DOS76 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 (edited) Okay I've finally pulled the trigger and got a bartop kit. Yesterday I made jigs and measurements for the pieces so next time I'll be able to make my own which should be pretty simple. I've put it together without any of the wiring or anything yet just to make sure it fits and even though it is all easy to assemble it is going to require a lot more work to get it complete first the one I bought only comes with six button holes and a joystick hole for both players so I have ten buttons per player and I bought a player 1 player 2 button also so I have an additional 10 holes I need to make and I'm also debating what I want to put in it. I have three candidates for the machine. 1st is an Asus EEEBox 1021E it is low power but due to button issues arcade machines are limited so I don't need a power house. 2nd option is the MeeGO Pad T02 which is incredibly small form factor making it an enticing choice. 3rd and final option is an Asus P7Q57 I have this laying around in a case but could easily remove it and mount in in the case it has an I5 650 and a Geforce GT 625. Its a small card I got with my Asus M51AC. The P7Q57 is the PC I would like to use the least even though it is the more powerful of the three the size of the other two make them appealing but I have concerns about how to wire them since they are in cases and I don't really think I would want to disassemble them and I don't know how I would go about turning them on. I have a few plans like to notch the back of the case so the EEEBox sticks out enough to make the 2 USB 3.0 ports, card reader, audio jack and power button accessible from the back or side of the case. The MEEGO Pad is so small that it could be mounted outside of the case possible on the underside of the marquee or on the back or the sides. The mobo would probably easiest to jump a wire to something to power the arcade machine. Really I have the buttons figured out pretty easily and they should be a cinch except I need two extra 3 pin wire to the 4 pin lead that come with the buttons which only come in 20 packs on Amazon. Any body have any advice on how to power this thing it would be preferable if one button turned on the monitor and the PC. I'm going to star looking around to see how its done but was wondering if anyone here had any advice. Edited October 1, 2016 by DOS76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Oh I just saw a video for setting your BIOS to set AC recovery to on and your pc will start with the flick of a switch so as long as at least of one the computers BIOS supports that I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanos Reigns Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 all you really need to do is move you're PC's power on switch to the cab instead on the front of it's case. easiest way to do this is to cut the leads, couple them to longer wires and properly splice. put spades on the ends and hook them up to a Happ style button, though instead of daisy chaining the ground, your gonna hook both you leads from your mobo into the micro switch. one on ground and one on the N.O terminal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Using the power recovery setting in the BIOS is a much better solution then I don't have to cut any leads simply when the switch on the powerstrip is thrown every thing will will power down and then when the switch is thrown again the PC will power up. My current plans are to use this inside of the back of the machine for the PC and the monitor connected to one of these which will come out of the back of the machine and plug into a power strip that has a switch on the back and then that will be the switch. Those solutions I already own this is another possibility but I would have to order it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhappydude Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 For power buttons I used this https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ELEWIND-30mm-Lock-switch-With-on-off-symbol-PM301F-11ZE-Y-12V-S-With-on-off/1769383570.html?spm=2114.13010608.0.0.5VeAjp You could use the 28mm easily because the ring is actually large and if your buttons are close together it can be an issue. And it works fine for Raspberry Pi but for PC not so much as you want non-latching for PC but a work around it press then press again as soon as the button lights up. Also, just a suggestion to everyone go with an 8 button layout for the most compatibility with recent games...I did a seven button layout originally (see Picture) and changed to an 8. XYLSRS ABLTRT LT = Left Trigger RT = Right Trigger LS = Left Shoulder RS = Right Shoulder Additional Buttons Home, Select, Start I am actually looking to add Left Thumb Stick and Right Thumb Stick to the front of the control panel so that you can full play all games. (see image) I did buy the PS360+ but quickly found that it is limited because no easy switching of Thumb Sticks and D-Pad. So I will end up using a wired controller and build a case for it to allow quick hook ups this way I can build ones for multi platforms because I also run modded consoles in my cabinet. I will post pictures of the modifications and power buttons later if you want to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Well finally got the back panel on the arcade machine today so it is still plain jane with no graphics but I added the pass through for the power cord and the Keystone Jack wall plate for ehternet and USB devices but I figured I'd post some pics of it. This is the cord I choose it is just an extension cord with 3 outlets but it has this handy switch that allows it to power the computer on via a bios setting to start on power. Edited December 1, 2016 by DOS76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhappydude Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Nice wood (is that maple?) it would almost be a shame to cover it up. Nice craftsmanship as well, your cuts look pretty much perfect. On your control panel you may want to rout-out the joysticks so they sit up higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Thxs Its made of Birch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOS76 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Added some speakers I had lying around and a small Lepai amp I picked up but haven't been using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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