craignicholls

Thanks Amusements, agreed i am getting a great deal of satisfaction from this build for sure. Thanks for the heads up on the buttons, there are a couple of extra buttons on the sides of the console (pinball flipper style) and based on your comment, i will also add a couple hidden on the bottom - so appreciated.! At this stage i don't think i will be adding a hopper, but perhaps my next build Hopefully i can replicate the finish on this similar to my arcade bartop, but that machine CNC'd and my cuts are not as good...:)

Slow progress, but update on a dry fit of the cabinet and construction of the button console, which will attach to the bottom. Worth the effort, but cabinet cutting and design is a real learning curve for me, many mistakes... but MDF is cheap:) It's starting to come together, when full assembled I will be looking to cover with vinyl rather than paint.

Thanks Dave, like you i have built a couple of Bartop arcade setups, one with Hyperspin and one with a pandora, if you have built a kit and setup Hyperspin you will have no problem with working through this, I'm 100% sure

this is a great guide, i wish i had seen it before i did my initital wiring, I spent most of this evening rewiring based on this.... Such a clean approach, daisy chaining is genius, i had 18 separate wires, just for the LEDs..!

Oh my Amusements, this is awesome.. now i have something tangible to aspire to - looks great, will be please if mine is 50% as good.!

Thanks Ruffmeister, hopefully it will get there, I am currently using a generic USB encoder for buttons and Pac Drive for LED's The buttons i have are from a Deal or no Deal machine, purchased from ebay - similar here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fruit-Machine-Button-Set-Switches-X14-Bell-Fruit-Deal-Or-No-Deal-Birthday/373076136968?hash=item56dd121408:g:LSsAAOSwX2xe24Xs I have designed new labels, using waterslide inkjet paper, essentially an easy transfer for the plastic inserts in the button, which allows light through, but have quickly realised why most use colours, as the variance from machine to machine will make if difficult to cover all basis.

Whilst only mocked up at this stage, it does feel pretty good to play, can't get me off it at the mo Will start a new topic on the build, good idea Slasher, certainly a long way to go...currently waiting for some 5v bulbs as the 12v ones surprising still work on 5v but obviously dimmed. re Hopper and coin mech, I am considering it.. but also want to keep it slim, perhaps even wall mounted.. so will see how i go. Justme2019 I am also running games on this, but being portrait it is restrictive - great for pinball though !

A little messy, but early doors

Evening all, New member here, just started building my first fruit machine, as looking to recreate my misspent youth.. The screen I'm using is 42inch in portrait, starting think i may have gone too big..!! Look forward to sharing my build with the wider group, go easy on me Cheers - craig