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If I could get the home button wired up I was thinking one of the hidden buttons at the bottom on the control panel assembly for it.
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Yeah that would work cool. I'm taking a leaf out of your book by using those lock holes as button holders - I currently have a button hanging out the side of the cp that powers on the PC. But my plan is to change that to one of those mini buttons you got and put in the left lock, then do the same with a power button for the 360 in the right lock. That leaves me with a button for the 360 home with nowhere to put it - so I'll prob just feed that out the side of the cp.Ideally I'd run the wires into terminal blocks,, but Andrew has those cable adapters so the bare wires probably suit in this case. I've strpped all the wire ends anyway so its all prepared
Yeah I didn't see the point in having them if the pads were going to sit inside the cp and feed into JST-YL type connections. Although are terminal blocks handy to get over here anyway?0 -
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Hopefully it's a good sign that we haven't heard from Pyong all day, hopefully playing with his new cab as we speak. He got the good weather anyway.
Lol, I thought of him a few mins ago when I seen the clouds rolling in. Hopefully the poor fecker doesn't get caught in a shower half way through dismantling a Candy Cab at his front door
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Actually looking at my 2 pad hacks I think the home button is already done and connected to the JAMMA fingerboard.
I might just need to rewire it which will be handy enough.
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This is the type of pad used on my hack:
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Yep you look sorted there for the home button.
He has it going to the jamma fingerboard but none of the buttons work as the home button when its connected
Ah not to worry as the fingerboard is getting removed anyway and I'll just go with the normal connection that's inside the control panel.
I've got the parts here anyway so don't need to order anything.
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Yeah looks like yours is done too Steve...why do you need to rewire them again?
Andrew, the ones in Steve's pic are the type I'd go with, but of a smaller bore given I used smaller diameter wire
He has some of the buttons going to a jamma fingerboard and the rest just setup as you normally would.
I requested it that way as I had a little project in mind for it but it just wouldn't work now.
It should be easy as he has it setup so i can rewire any button without having to solder, just unscrew that thing in the picture and stick another wire in if needed.
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Cheers for the kind words lads, I have indeed received my cabinet! It's in bits at the moment though. I have the front bezel off, back panels, monitor lifted out (my god those are HEAVY!!!!!!!!) and have all that upstairs. It got through my front door just fine.
However I'm having problems removing the last 4 screws from the monitor chassis and the 3 screws either side of the cabinet that split it in half. Even with WD40 they won't budge. I'm thinking to just lift the cabinet upstairs as a whole unit and chance it. Wife is out until around 9pm though so I'm stuck.
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Nope. It just lifts straight out once you remove the power to it. I was careful not to touch the back though. Reason for me to be worried?
You should really discharge it.
To be safe.
That was my main concern when I was taking my monitor out a few days ago.
http://www.arcaderepairtips.com/2009/06/10/safely-discharge-an-arcade-monitor/
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Cheers SteveSI, I did see about discharging but thought I'd be grand as to rotate an Astro anyway it's a similar process you just don't lift the whole thing out. I'll be extra careful putting it back in though of course.
Just wish I could loosen those darn screws, I'd have had the cabinet upstairs hours ago and be hopefully playing Blazing Star by now!
Cool, well be careful and maybe don't take the whole discharging the monitor thing as an optional step next time
I had some problems getting a few of the bolts off on my Egret 3 when I needed to remove the cpanel.
But I got some proper tools and they did the job. But I think you already got some tools so not sure.
Perhaps some pure anger will work.
If it helps you at all, you said your wife is out til 9pm.
Well actually she is with me, here, playing Blazing Star :eek: :cool:
Anger?? Now go remove those screws .
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Hah! Nice one! I don't really do anger though, I'll end up wrecking the cab and have nothing then. Patience is key!
If my wife is at your gaf I'll ask her to rob your copy of Darius Alpha.
Chinese for tea (of course in China they just call it 'food') then a final push to get this cab in to the Cave!
I'm documenting it on video, the before and after of Project: Man Cave, so there'll be a video posted... Eventually.0 -
Hah! Nice one! I don't really do anger though, I'll end up wrecking the cab and have nothing then. Patience is key!
If my wife is at your gaf I'll ask her to rob your copy of Darius Alpha.
Chinese for tea (of course in China they just call it 'food') then a final push to get this cab in to the Cave!
I'm documenting it on video, the before and after of Project: Man Cave, so there'll be a video posted... Eventually.
Tell her its hidden inside my CD32 copy of Rise of the Robots
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By the way, while waiting, I did some reading on monitor discharging. When lifting the monitor out you don't need to discharge beforehand as you are not removing the tube from the cage. Of course best practice says you should but for this procedure it's not entirely necessary.
