RustyCardores

RustyCardores, i didn’t fully understood your last paragraph. How can i access the ‘table’s Mechanical Sounds volume slider’? Is this a popup dialog, VPinMame provides?

Open a table in VPX Editor and have look in the Options panel.  You will see two sound sliders. They are set to 100 by default, but if you set all your tables to 70 (for example)…[Read more]

SSF is controlled by regular tables sounds.  The volume of these sounds vary with the original sound sample and with any level the table author has applied.

SSFImpactor (an add-on to SSF) is controlled by DOF and these sounds are independent of the table sounds and the author’s set levels. So these will remain a constant across all…[Read more]

If trying to keep the cost down as you say, then I would first start with SSF (Surround Sound Feedback) and then add the DOF devices that you think you need.

My cab is SSF plus SSFImpactor (which is DOF driven sub-audible bass vibes to a bass shaker to compliment the regular audible sound events) and I want for nothing extra.  I’m even happy…[Read more]

Yeah I’m pretty much the same.  I would buy it because I love it and love playing it. Having it hold it’s money or even going up some would be a bonus…. and if history showed that rare machines did that, well it would make the decision to buy all the more easier. ;)

No it’s a money deal only.  I love it for the “Firepower like” game play plus the art, sound and lighting is excellent (I get enjoyment just looking at it), but it’s still a lot of coin so I have to consider the investment side. I’d be happy to break even in a few years as I have had a fantabulous machine for that period, but I don’t want to…[Read more]

why not use a PC monitor instead ?

I did look for a PC monitor but found nothing locally here in OZ.  I will have another look via Amazon and the likes. Thanks.

Ordered the lg 43″ , but didnt fit in my cab

yeah I remeasured mine and a 43 is a no go. :(  Looks like I might have to build a new bottom for my cab if I want to go 4k.

but scans are needed over pictures.

What about really good pictures?  ie 1:1 lifesize @300ppi

I realise that we are dealing with lenses and their curvilinear distortion characteristics, but lens profiling/correction can be applied.  Just how super accurate do they need to be?

Looks like routing may be the way to go then.

I had considered the model mentioned at VPF, but the reviews kinda put me off….

“It has extremely low input lag which is excellent for gamers but the response time is only decent so some blur is visible behind fast moving objects. When viewed at an angle the image also loses accuracy, so the best…[Read more]

Rusty,

That is utterly amazing! BTW- Have you played with those addressable RGB LEDs?

Rick

Nope, all just regular single colour strips. When I first built the cab a few years ago, I just couldn’t get my head around the DOF/LED stuff.

I’ve finally completed my SSFLEDs (formerly PMDLEDs) and wired the under and back cab lighting to the unused side of the trigger relays.  Now when the playfield lights trigger on, the underside/back lights trigger off.  All of these lights are “hard triggered” from SSF and no ambient sound triggers are being used.

I wish I still had my dark l…[Read more]

Excellent work, thank you. 

The “original” Topper cab!

Looking nice!

It’s been 3 years, and I still don’t have artwork on mine!

Thanks Terry

The “original” SSF cab too! ;)

Get some art on it mate.  So glad that I did now…. even though there were a couple of times during the strip-down and rebuild when I was asking “why didn’t I just leave the bloody thing alone?”…[Read more]

Hmmmm…. the attachment doesn’t seem to want to attach.

Here’s a link for now https://tinyurl.com/y2cj8q86

E yikes. That has to be Africa or Australia. Damn giant bugs.

As Thalamus eludes to, placing two in the middle may impact on the surround sound positioning if used for anything but bass.

You could try running them off the .1 sub output of the two SSF amps and see how much vibe they add, but this would have to be done in consideration with any audio subs that you may or may not want to run.  SSF is very…[Read more]