The CPS2 case

[obitus1990]

Is the CPS2 case absolutely necessary to use? It takes up a huge amount of real estate inside of a cabinet compared to a bare CPS1 board set. I have a CPS2 multi and CPS1 multi housed inside the same Dynamo HS-5, along with a JAMMA switcher, and the slide out drawer of the HS5 is completely filled with these PCBs. I'm wondering if I were to remove the CPS2 system housing if it would allow me to rearrange things a little bit to get my Apocalypse System 16 multi inside the same cab. I realize that the CPS2 has a fan there to keep the board stack cool, but, I'm sure I could figure out an alternative way to help with heat.

Thanks!

 

[hatmoose]

CPS2 is by far the coolest looking arcade system IMO, those shells are so sweet.
But to answer your question; no they will work perfectly fine without the shells, especially in a home environment.
Even the fan is probably pretty much optional for home use - running 24x7 locked up in a cabinet in a stuffy arcade I can see the need - but at home for a few hours a week is a totally different use case