How do you get the monitor out without disconnecting the HT lead from the tube though? ALWAYS discharge if in doubt, it takes a few seconds & really is best practice. Oh yeah, it could save your life too 0 -
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Ok two people can get it up the stairs but it's too big to get round the fork in the stairwell. Off to Tesco to find a hardcore screwdriver to open the cab in half.
The good one I got earlier removed the chassis bolts so I reckon the joining side screws will come Loose with a good set of screwdrivers. It's the only way to get it upstairs now.
Anyone got any tips for products to buy in the hardware isle that will loosen painted, rusty screws?0 -
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Thanks mate, tried lots of WD40 with no joy. The chassis bolts were rusty but a solid screwdriver took care of them. Am at Tesco now so hoping I can find a good set to break them open.
Nightmare! The things we go through for video games!
Tell me about it
Just make sure & clean any excess WD off the bolts before trying to undo them..you know, usual stuff.
I've no idea what the bolts look like or how big they are, but if they are that tough to undo...look for 1/2 inch socket set & ratchet.0 -
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Anyone got any tips for products to buy in the hardware isle that will loosen painted, rusty screws?
You should get atavan over to piss on them, with the stuff that lad probably drinks he'd erode them in a flash.
Hey did you manage to fire up the cab before before trying to get it up the stairs? Everything work ok?0 -
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Today's update (starting to feel like a blog now!). Screws soaked in WD40 overnight. Still tighter than a nun's fanny.
Good news is though that I've a mate coming over who is dead handy with a drill. Gonna buy an extractor bit and try it out. Total last resort now.
I hope if anything these posts help anyone thinking of getting a cabinet and how to get one in your house. 0 -
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Heck no, no plans to sell it.
However I know when I move house I'll need to strip it down again. It'll be far easier though now I've replaced all the bolts, WD40'ed them and cleaned the whole cabinet up. Everything I need to know about is labelled on both sides too so I can reconnect everything in minutes.
Should be fine, if a little awkward moving house. I doubt I'll ever own a different cab as I simply haven't the room and also I don't really fancy being divorced any time soon. 0 -
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Ok, I've been looking for a 2 player 6 button cpanel for a while for my Egret 3 and am now thinking that maybe a 2 player 8 button panel might be better for my needs.
Something like this:
I'm trying to find one for sale but if not I'm considering converting my 2 player 4 button cpanel into the 2 player 8 button panel.
It should look ok if it's done right as the panel would just need the 4 holes drilled below the original 4 holes.
Anyone think of a reason this is madness?
Anyone know someone with the tools/skills to do this properly?
Basically I'm thinking it would be handy and future proof to have the buttons.
With 8 buttons I could cover more of the xbox 360 controller and also do more in Hyperspin or whatever else I end up using on this cab.
This is my cpanel at the moment (plenty of space below the 4 buttons to do this properly and get the angles right I think):
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This is how starcab think the 8 button panel would be used.
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I don't think it's madness as long as you don't end up turning your lovely cab into something like the following monstrosity! :eek:
Seriously though, you did mention you at least wanted a 12B cp for fighters so maybe modding your existing cp rather than buying a new one is the way to go. I would have a think about exactly what you want the extra buttons to do and see what that means as far as extra wiring etc. I think it might be worthwhile for your 360 pad hacks for the guide button maybe? Regarding HS I would have thought it would be easier to access additional keys via your wireless keyboard.
I think I recall someone on AO having the tools for the job, maybe it was FrancoB not sure.0 -
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I don't think it's madness as long as you don't end up turning your lovely cab into something like the following monstrosity! :eek:
Seriously though, you did mention you at least wanted a 12B cp for fighters so maybe modding your existing cp rather than buying a new one is the way to go. I would have a think about exactly what you want the extra buttons to do and see what that means as far as extra wiring etc. I think it might be worthwhile for your 360 pad hacks for the guide button maybe? Regarding HS I would have thought it would be easier to access additional keys via your wireless keyboard.
I think I recall someone on AO having the tools for the job, maybe it was FrancoB not sure.
Yeah, I need at least a 12B for the fighters etc but its bloody hard to get one for less than 350 euro. All i need is the panel itself, dont need any sticks or buttons but they include them and charge you stupid money.
If I modded my current panel to the 12B it would look pants as the button layout just isnt right, but the 16b would work fine as all it is is a 8B panel with another row of buttons.
Ah, nothing decided yet. Will see how it goes over the next 2 weeks and if I can get a 12B i might be happy with that.
I'll be over in Tokyo on Monday so might see if I can source the part over there.
As for using the extra buttons in Hyperspin. They would come in very handy for non arcade games(PSX,Dreamcast,PC based fighters etc) rather than windows buttons which I think you mean.
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