Astro City mounting bracket, board dimensions sought

[shaktazuki]

Does anyone know what would be a good replacement for an Astro City mounting bracket and mounting board? Or do you have dimensions?

Thanks for any help.

[LoRez]

The mounting board is 400mm tall and 500mm deep(12mm ply)
When you say mounting bracket do you mean the runner the board slides in and out on?

[shaktazuki]

Whatever it was that was bolted to the bottom of the cabinet, yes; all I know is something was bolted in and was not there when I got the cab. I have no runner and haven't a clue where to get another one.

Also, if you know - is it possible to install Happ Perfect 360 joysticks in the cab? Wiring-wise, I mean; they require +5v each.

[dmauro]

I took the mounting bracket out of one of my cabs to make room for a PC. I'd rather not part with it since I may want to put it back in later on, but if you can't find one somewhere else and the price is right, send me a PM.

[shaktazuki]

Well, is it a generic bracket that can be bought at a hardware store? If so, dimensions would help. If not... well, I'll be pming soon, I figure.

[LoRez]

Here it is.'scuse mahoosive pics

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The upstand attaches to top of coinbox enclosure and the small hole in it is for a bolt/wingnut that secures pcb mounting board to it if need be

[shaktazuki]

I'm not so sanguine about my Astro City purchase now. I don't have that rail. There's a nice, lighter-colored area on the cab floor with three screw holes which told me something was missing. Right now, my CPS3 system is bolted to a board I had cut to those dimensions yesterday, but the board is connected to nothing.

[DaveOrAstroDave]

Hmm, those pics are interesting. I wonder how many revisions the Astro design went through. I vastly prefer that mounting bracket to the one that I have.
The pictures in the original Astro City manual look like yours, but my mounting bracket has a lip on the top and bottom, and extends all the way to the back of the cab.
It also doesn't seem to fit quite right, so I wonder if it was fabricated as a replacement by one of the cab's previous owners...

[Bean_Bandit]

Hmm, those pics are interesting. I wonder how many revisions the Astro design went through. I vastly prefer that mounting bracket to the one that I have.
The pictures in the original Astro City manual look like yours, but my mounting bracket has a lip on the top and bottom, and extends all the way to the back of the cab.
It also doesn't seem to fit quite right, so I wonder if it was fabricated as a replacement by one of the cab's previous owners...

The mounting bracket pictured above is the same one I have in my regular Astro City. It definitely sounds like you have a substitute in yours. Where it came from is anybody's guess. Perhaps it belongs in a different type of cab?

[DaveOrAstroDave]

The mounting bracket pictured above is the same one I have in my regular Astro City. It definitely sounds like you have a substitute in yours. Where it came from is anybody's guess. Perhaps it belongs in a different type of cab?

Highly possible. It's pretty annoying that it goes all the way back.. it makes running custom wiring and stuff a real pain. Also it's heavier, not that 5 lbs of steel make much of a difference in a 200 lb cab.