

Nice wiring job. Soldering is much better than connectors.

Yes, I used just two continuous wires for the grounds. I have attached a pic that shows my automatic wire stripper resting on the panel. When used in the middle of a length of wire it just sorta pushes the insulation out of the way.

This is my first time soldering a control panel. I have always used quick disconnects and thankfully so since most of my previous panels have already been disassembled!

Soldering and an automatic wire stripper have SEVERELY reduced my wiring time. And my fingers don’t feel like they've been hammer-smashed like they did when I used the quick disconnects.

Also, I highly recommend the solid core wire that Knievel uses. That stuff is really nice to work with.

psychotech · « **Reply #93 on:** August 06, 2006, 05:21:16 pm »

Oh well, maybe I'll just abandon and burn my 99% done bartop ..With only 1 joystick and 8 buttons in all I've already greated a nest of wires beyond imagination..

Or.. Wait a second, I could always blame the no solder version of Keywiz Eco I bought ... No? No ;(

MikeDeuce · « **Reply #94 on:** August 08, 2006, 04:03:18 pm »

Looks awesome! I like the arrangement, too... no spinner/trackball injuries

mccoy178 · « **Reply #95 on:** August 08, 2006, 06:43:24 pm »

This looks great Timoe! Nice clean wiring and great overall design. I can appreciate the time it takes to wire a cp correctly. Just trying to keep up with Knievel is difficult, but it looks like you read his book. Again, sharp looking cabinet and great artwork. Also, how fun was all that soldering on the led's?

patm95 · « **Reply #96 on:** August 10, 2006, 11:43:47 pm »

Looks great, you are starting to give me inspiration.

Hockeyboy · « **Reply #97 on:** August 11, 2006, 05:29:16 am »

Wow, that is impressive!!

Now that we've moved into our brand-new home, I have the go-ahead to start my project...seeing yours I know I will be asking tons of questions from all you "vets" -- a friend is giving me an old TMNT cab for free.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Knievel · « **Reply #98 on:** August 11, 2006, 09:37:07 am »

Looks real sharp Tim.

Nothing cooler in arcade-land than CP pics with lit buttons.

Timoe · « **Reply #99 on:** August 13, 2006, 01:13:32 am »

A year or two ago I picked up this 25" TV made by Sharp. It has an S-video input and it remembers the last input selected after power off. However, if you unplug it while it is powered on and then you plug it in again later, it will not automatically power on.

Why does this matter?

Because I want to use a Bits Lit'd Smart Strip so that I can power on my machine with one button. Also the TV will be hidden behind a bezel and plexiglass so the power button and IR reciever will be inaccessible.

This is what I did:

I used a mending plate. A mending plate is a flat piece of metal. I made spacers out of pieces of a Bic ball point pen. and I screwed the mending plate directly to the face of my TV to physically hold down the power button.

Now when I plug it in or power is run through the smart strip the TV powers on automatically.

(holding the power button down on the TV does not cause this TV to poweron/power off/power on/power off)

Timoe · « **Reply #100 on:** August 13, 2006, 06:07:54 pm »

Fully assembled

except for: Admin Panel at bottom of bezel and Fold Down Drink Holders on the side of the CP

I cant wait to get this thing powered up.

psychotech · « **Reply #101 on:** August 13, 2006, 06:39:49 pm »

Congratulations

That's absolutely awesome, good to see it finished.

camsauce · « **Reply #102 on:** August 13, 2006, 10:50:40 pm »

Awesome job Tim! It's funny how close we were to finishing our cabs, I just powered mine on this morning at about 2am.

Timoe · « **Reply #103 on:** August 22, 2006, 10:59:50 pm »

Still working out some kinks..

I finished the coin door wiring. The stock bulbs weren't cutting it so I replaced them with some 4-cluster SuperBright Leds. I used a molex "type" connector to hook this thing up to my Ipac.

Timoe · « **Reply #104 on:** August 22, 2006, 11:04:15 pm »

Here are some shots of the molex "type" connector for the coin door. I will use a similar connector for the admin panel.

Timoe · « **Reply #105 on:** August 22, 2006, 11:04:58 pm »

Here is the admin panel that will go in front of the monitor bezel.

lettuce · « **Reply #106 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:54:37 am »

What frontend is that your using??

Timoe · « **Reply #107 on:** August 23, 2006, 11:43:52 pm »

That is MaLa.

