Jamma Cab help

[sharpfork]

Lets see some pics!

[Mega Man (?)]

Pics coming soon!

[Mega Man (?)]

Well I bought one of these weeks ago : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...mMakeTrack=true

 

I bought it from this site:

Recommended from that other thread : http://www.coin-arcade.com/catalog/i22.html

as you can see the site is no longer there

and I have yet to receive my item!

[sharpfork]

Well I bought one of these weeks ago : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...mMakeTrack=true

 

I bought it from this site:

Recommended from that other thread : http://www.coin-arcade.com/catalog/i22.html

as you can see the site is no longer there

and I have yet to receive my item!

 

I contacted the guy from coin-arcade who is also the same guy on eBay. I'll PM you his email so you can get ahold of him.

[sharpfork]

Updates? I'm really curious about the whole eBay timer board thing and how it works...

[Mega Man (?)]

pics soon! I promise

 

any one have any advise for soldering wire to a game pad contact point? I cant get it to stick

 

EDIT:

I got the ebay timer board.... the video and the sound worked.... but the sound was loud as hell!

(any ideas on how to add sound volume controls? )

 

But....!

The controllers did not work at all... I could not get a single button working....

 

I told the guy... and after much dicking around, they are sending me a new one to try out .

 

Will let you know!

Edited November 4, 2011 by Mega Man (?)

[Mega Man (?)]

soldiering xbox controllers/ wiring the pads to arcade controls

not easy for me!

please help!

[destronger]

Contact sharpfork. He's done the soldering thing to xbox controllers before.

[sharpfork]

soldiering xbox controllers/ wiring the pads to arcade controls

not easy for me!

please help!

I had a super hard time soldering as well and I've solder many console chips in. I was told that this one is pretty easy but has two grounds, one for the dpad and another bor the buttons.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/designer-s-wi...0cm-cable-47610

I just ordered one a few days ago to make a guide.

 

If you are in a hurry, you have the $, and you did end up getting a j-pac, you might want to look at this:

 

X-Box Control Adaptor + X-Box AV to J-PAC/Speaker Adaptor from http://www.ultimarc.com/xba.html

 

or two dual strikes from http://www.arcadeforge.de/

[Sparda]

@megaman...why did you choose the xbox timer ? It is known the video signal isnt very good...lots of interference.

...try to look for the ultimarc solution...it comes with a powerful video ampli...or the easiest solution ..you can order a

console 2 jamma adapter on shmups..made by viletim....video quality is really great..and you can plug any console

on your cab...combine it with a MC Cthulhu and enjoy

[Mega Man (?)]

Thanks alot guys!!

 

Sparta , do you have any good links? I am not familiar with the items you listed. (but I could find out)

I chose the timer board out of pure ignorance

 

 

 

I am now wondering, if I am using any of these tools... will I have to completely re-route my Jamma harness?

The cab I have included a kick harness....

 

How is this compensated in the setup?

 

If I do have to take out pins... what is the best way....

I had a hell of a time trying to get one out (that was loose ) , it works now... but i broke some of the plastic trying to get it out :/

 

Thanks again

 

PS. Again with the xbox timer board.... I had sound and video working.... but I had not a single button working for me in any way.. (they are still sending me another one to try)

[Mega Man (?)]

PS 2

 

Sharpfork,

That diagram link to the controllers was not very clear on where the positive and negatives were for some of the buttons... do you think you could help me out with that?

 

I am really interested in trying the TV + Xbox way, for I have another cab, now with a broken monitor.

 

I tried scratching off the contact pads but I scratched too deep down to the board and now I think I have broken 2 controllers :/ (only cause it would not stick)

I also could not get the solider to stick for the life of me , on these parts ,

 

I think I will be using the old duke (big) controllers for these

[destronger]

@megaman...why did you choose the xbox timer ? It is known the video signal isnt very good...lots of interference.

...try to look for the ultimarc solution...it comes with a powerful video ampli...or the easiest solution ..you can order a

console 2 jamma adapter on shmups..made by viletim....video quality is really great..and you can plug any console

on your cab...combine it with a MC Cthulhu and enjoy

 

i'm interested in these links too.