I finished this build a few years ago, but thought I'd throw it up here now. Been stuck on pinball for a while but now getting the arcade bug back so branching out into different forums. This started with saving a 9-inch CRT security monitor from going in the bin. A few months later picked up some free tinted glass. Then the idea was born to build a scaled SI cab with the iconic reflective screen and backdrop. I was able to measure up an original Tatio SI cab from a member on the Aussie Arcade forum, he also gave me a small UV light for the backdrop. This will be easy!
So to get the reflected image on the glass the CRT would have to output a reverse image. Never done this but it would be possible. But didn't get around to trying cause what started as a cheap project using free stuff didn't end up that way:
Mock Up
Cut cab
Stuffed free CRT
So to get the reflected image on the glass the CRT would have to output a reverse image. Never done this but it would be possible. But didn't get around to trying cause what started as a cheap project using free stuff didn't end up that way:
- Free CRT : died the second time it turned on after fitting it to the cab.
- Got another small crt to try out. It wasn't bright enough for a good reflection.
- The free glass that the cab size was based on - the tinted glass caused a double reflection that I couldn't get rid of.
Mock Up
Cut cab
Stuffed free CRT
