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Here is a small table top /bar top cab i have been working on.
The speakers were from so old PC setup that i tore apart and added to the top of the cab and found some cool covers for it, the covers were the press in place type for the original use so i just drilled out holes to match and pressed into place and it worked like a charm.
The monitor is an old dell 15 inch i believe, so i took the mounting bracket apart and kept the metal plate that attaches to the monitor and bolted it on the cross member.
To help with power needs I got a simple PSU from one of my favorite sellers on Ebay TwistedQuarter (has good prices on a lot of parts) as for the wiring it was a bit tricky but not bad, I didn't want to have use two plug outlets for one machine so I installed a box and receptacle right inside the machine, this powers the monitor and still leaves a plug open (maybe some lights haven't got that far yet, but the point is with the free plug options are there.
To convert the signal to VGA I put a simple converter that you can get almost anywhere but beware some are better than others!. Running the video from the Jamma harness to the converter is a snap as it is designed to take the standard Jamma plug then back out the the VGA cable it goes, (Note: some tweaking my have to take place to get a good clean signal and there are pots on the board for this)
To save time I bought a premade Jamma harness.
The two buttons on the front panel are test mode and reset switches that any harness should be wired for.
The controllers are all Happ buttons and sticks with brand new micro switches. The quarters on the controllers are fixed and will not come off unless you pry them off, I used crazy glue and yes if you can see them in the picture they are from 1984 I went out of my way to get quarters from that year for my own reason :-) .....ahh the memories. Ok back to reality here, All the wiring inside the controllers was done by me (in fact it all was lol) just go to your local Radio Shack or favorite electronics stone and get yourself the proper gauge wire. Inside the cab and on the controllers i used a 15 pin connector and matching cable to attach the controller to the cab. I am looking into going wireless but that might be a pain, I was also going to make a setup were you can attach the controller back to the cab and use it like a real arcade cab but that went out the window as of right now.
The back of the cab opens on hinges as you can see. I am currently working on a fast swap mounting system for my PCB's, the idea is to be able to pull the door down and have the board right there, add the harness to a slider of some sort and use a mount system for the boards either with mounting feet or without :i preferred with feet but due to so many different board sizes and setups it will be a challenge.
Please remember this is a Work In Progress not a finished product so keep the negative comments to a dull roar. On the other hand any suggestions or helpful comments are welcome:-)
The speakers were from so old PC setup that i tore apart and added to the top of the cab and found some cool covers for it, the covers were the press in place type for the original use so i just drilled out holes to match and pressed into place and it worked like a charm.
The monitor is an old dell 15 inch i believe, so i took the mounting bracket apart and kept the metal plate that attaches to the monitor and bolted it on the cross member.
To help with power needs I got a simple PSU from one of my favorite sellers on Ebay TwistedQuarter (has good prices on a lot of parts) as for the wiring it was a bit tricky but not bad, I didn't want to have use two plug outlets for one machine so I installed a box and receptacle right inside the machine, this powers the monitor and still leaves a plug open (maybe some lights haven't got that far yet, but the point is with the free plug options are there.
To convert the signal to VGA I put a simple converter that you can get almost anywhere but beware some are better than others!. Running the video from the Jamma harness to the converter is a snap as it is designed to take the standard Jamma plug then back out the the VGA cable it goes, (Note: some tweaking my have to take place to get a good clean signal and there are pots on the board for this)
To save time I bought a premade Jamma harness.
The two buttons on the front panel are test mode and reset switches that any harness should be wired for.
The controllers are all Happ buttons and sticks with brand new micro switches. The quarters on the controllers are fixed and will not come off unless you pry them off, I used crazy glue and yes if you can see them in the picture they are from 1984 I went out of my way to get quarters from that year for my own reason :-) .....ahh the memories. Ok back to reality here, All the wiring inside the controllers was done by me (in fact it all was lol) just go to your local Radio Shack or favorite electronics stone and get yourself the proper gauge wire. Inside the cab and on the controllers i used a 15 pin connector and matching cable to attach the controller to the cab. I am looking into going wireless but that might be a pain, I was also going to make a setup were you can attach the controller back to the cab and use it like a real arcade cab but that went out the window as of right now.
The back of the cab opens on hinges as you can see. I am currently working on a fast swap mounting system for my PCB's, the idea is to be able to pull the door down and have the board right there, add the harness to a slider of some sort and use a mount system for the boards either with mounting feet or without :i preferred with feet but due to so many different board sizes and setups it will be a challenge.
Please remember this is a Work In Progress not a finished product so keep the negative comments to a dull roar. On the other hand any suggestions or helpful comments are welcome:-)