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Title: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 06, 2004, 02:03:52 pm: Hello All......

...well I finally got my nerve up and redid my cocktail cab that I had built from an Arcadedepot.com kit last November.

I originally ran the cabinet via an external PC....but it always bothered me to do so; especially when I occassionally had to move the cabinet around.

Well I took the PC apart (a lot easier than I had feared)....and to the cabinet itself I added a large (92mm) PC fan to vent the hot air from the cabinet.

I maintained the original microswitch (on switch from PC) and the indicator lights set up by the power plug so I can easily turn the cab on and monitor drive access.

To save space I eliminated the CD Drive but added a USB extension cord to allow me to update the hard drive with my external hard drive (or USB Key) if I want to (which I would connect to the USB cord).

All of the electrical components are plugged into a bit strip gadget that turns everything on/off when the PC is turned on and it's in the cabinet itself.

End result....self contained cabinet with one powercord!...whoo hoo!.....

Enjoy the pics!....ask any questions.

MameMaster!
8)
Title: HERE'S THE BEFORE PIC--
Post by: MameMaster! on December 06, 2004, 02:04:59 pm: Here's the before pic! and after pic
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 06, 2004, 02:05:43 pm: more shots...the new fan and power cord
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 06, 2004, 02:06:31 pm: here's the bit strip next to the monitor on its shelf....
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: currygoat11 on December 06, 2004, 02:47:56 pm: Is that a gap I see between the monitor CRT and the bezel? Is there any way to close that gap? Just curious. Galaxian - classic!
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 06, 2004, 02:49:13 pm: Quote from: currygoat11 on December 06, 2004, 02:47:56 pm
Is that a gap I see between the monitor CRT and the bezel?
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: currygoat11 on December 06, 2004, 05:06:04 pm: Quote
when the tops closed...there's no gap

from your picture above, I see a gap. I see wood-grain showing thru between the top of the monitor and the bezel. And the top is closed. Sure looks closed. Is that an old picture?
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: danny_galaga on December 07, 2004, 08:36:49 am: judging by that monitor, you've got some hard-arse rats living nearby ;)
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 07, 2004, 08:57:32 am: Quote from: currygoat11 on December 06, 2004, 05:06:04 pm
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when the tops closed...there's no gap

from your picture above, I see a gap. I see wood-grain showing thru between the top of the monitor and the bezel.
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: RetroJames on December 07, 2004, 08:59:43 am: Where did you get that crazy skull and crossbones fan guard?
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 07, 2004, 09:19:16 am: Quote from: 1hookedspacecadet on December 07, 2004, 08:59:43 am
Where did you get that crazy skull and crossbones fan guard?

CompUSA....it was 5 buck (maybe a bit less). They have them in their "PCmod" section.
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: RayB on December 07, 2004, 01:51:21 pm: What the heck is up with that "shelf" and what is that black box sitting on it???? ???
Title: Re: Cocktail Reborn!
Post by: MameMaster! on December 07, 2004, 01:53:33 pm: Quote from: RayB on December 07, 2004, 01:51:21 pm
What the heck is up with that "shelf" and what is that black box sitting on it????