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Visitor Q:
How often do you need access inside your CP? I was not currently planning on having mine flip open but rather unscrew with a few screws. Is this something I will find myself venturing into a lot or is it safe to have it closed up for the most part?

More Cowbell:
Once it's put together and working, you shouldn't really need to get in there all that often. You're safe with screws in my opinion.

Martijn:
I think its just for show. i wont make mine open up with a hinge, because for starters i could not find a suitable hinge in my country, and it was rather impossible with my build.

I will use adjustable clamps, so i can remove it easy if i need to, (access through coin box)



Some people have a keyboard behind it or a mouse, so then it would help i guess.

And if you want to show everybody your elite wiring skills then it would make sense..

ahofle:
The amount of times I've had to open my CP over the years (for everything from replacing bad microswitches to adding LEDs) has made the hinges I installed more than worth the minimal extra effort of installing them.  It also makes a nice little storage compartment for extra micros and small spare arcade parts.

A piece of advice if you do go with hinges, make sure to install one or two of those toy box safety hinges:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=410&filter=lid%20supports&cookietest=1

Blanka:

--- Quote from: Visitor Q on October 29, 2008, 11:01:40 am ---How often do you need access inside your CP?
--- End quote ---
Close to never! Just use screws. And in the unfortunate case that you open it too much and screws get loose, put some drops of wood-glue into the holes first before screwing again.

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