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**FINISHED** Re-Vamping my Control Panel, any advice on my concept designs?...
postalp123:
So....
After building MAME cab #3 last year, I was quite happy with the results. I rushed the Control Panel a little but overall it ended up working out well. But after swapping out my HAPP Supers for some HAPP Rotarys, I hit a obstacle......Literally! :banghead:
The Happ Rotary's require almost 4" clearance underneath due to the 12-way switch, vs. the 2.5" of the standard HAPPs sticks, so I'm hitting the bottom of my CP box, in fact....I cant even close it now.
But no worries, I was planning on re-building the CP eventually anyways. Since I was in a rush last Summer, I not only had a sloppy design outside (Trackball to close to screen makes "Golden Tee" & Bowling in general a hazard) and inside (Wire maze) but the method to getting into the inside of the CP was a royal pain, like playing Tetris just to get the lid off:
Old CP:
Another shot of old CP:
So I decided that I'm gonna do it right this time:
This is just concept and not to scale, the nose of the CP will be shorter (Just past the Trackball) in the finished product.
Changes:
*Flat "Shelf" area at back of CP to assist with adding clearance for Rotary Joysticks (And place for Beer :cheers: ).
*Hinged assembly for easier CP access & maintenance.
*Face of CP angled more/trackball further down for safer "Followthrough" on Golden Tee, etc...
*Coin, Start and Admin buttons moved up to the "Shelf" to maximize space and keep admin buttons from accidental contact.
*Spinner in center for easy reach, and with the MiniRacer Steering Wheel (From GGG), it will make a well placed steering wheel (Trackball for gas pedal maybe??).
Thoughts welcome!
:cheers:
postalp123:
Here's the accurate dimensions of the CP in progress:
Anyone see any developing issues?
sfrascella:
Looks good, but the spinner might be in the way when you play trackball games.
MustardTent:
If the CP is angeled like he has depicted, it probably won't be in the way. Of course, you should test it (perhaps a mock?).
What are the 6 admin buttons doing? Guessing green for start, red for quit, and the blue buttons are maybe coin inserts?
[Edit: actually read your post. Got it that the blue buttons are coin insert]
Plans look sweet. Sticking with the same artwork?
postalp123:
--- Quote from: MustardTent on December 13, 2006, 04:10:37 pm ---If the CP is angeled like he has depicted, it probably won't be in the way. Of course, you should test it (perhaps a mock?).
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Correct. The spinner is a Slikstik Tornado with a O-Ring head, it has a very small footprint and wont get in the way.
--- Quote from: MustardTent on December 13, 2006, 04:10:37 pm ---What are the 6 admin buttons doing? Guessing green for start, red for quit, and the blue buttons are maybe coin inserts?
--- End quote ---
Yellow is Pause, Orange is MAME Menu.
--- Quote from: MustardTent on December 13, 2006, 04:10:37 pm ---Plans look sweet. Sticking with the same artwork?
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Thanks, yeah I'll be sticking with something similiar for uniformitie's-sake.
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