The little arcade cabinet on the screen there, when I scroll through the games the control panel on that little cabinet changes to reflect the control scheme. Be it trackball, spinner, 3-button, 6-button, 2 player one at a time or 3 player simultaneous. Its pretty cool.

until I can get help with a custom skin......

camsauce · « **Reply #108 on:** August 25, 2006, 12:05:15 am »

You talkin' to me ? I've been under a cave.. now that family reunion season is over it's time to get back to the important stuff, like making skins etc.

Timoe · « **Reply #109 on:** August 28, 2006, 10:31:00 pm »

Keyboard drawer, cupholders and volume control.

I've been sitting on the cupholders for over a year now. Today a review of the exact same cupholders appeared on Retroblast.com. Go figure. I've got another pair of them if you want em.

The volume control slash headphone jack is held on with industrial velcro. I like to be able to make subtle adjustments to volume at any time. I also like that I am the only one in my household that knows its location.

Timoe · « **Reply #110 on:** August 28, 2006, 10:33:42 pm »

Trackball installation and lighting.

I mount the control panel top to the control panel box using dowels in the four corners. They are perfectly aligned and snug so the weight of the CP keeps the panel in place even during intense use.

The control panel box is held to the cabinet with industrial velcro. It works quite well and I dont have to reach up and under for any panel clamps and what not.

Timoe · « **Reply #111 on:** August 28, 2006, 10:35:03 pm »

Admin Panel.

Thank you CamSauce and Divemaster.

Oh and the admin panel is just far enough away and low enough that it doesnt get touched during golden tee.

Timoe · « **Reply #112 on:** September 30, 2006, 12:04:48 am »

I'm thinking for my next panel I should do something with:

(2) Happ Optical Rotary Sticks
(1) Ultimarc 360 analog
(2) spinners with big 3" knob for driving games

I have attached a picture of my initial ideas. Any opinions?

I tried out Forgotten Worlds using a spinner in one hand and a joysitck and a button in the other. Wow that game is fun but it would be nice to have the right controls.

Knievel · « **Reply #113 on:** October 01, 2006, 07:33:25 pm »

Missed those final pics before Tim, everything turned out great..the admin panel is REALLY sharp.

Afraid I don't have any 2nd panel opinions, one has always been enough for me.

Timoe · « **Reply #114 on:** October 01, 2006, 08:38:48 pm »

Thank you. I'm having alot of fun with this thing. I'm messing with the jukebox software at the moment.

I spent almost a half hour playing Forgotten Worlds the other day and it got me thinking about how nice it would be to play that game, 2 players with rotaries. And Ivan Ironman Stewarts OffRoad with 2 spinners with 3" tops.

SNAAKE · « **Reply #115 on:** October 01, 2006, 09:07:23 pm »

AWSOME CABINET ! excellent effort and neat wiring !

mmarx82 · « **Reply #116 on:** October 01, 2006, 11:18:06 pm »

WOW, your cab came out great. I'm about to start a project myself. It will be a 4 player cab similar to yours. I picked up two great ideas while viewing this post.

1. The top mounted joysticks. I wanted top mounted joysticks but couldn't figure out how to do it. Now I know.

2. The wiring job is superb. I'm ditching the idea of using quick connects for this method.

I've already started to log my project at home. When it gets closer to assembly time I'll start posting my project online. I have all my buttons and joysticks already. I just have a couple of major (for me it's major) purchases before I can go much further. A monitor, the LED's w/Led Wiz, car amp w/speakers, and the coin door w/mech's.

Timoe · « **Reply #117 on:** October 05, 2006, 10:29:28 pm »

Here are my Rotary panel layout ideas. I am open for suggestions. If you are right handed, do you use a rotary stick with your right hand or left?

nullb0y · « **Reply #118 on:** October 07, 2006, 10:07:20 am »

the new subject is evil and if u do i will HUNT U DOWN!

rbarr110 · « **Reply #119 on:** October 09, 2006, 01:11:21 pm »

Wow everything came out looking great. I have a question for you regarding the 4p panel.

I am currently (ongoing for 6 months) in the process of trying to come up with a configuration for a 4p panel that is also layout friendly so I can play Smash TV.

The 4p setup is more for my kids and their friends, but was wondering how your panel felt for 4p, it looks a bit tight? But it also is perfect for Smash TV and other dual joy games. How wide is your panel?

Thanks


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