The Guts

Here's the inside of the cab, under the monitor shelf. The PC with all the MAME software/roms, subwoofer (doom doom), speaker controls (in plastic baggie for dust protection), and Smart Strip to turn everything on at the same time.


We drilled a hole under the CP box and installed the secret power button. One push turns everything on, one push turns everything off.

Misc.

We got the final CP graphic printed, here's a teaser:



Also, our special power strip came in. This will turn everything (lights, speakers, computer, TV) on and off all together. We are going to plug the TV into the blue Control socket, and everything else into the white Auto sockets. When the TV is turned on (the method of which we are still debating), everything plugged into an Auto socket will turn on as well (thanks to a BIOS adjustment on the PC).

Quick Post

We went into the BIOS of the PC we're using and changed the power settings so that it boots when AC power is applied to it. This will let us turn on a single item in the whole cabinet (TV, speakers, marquee light) and the computer will turn on without having to push the power button (with the help of this special power strip). Bigger post coming tomorrow of the whole weekend progress.