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acevedor2:
Thanks for the heads up.  I completely removed the mouse buttons.  I don't play PC games with the cab so the only thing I will really use them for is admin stuff.  I will just program and use the P1 buttons.  Great advice.  Thanks!

You will see that I moved both the spinner and the 4 way joy.  I am sure it is a little busy for some but I think it will work pretty well.  I measured everything both in Visio and on the full size printout and there is quite a bit of room.  There is actually more room between my controls than in several of the arcade cabs I played yesterday during my "research time" at the local game room:)  I think the diagram is probably misleading because controls that look close are actually several inches apart.

I am just about to go to final print and start cutting out the controls.  Any last minute thoughts? 



Tahnok:
Good advice about moving the upper joysticks to somewhere that they can be used a little better.

Again though, I recommend moving the main player buttons up to have them align on the y axis with the joystick. One of the biggest mistakes I made with my early panels was not placing the joystick and buttons far enough up on the panel. To be comfortable, I've found that you need as much of a wrist rest area as possible.

Have you already bought your controls? If not, you may consider a Happ 3 " highlip ball. It might help prevent you from hitting your fingers quite as badly. It's not the end of the world though if you use a normal 3".

Looks like it's going to be a nicely balanced panel.

leapinlew:
that spinner is gonna cause you trouble. I gaurantee if anyone plays some golden tee or world class bowling it isn't gonna be pretty.

Anything above the trackball will get hit. period.

Have you checked out the ultimarc 360's yet? With those you can eliminate your 4 ways all together. Personally, I think your doing too much with this CP. By trying to do everything - you'll do nothing well.

acevedor2:
Thanks T.  I already have the Happ 3 inch illuminated.  I might do a little more tweaking and see if I can move the controls up a bit more.  I just don't want to go too far and crowd the rest.  Again,many thanks for all of the advice.  It has certainly been helpful!

miles2912:
If you straighten out the buttons and you pretty much have my cp.  The topfire and spinner work great for tron with that layout.  I might have the center of the "6 pack" of buttons line up with the center of the joystick.. so move the joystick down a bit.  Other than that it looks great.


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