Country home arcade update with vids

Smart Bomb

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I have 4.5 acres in the country with a mobile home and two metal buildings. Its about 50 minute drive from my house. Its my chill out place for the weekends..its nothing fancy by any means, but its woods, nature, rural, nice and quiet..no street lights. Very laid back. Well, in march 2023 i had a second metal building installed with the intent to make it a home arcade. Its been a long journey but as of now i m at the very end…some months I wouldnt even touch working on it. Its been a mental and lack of motivation uphill battle but finally im at the end of it. Here are some short vids as of yesterday. (After vid i immediately moved joust, flash gordon pinball a tales of arabian nights pinball in

 
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Looks like a nice space.

I'm a little worried it may get warm with all the games powered up. How large is your AC unit? Did you consider person loading and game loading in the sizing?

Where is your AC power going to be routed to power the games?
 
Looks like a nice space.

I'm a little worried it may get warm with all the games powered up. How large is your AC unit? Did you consider person loading and game loading in the sizing?

Where is your AC power going to be routed to power the games?
Wont be too many people in it..maybe 4 tops. None of my friends driving an hour to play games haha.

And your last question confuses me. The ac has its own circuit if that's what you mean. And when empty i put it on 68 and u can hang ice in it.
 
Wont be too many people in it..maybe 4 tops. None of my friends driving an hour to play games haha.

And your last question confuses me. The ac has its own circuit if that's what you mean. And when empty i put it on 68 and u can hang ice in it.
No, I mean the AC power for your games. I didn't see any outlets or conduit or Romex in your videos. Maybe I missed them.
 
I love that carpet!! Does one of the videos show the finished product?
Nope..what u see in vid is as of 11-8-24, yesterday evening. Maybe next weekend it will be all cleaned up and a line up of games in it. I need to remove some insulation board on wall on ac side because the power cables on that side rattle against the aluminum siding when the ac is on and its a constant rattle driving me crazy. I need to secure it somehow so it doesnt rattle.
 
Nope..what u see in vid is as of 11-8-24, yesterday evening. Maybe next weekend it will be all cleaned up and a line up of games in it. I need to remove some insulation board on wall on ac side because the power cables on that side rattle against the aluminum siding when the ac is on and its a constant rattle driving me crazy. I need to secure it somehow so it doesnt rattle.
RTV will work, and last longer than self-stick tie wrap pads.

Or put fiberglass insulation between the cable and the wall, tie wrapped to not fall off.
 
RTV will work, and last longer than self-stick tie wrap pads.

Or put fiberglass insulation between the cable and the wall, tie wrapped to not fall off.
I plan on using those black rubber pvc protectors yo uuse for cold weather protection.
 
Cool space, I know those window unit ACs in the new space and storage area is crucial....the humidity down there is so thick there you can cut with a knife lol, hard on the games without it....Post it when done!
 
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