Electronics hobby blog
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 9: Marquee and LEDs
ezContents 14 June 2017
To finish up the cabinet we will place a marquee sign and connect the LEDs buttons on the control panel. In the end we will also add a protective plexiglass sheet in front of the screen.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 8: Back panel
ezContents 12 June 2017
It is time to close the opening on the back of our cabinet and add a cooling fan. A while back we cut out a panel that will function as the back door and predrilled some holes to attach the hinge. We can now finish that task.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 7: Power system
ezContents 11 June 2017
As doctor Emmett Brown "Doc" in the movie Back To The Future stated: "Marty, I'm sorry, but the only power source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning". Fortunately we will not need as much power for our arcade cabinet and a 12 Volt, 2.1 Ampere power supply will be more than enough.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 6: Audio system
ezContents 9 June 2017
An important aspect of gaming is sound. For that purpose we will need a set a good speakers and an amplifer that will connect directly to the Raspberry Pi audio.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 5: T-molding
ezContents 6 June 2017
T-modling gives the arcade cabinet that nice finish on the edges. I have chosen bright red that match the joysticks.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 4: Control Panel
ezContents 3 June 2017
The most important and fun part of the arcade cabinet is the control panel. It consists of two joysticks and eight buttons per player. On the sides of the cabinet there are two additional pinball buttons.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 3: Skeleton
ezContents 28 May 2017
After all the boards were cut I could proceed to construct the skeleton of the cabinet. It turned out to be a time consuming task.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 2: Cutting the boards
ezContents 25 May 2017
With the finished design I could proceed with cutting of the boards to correct dimensions.
Bartop Arcade Cabinet - Part 1: Design
ezContents 23 May 2017
After deciding to build a bartop arcade cabinet I had the option to buy a prebuilt kit or create everything from scratch. I have chosen for the latter as I though that it would give me more freedom in design and in the end more satisfaction.
Sawing and painting area
ezContents 26 April 2017
When you don't have a garage or a barn where you can saw and paint you are forced to be creative in creating an isolated area for that purpose. I have made such an place and would like to share it so maybe you will find it useful.