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* The heart of the project
* The heart of the project
* the most expensive single item
** the most expensive single item
* the heaviest and bulkiest item
** the heaviest and bulkiest item
** the position of the monitor high up in a floor-standing cabinet will require a very stable cabinet design (not on wheels unless really well thought out!)
** the position of the monitor high up in a floor-standing cabinet will require a very stable cabinet design (not on wheels unless really well thought out!)
* Raspberry Pi RCA output from 3.5mm jack: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jack-to-3-RCA-Adapter-Cable-Audio-Video-AV-3-5mm-Jack-TV-Cable-Cord-Wire-Adapter/111852720137
* Raspberry Pi RCA output from 3.5mm jack: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jack-to-3-RCA-Adapter-Cable-Audio-Video-AV-3-5mm-Jack-TV-Cable-Cord-Wire-Adapter/111852720137
** 3.5mm jack Pi pinout: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=577977#p577977
** BNC connector on monitor video input A
* Audio also! Test speakers.


== Cabinet ==
== Cabinet ==

Revision as of 08:52, 5 July 2016

Overview

A chance haul of brand new free 15" CCTV CRT monitors (x5) has sparked my desire to design and build a standardised small MAME cabinet to fit them and to make the design available to anyone who wants to take part.

CRT

Cabinet

  • hefty chipboard bases and 2x4's as per the big cabinet
  • laser etched outlines where possible
  • laminated panels made to fit quality T-molding

Major purchase BOM