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Title: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: francmusic on February 03, 2006, 12:08:12 pm

Some pictures of my  control panel  ;). It's not tested yet beacause I'am not finish keyboard hacking. Next I want to add  defender styled graphics  and put it into the defender-dimensions cab.
I will put graphic and plexi in few days. I will probably change zippy microswitches to cherry too. ;D
All joysticks, pushbuttons and microswitches bought at http://www.arcadeshop.de/index.php?language=en

Well, not beautyfull inside... ;)
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/0.jpg)

My version of 2 players defender cpo
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/panel_4_wood.jpg)


(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/1.jpg)
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/2.jpg)

Title: Re: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: lovespicyfood on February 03, 2006, 12:43:45 pm

That's a nice finish!  Did you laminate it yourself or did you buy the wood pre-laminated?

Thanks!

Title: Re: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: francmusic on February 03, 2006, 01:46:20 pm

It was pre-laminated wood, using normaly for window-sill (for interior use).

Title: Re: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: francmusic on February 03, 2006, 02:55:09 pm

Older pictures:

wood:
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/des.jpg)


and other parts:
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/joybutt.jpg)

Title: Re: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: SNAAKE on February 03, 2006, 05:56:12 pm

looks good ! anyway so what kind of stick are those and can you fit them on 3/4" wood ??

Title: Re: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: francmusic on February 04, 2006, 08:34:34 am

Joystick and pushbuttons are ready to use in 3/4" wood (1,9 centimeter). I used 2,8 cm laminated wood (1.1 ") with extra hole for pushbuton nut.

Cheaper pushbuttons (with zippy microswitch) is laud and not so fast.
http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_79_72&products_id=294 (http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_79_72&products_id=294)

Standard pushbuttons (with cherry microswitch) have faster reaction and better plastic used
http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_79_72&products_id=267 (http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_79_72&products_id=267)

Green oval Joystick. This 8-way joystick is solid and very easy to instal. The microswitches used - zippy works better in joystick than in pusbuttons.
http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_73&products_id=293 (http://www.arcadeshop.de/product_info.php?cPath=24_73&products_id=293)

Title: Re: New control panel for future cabinet
Post by: francmusic on February 12, 2006, 07:32:14 am

Ok. The keyboard is hacked. It's really not easy to find good keyboard for this.
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/key.jpg)

(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/key2.jpg)

Art example.
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/def1_example.jpg)

And additional administratives buttons (from left: Exit, Enter, Tab, Reset, Pause).
(http://www.francmuz.webd.pl/panel/adm_but.jpg)