Road Hog Mad Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 So now my BIG cabinet has been sold, (boohoo) I wondered if anyone had built a cabinet using say a touchscreen laptop? I'm curious, how small and still being functional we can these in a small build format? This would have to include smaller coin mechs (I think someone on here had some off AliExpress), not sure how well they worked. Be better if they could be the old style tube pay-out as tubes are narrower than hoppers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Congratulations buddy!! living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, woodsy said: Congratulations buddy!! Thanks lol, didn't want to sell it but am limited on space so am looking at the idea of using a laptop or something like that to make another. So am phishing for ideas of how small they can go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 keep the details in a thread won't you, sounds like my best option tbh, so i'd be interested living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Yeah a full size machine and even a half sized one takes up too much room. I pretty sure I can cram all this in to say 16inch by 16 inch box, but them damn hazkoyen (or whatever they're called) hoppers and coin mech are too big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Found a donor laptop in the draw, wacked in an SSD, installed windows, debloated it as it's similar spec to a notebook but it runs MFME quite smoothly! So... here's to creating an official bar top machine and i'll be sourcing that touchscreen thing from Taliban Express or whatever its called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 What I might do is implement the existing touch/scroll pad thing from the laptop. Dunno. Saves buying a touchscreen thing from taliban express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Road Hog Mad said: What I might do is implement the existing touch/scroll pad thing from the laptop. Dunno. Saves buying a touchscreen thing from taliban express. oh snap.. i've got two donor lappy's i can brutalize and claim you showed me how to do it.. hahahah, seriously though i'm well up for trying similar, i have no idea what to do though with motherboards etc could i possibly remove the screen part and extend the connection from the keyboard section to allow me to keep my head in the game with what you're doing etc. i think thats the only way i could follow along for now. i have a spare lappy runs mfme fine enough, so just disconnect the screen cable and extend it would be fine yeah? then the other stuff i can follow along.. ps i have exactly the same two remotes beside me and some 88vape juice too hahah 1 living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 Yeah I'll be showing my progress on here, got some jobs to do for the wife first to keep her off my back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Little update... Just noticed my footwear, ignore them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Bit of paint later, gonna have big start and collect button then small buttons in between... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 Something like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 cans later... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 cans later... Getting a little tired now.. worlds smallest speakers go at the top where the drill holes are. Pretty sure according to my measurements a coin mech and two hoppers will fit in. I need some form of payout tray though!? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 You’re having the screen landscape? Probably ok for lo tech machines but more complex machines will maybe look too small on that size screen J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Yeah it's a TN monitor and looks awful in portrait, suffice to say it's actually very clear in landscape mode, smallest text is readable and I'm blind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 5 hours ago, serene02 said: You’re having the screen landscape? Probably ok for lo tech machines but more complex machines will maybe look too small on that size screen J This was taken at a slight angle, if you look dead on at it it turns black, its fine in landscape mode. Crappy TN monitor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Get yourself a nice IPs panel J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Problem now is them things with the bulbs in don't fit the old barcrest buttons, any suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Smaller bulbs/led, I’m assuming as long as you get the same voltage it shouldn’t matter? J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 You can get that size button that come complete with the bulb I imagine. Take a look at arcade world, they also have an eBay store. I often use those guys for my button needs J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene02 Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 A quick search uncovered these? Not sure the size you require. https://www.amazon.co.uk/EG-STARTS-Illuminated-Machine-Consoles/dp/B075K4JW57 J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Yeah they look like the ones off arcade world, I think they're a little cheaper on Arcade World... Square 32mm High Profile Illuminated Arcade Button - Arcade World UK They're the one's I used. They come with the switch and 5v led bulb. Anyway, update... Done all the buttons and they light up apart from the top right white one, it still works if pressed but as I was doing it I remembered I needed X2 for the hoppers, there is only 16 slots on that unit and I have 15 buttons. So it's like the 4th chimney on the Titanic (a dummy). Coin mechs gone over to BF74 from the mecca, and I await some advice on alterative hoppers as them Azkoyen 12V ones are £45 each!! . As I'm using bits from a laptop I will have to source a 12V power supply, I have a spare PSU but was looking for something smaller, I may up using that though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted January 21, 2022 Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 Brilliant just brilliant work, I thought it going to be portrait screen? living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Hog Mad Posted January 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2022 No no... Read back, re TN monitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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