29 May
2006
29 May
'06
11 a.m.
Quick question, is it safe to lay an arcade cabinet on its side to
transport it? I've told the people wanting to know that it needs to
be transported standing up.
Zane
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29 May
29 May
11:59 a.m.
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Quick question, is it safe to lay an arcade cabinet on
its side to
transport it? I've told the people wanting to know that it needs to be
transported standing up.
Zane
Standing up is always better, but I've transported four laying on their
back without causing damage.
The issue is the monitor/tube - it is designed to be supported upright,
not in any other position. You should open the back of the unit to
ensure that the monitor won't break free if it takes a good jolt while
on it's back.
The other heavy component is the power supply, usually located at the
bottom of the cabinet.
And of course, once you get it in place, look for objects that may have
moved. Like forgotten quarters sitting on circuit boards where they
don't belong. :-)
Mike
12:49 p.m.
I transported one for about 25 miles on it's back and it powered up fine and
nothing was damaged.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zane H. Healy" <healyzh at aracnet.com>
To: <classiccmp at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: Transporting an Arcade Cabinet
Quick question, is it safe to lay an arcade cabinet on
its side to
transport it? I've told the people wanting to know that it needs to be
transported standing up.
Zane
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| Zane H. Healy | UNIX Systems Administrator |
| healyzh at aracnet.com (primary) | OpenVMS Enthusiast |
| MONK::HEALYZH (DECnet) | Classic Computer Collector |
+----------------------------------+----------------------------+
| Empire of the Petal Throne and Traveller Role Playing, |
| PDP-10 Emulation and Zane's Computer Museum. |
| http://www.aracnet.com/~healyzh/ |
1:56 p.m.
So long as everything inside is properly secured down, most importantly
the monitor. I've transported numerous arcades on their backs, never
on their sides. So long as everything is properly secured and once
it arrives, that person spends some time, checks all of the connections
and such prior to power up, it should be fine.
Curt
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Quick question, is it safe to lay an arcade cabinet on
its side to
transport it? I've told the people wanting to know that it needs to
be transported standing up.
Zane
2:02 p.m.
Zane H. Healy wrote:
Quick question, is it safe to lay an arcade cabinet on
its side to
transport it? I've told the people wanting to know that it needs to be
transported standing up.
Depends on the machine. Most arcade pieces aren't
built for much wear-and-tear.
If it was one of *my* machines and I cared about it
arriving with a good chance of *working* (or, at least,
being *able* to work with some bit of effort), I would
pull the monitor (assuming this is a video piece and
not a pintable), power supply (xformers) and circuit
boards and pack/ship them separately.
Tape each of the coin mechs to their mounts -- or, snap
them out and stuff them in a bag with some of the other gear.
Lock the coin door and back door(s). If you don't trust the
locks to stay shut, consider tying the doors closed
(from inside *or* outside).
Vacuum the interior of the case to catch any loose hardware
(screws or coins) before shipping and again, on receipt
(things tend to work their way loose in transit).
Carefully remove the lexan, wrap it and store it inside
the case (unless you have a similar sized package that
is accompanying it).
Protect the exterior finish of the cabinet and control
panel -- new paint jobs are pricey.
Monitor is always the tricky part to wrap.
Lastly, don't be surprised if something doesn't survive
the ordeal.
OTOH, *slots* seem to be built much better and seem
to handle shipping quite well (though in large cardboard
"open at bottom" boxes which are often hard to come by)
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