With its wood-tone laminate sides, the cabinet looks somewhat furniture-like when off. One of my stated goals for this project has been to have as close to a realistic arcade experience as possible when playing it. What better to evoke the gaudiness and neon from an ’80’s arcade than LED lighting? The lighting is actually …
Category: 4) Electrical
Oct 02 2012
Glass Bezel and Light Gun Sensor
Here is the new and improved painted safety glass. It’s a thousand times better than the matteboard.. I am delighted with how it looks. The monitor image seems to hover in the blackness of the glass. Here you see how I mounted the Aimtrak LED Lightgun Sensor. The foam board bezel I was using just …
Oct 02 2012
A Note on Sound
When complete, this machine will provide as close to the entire arcade experience as possible. Part of that is Neon lights which will be discussed later. The other part is the electronic arcade ambient noise. The two speakers in the back will reflect arcade sounds subtly off the wall behind the cabinet for realism. I accomplish this with TheShanMan’s …
Jun 02 2012
Computer Configuration
FOXCONN 6150K8MA-8EKRS Socket 939 Motherboard AMD A64 X2 3800+ 2.0G Dual-Core CPU ASUS DVD-E616A3T Reader 1GB Corsair RAM VS1GB400C3 (soon to be 3) Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard Acer 5MS AL2017 20-” 4:3 LCD Monitor It’s all mounted to the inside – no PC case. I fabricated an aluminium bracket to secure the add-in cards. Here’s what I am …
Sep 02 2010
Long overdue update.
Slooow progress. -I installed the Novamatrix LINX LED marquee light. -The FE and MAME are configured and running. -The cold cathode lighting is installed underneath. Artwork and LED design/installation up next. So a few personal notes. Keep in mind my last cabinet had a huge W-G D9200 Arcade Monitor. I was concerned about moving to …
Apr 04 2009
More parts – Volcano Switches, Spinner Knob
I am still working out the details of my control panel layout, but I know that I am going to use these – genuine Atari ‘volcano’ start buttons. I ordered them from RAM Controls. The switch is NOS (“New Old Stock” – 25 years old but never used) and the cones are high-quality reproductions. I …
Feb 21 2009
Laminate Sides Applied
It was a tad cold for it, but I took a chance and applied the laminate sides to the cabinet today. Everything went great, and I also managed to create the speaker ‘panel.’ It will have a cloth covered grille over it so I wasn’t super fussy about the holes.. I know most people route …
Oct 11 2008
Electrical
I have a nice blue extension cord I will be using for the power. It will be detachable from the cabinet using a power entry module (like the power input on the back o a PC.) One of these connectors will be at the end of the extension cord to connect it to the cab. …