Dynamo HS-9 - Please Post Yours + Info

[SillyB]

@DonPanetta I found a few pics of a PT-9 I restored a while back you might want for your gallery. It is side by side with an HS-9 for easy comparison. An interesting thing about these clones is they have a bottom of the upper section for the monitor chassis to sit on. The CRT is held in place with a plywood frame - they do not use a traditional metal frame. The base divides the top and bottom halves and adds more support to the weakest point of the HS-9 design where they often got screws and bolts to prevent flexing and movement.

 

[DonPanetta]

@DonPanetta I found a few pics of a PT-9 I restored a while back you might want for your gallery. It is side by side with an HS-9 for easy comparison. An interesting thing about these clones is they have a bottom of the upper section for the monitor chassis to sit on. The CRT is held in place with a plywood frame - they do not use a traditional metal frame. The base divides the top and bottom halves and adds more support to the weakest point of the HS-9 design where they often got screws and bolts to prevent flexing and movement.

Awesome, I will add those pics to the gallery right now. I also noticed that there seems to be two revisions of the PT-9. One with the XT/LPX power supply cutout and one without the cutout.

 

[DonPanetta]

I just added the pics supplied by @SillyB along with some images i found of a PT-9 with Twin Eagle II in a vertical monitor setup. I also have a Dynamo HS-9 4-Player control panel that i will be uploading pics of soon.

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P&T Electronics PT9 Dynamo HS-9 Clone Cabinet

• DonPanetta
• Nov 2, 2024
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[Amy2022]

This cabinet was in pretty bad shape when o took it on trade. This is after a complete restoration. I'm waiting on some chassis repairs for a 19" CRT but in the meantime here it is with LCD.

 

[DonPanetta]

I like my HS-9 but I want to put Street Fighter 2 in it and can't find anywhere with dimensions for the SF2 control panel layout for the HS1/2/9 cabs (the control panels are interchangeable). Ideally I'd buy a pre-cut control panel but if I could find the dimensions I'd fill the one I have and re-drill it.

So after digging through some stuff i finally found my panel. I can confirm this is an original Dynamo HS1,2,8,9 2-player 6-button panel. I traced out the button hole pattern using two pieces of thick cardstock type paper. I scanned the paper in 3 sections and i have managed to stitch the images together. I guess the only hurdle now is getting this into CAD in order to make a more accurate image.

Anyone here good with CAD that would want to make this happen? I can provide my scanned and stitched image along with any measurements one would need to get this going.

 

[Ponpokemon]

Any chance you could post the image. That would help me out. I can't make them into cad but with my measurements I should be able to determine where my buttons go.

 

[DonPanetta]

Any chance you could post the image. That would help me out. I can't make them into cad but with my measurements I should be able to determine where my buttons go.

It's about 60 megs uncompressed. Link via limewire (it lives again!)

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[DonPanetta]

I did a quick render of the panel and measured everything out. The measurements are accurate but the drawing is not so DO NOT just print this and use it as a drilling template. Perhaps someone with more skill can make it print accurate.

Notes

• All Holes are 1.150 inches. Verified with a micrometer
• Since i don't have an easy way to find the center of a hole each time on a real panel, i measured to the edge of the hole.
• Every measurement shorter than 8 inches was verified with a micrometer and accurate to a hundredths of an inch.
• Because of the radius at the front of the panel, all vertical measurements are based off of the back of the panel just above the player 1 and 2 start button locations going forward (the top of the plans)
• Panel top measures 23 11/16x 8
• If you are cutting a new metal or plastic overlay for your existing panel then you need to reduce your panel to 7 3/4" height as the final 1/4" begins the panel's radius.

 

[DonPanetta]

I uploaded some basic dimensions of the HS-8 and HS-9 4-player panel dimensions to the media section.

Dynamo HS-5 HS-8 HS-9 4-Player Control Panel Rear.jpg

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Dynamo HS-5 HS-8 HS-9 4-Player Control Panel Rear.jpg

forums.arcade-museum.com

 

[PrairieDillo]

i had this light blue HS9 with a K7000 and it was painted poorly black. Ugly roller marks and drippings on the side so I stripped it down to the original light blue then Its been sitting for a couple of years. it came with a Capcom 6 panel but was converted poorly to a Multicade with an Arcade SD which I wanted. The machine was $500 so I bought it years ago. Ive been trying To move machines that wont stay iny permanent collection.

A Customer wanted a Pandora build but not with the light blue so I panted it Panda themed and got the CE Graphics it needed to feel complete.

I will color match and repaint the front as well as change out the front strips of T-molding.

 

[DesertDweller88]

Picked this empty HS-9 up with the led tmolding, I laughed at it at first but with the right game it's pretty cool. I put a 27" WG D9400 in it and a Sega Naomi system with MVC2. Still need to work on the scrapes and scuff marks.

 

[PrairieDillo]

How the heck does a 29" fit in there??? Geez! But yeah needs a proper CPO also. Of course do the big build tasks before cosmetics.

 

[DesertDweller88]

How the heck does a 29" fit in there??? Geez! But yeah needs a proper CPO also. Of course do the big build tasks before cosmetics.

Woops meant 27", the manual says 29 but it's a 27" viewing size. This cabinet has the top and bottom wood planks that you mount the crt to. I replaced the top plank with one I cut into shape that allowed the extra length.

Yup I already got the CPO, buttons, joysticks and new plexi. Though I haven't paid too much attention with this one since I've been working on a candy cab recently.

 

[DonPanetta]

Woops meant 27", the manual says 29 but it's a 27" viewing size. This cabinet has the top and bottom wood planks that you mount the crt to. I replaced the top plank with one I cut into shape that allowed the extra length.

Yup I already got the CPO, buttons, joysticks and new plexi. Though I haven't paid too much attention with this one since I've been working on a candy cab recently.

Do you have the Dynamo HS-9 manual?

 

[DesertDweller88]

Do you have the Dynamo HS-9 manual?

Sorry Don, I was referring to the WG crt manual. I unfortunately don't have the HS-9 manual

 

[DuffCon]

I will color match and repaint the front as well as change out the front strips of T-molding.

I have the color code in this thread I think

 

[PrairieDillo]

Yup I saw that, TYVM

I was never a fan of the HS9 with the 5, 2s and 27s being my top choices right now, BUT this Panda B/W has grown on me. Its going to a nice couple that just bought a new home so I did lots of little things to make it nicer for them.

Got to appreciate couples that game together...