Monthly Archives: February 2011

I decided to look at sourcing the wood for the cab today. There were two places I considered – Bunnings and Melboards (located in Hallam – so close to me). Bunnings won out. I estimate I will need 3 boards … Continue reading →

A month has flow by now, but I’m pretty happy with how things have progressed. I would have loved to see more happen with the actual cab shell, but that’s should start to move forward over the coming fortnight. So … Continue reading →

As I draw closer to cutting up some wood to begin the actual cab itself, I have been reconsidering a few of the original decisions I had made regarding the cab shape, size and placement of the internals. One of … Continue reading →

Deciding on what to do with the screen took some time. There were basically 4 clear options i could choose from. 1) LCD PC Monitor. The Multiboard has a standard 15 pin monitor connection on the board, so hooking up … Continue reading →

I came across some more detailed plans for the Centipede cab I want to build. Not sure what lead me here as I wasn’t searching for plans, but I found this very interesting, and it should help me when it … Continue reading →

When I had settled on using the 60 in 1 JAMMA board, I found I had multiple options for my power supply. There are the standard switching power supplies used in arcade cabs, and there was also support for the … Continue reading →

A few more bits arrived today (recent eBay purchases). First up is the speaker and grill. It’s 10cm x 10cm in size (4″) and about 28mm in height, 5W 8 OHM. I may decided to put a larger speaker in … Continue reading →

After looking at a few custom projects, I noticed that people had gone with using an IEC socket. It takes the standard power cables used with most (if not all) PC’s. It also includes a fuse. It was pretty cheap … Continue reading →

The coin mech turned up on my door step today, so thought I would post a quick photo of it. You can probably see the edge of a yellow disk on the left. That is where I can set the … Continue reading →