my mame cab

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 08:07 AM

hi room i have started building a mame cab here are some pics let me know what u think or any other ideas and just wanted to know where are the best palces to buy the buttons t mould and a marque.

thanks

**BillyGoat** · 08-11-09, 08:57 AM

Looking good.

**LeroyPatrol** · 08-11-09, 09:01 AM

Thanks for that. I'm interested in building one also.

Leroy

**jimbo123** · 08-11-09, 11:04 AM

Excellent looking unit.

T-moulding, I queried last week and he's no longer going to stock it. He referred me to . I'd imagine both places would do buttons.

What are your plans for the screen ?

**loanrangiel** · 08-11-09, 12:24 PM

Nice work, what hardware are you using ? Ebay has button /joystick kits for about $50.

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 02:28 PM

i think im going to use a 21 inch crt for the screen and im going to use hyper spin as my front end i think im playing around with a few front ends and thanks for the comments

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 02:30 PM

hi jimbo i tried the second link for the t mould it didnt work can u re post the link for me cheers

**jimbo123** · 08-11-09, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by wwf

hi jimbo i tried the second link for the t mould it didnt work can u re post the link for me cheers

Fixed the URL/link in the post above,.. I couldn't find any link to 'bits' on their site but maybe a phone call may be in order.

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 03:00 PM

thanks mate for that have u built a cab as well?

**fandtm666** · 08-11-09, 03:05 PM

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 03:08 PM

diavalo13666 thanks for the link mate going to order the buttons and joysticks

cheers

**BillyGoat** · 08-11-09, 03:19 PM

WWF, where did you get the plans for the cab?
Your own design?
Looks the right size, not too big just right.

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 03:46 PM

its from a few differnt designs lol i put them together there are a few cabs plans on the net but look to bulky just wanted something the right size as i do to the cab ill post some pics

cheers

**jimbo123** · 08-11-09, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by diavalo13666

That's the one I put up above,.. he no longer stocks it and he referred me to which, according to him stock the same type as what he did.

**jimbo123** · 08-11-09, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by wwf

thanks mate for that have u built a cab as well?

No not yet. Have been itching to over the last year or two.

**wwf** · 08-11-09, 04:24 PM

np mate

cheers

**fandtm666** · 08-11-09, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by wwf

hi jimbo i tried the second link for the t mould it didnt work can u re post the link for me cheers

click the map of australia to open it up

**gw1** · 08-11-09, 05:51 PM

That's some nice work, wwf!

For the CRT I highly recommend buying a throwaway TV from the tip shop and one of Jomac's . The end result is a much more authentic visual experience than that of a high resolution computer monitor.

For $145 the universal chassis is good value IMO. It works brilliantly with a wide range of tube sizes (but not Sony trinitron).
1. Choose TV from tip shop of required size. Doesn't need to be working, so long as tube is intact. Pay $5-50 depending on size and condition.
2. Measure horiz & vertical yoke resistances with multimeter, give those readings when ordering universal chassis.
3. Carefully
4. Remove all the TV's guts and throw in bin.
5. Mount tube in your cab, with or without the original TV's plastic housing
6. Hook up your Jamma board, , PC + or whatever.

I bought one for a 48cm (19") Panasonic TV we picked up for ten bucks at the tip. Hooked up to a budget and it sprang to life straight away. The picture was initially torn, quickly fixed by tweaking the horizontal hold. Then I realised it was mirror image, fixed by swapping the wires to the vertical yoke. After a quick tweak of the size, position, brightness and focus it was all good. A great result: cool, quiet, reliable.

The universal chassis doesn't come with any documentation, though it's pretty self-explanatory if you know anything about TVs. Joey offers to answer questions and has long history of good service. Plus there are many others on forum who've shared experiences with the universal chassis and can answer questions about them.

Caution: if you know nothing about the internals of TVs then for safety's sake please don't attempt this! Stick to running MAME on a TV using Radeon 9250 with composite video or SVideo, that gives pretty good results. Novices with no experience of electronics should never tinker inside TVs, monitors or switchmode power supplies because mistakes can cause injury or death.

**gw1** · 08-11-09, 05:57 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention, I've bought joyticks and buttons from and been happy with their service.

**Jaz808** · 08-11-09, 08:21 PM

Looks similar to mine, i even have the slide out drawer for keyboard and mouse, i built it 6+ years ago, i got my stuff from ozsticks in clayton, mine is 2 player, 6 button, spinner and trackball, hooked up to a ipac keybpard encoder, even have a working coin slot
I used pine veneer panel and stained and varnished it like a piece of furniture, i have pic's somewhere