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bkenobi:


--- Quote from: nipsmg on October 01, 2010, 11:07:21 am ---btw, did anyone ever have their machine running with the turbo setting OFF?!   Yes, can you please install a button on my case that makes my computer SLOWER?  Thanks!  ::)

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Perhaps you aren't aware of this, but some games (back in the day) didn't have a way to change the speed of the game based on the CPU speed.  As a result, if you ran on a computer that was too fast, the program would go WAY too fast.  My 486DX 33 had a turbo button that underclocked it to 4MHz.  If I tried to play the DOS Putt Putt game with the turbo button on, I couldn't see where the ball moved.  At 4MHz, it worked flawlessly!   :cheers:

Beeman:


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on October 01, 2010, 11:45:26 am ---Finally, you may want to rethink the LED thing.  Its slightly more complicated and a little more expensive, but in terms of user friendliness and wow-factor, its pretty cool.  You can set up your CP to do all sorts of cool things like to illuminate the start button when a coin is inserted.  Also, you can set up your CP to only illuminate the buttons that are being used for the game that is being played, which is what really sold me.  It makes it easy for guests to just step up to the machine and play, and not get intimidated by all the buttons

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I actually was considering this... As far as the LED-Wiz from GGG am I right in understanding that it only supports 16 switches? If so.. I dont think thats enough for my previously mentioned setup..
Each controller will take 4 switches, plus 6 buttons each player, plus a p1 start and p2 start button.. which would be 22 needed... Correct?

If that's the case i'm going to go with the KeyWiz40-ST from GGG and worry about LEDs later.

Beeman:

Also. On a side note.. I was wondering if anyone had ordered a HAPP Competition Arcade Joystick from GGG and could tell me if mounting hardware comes with it? Just curious if a trip to lowes/homedepot is in my near future.

Donkbaca:

THe LED -Wiz is just for the LED's. and can control 32 LED's.  The Led-Wiz +GP is a combo input controller/LED wiz that supports 16 LED and 16 gamepad inputs.  The LED WIZ plus GP won't suit you.  

Personally, I think a keyboard encoder is better than a gamepad encoder, it seems to me that they are more flexible because some emulators don't have control pad support, but everything has keyboard support.

I think you should go with the IPAC2 from ultimarc.  Its a keyboard encoder with USB support and screw in terminals.  If you have a ps/2 port on your computer then the key wiz is an option too.  But I would go with Ipac 2.

If you are thinking LED, do it now, it would be much harder to build a new control panel later or to replace all your buttons.  You can get buttons with led's really cheap here:

http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/index.php

I got mine and am happy with them so far.  The buttons are good quality, look great and they are under three bucks including the LED's.  Bryan is pretty good in terms of customer service too and the shipping is super fast and cheap.    If you are considering LED I say do it now, its just slightly more expensive and will be easier and cheaper to do at the outset then it will be later if you decide to do it and then rip out all your existing buttons. Its only a few more bucks and 2 more wires.

The only real negative I can think of with going LED, other than the sllightly higher costs, is that the buttons are convex or flat, unless you get the electric ice buttons from GGG, which never seem to be in stock.  I prefer the concave buttons, but to me its worth it for the bling factor and to have a more user friendly cab.

bkenobi:


--- Quote from: Donkbaca on October 01, 2010, 06:58:42 pm ---If you are considering LED I say do it now, its just slightly more expensive and will be easier and cheaper to do at the outset then it will be later if you decide to do it and then rip out all your existing buttons. Its only a few more bucks and 2 more wires.

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Have you actually considered everything about LED installations when you make that recommendation?  It's at least 2x more expensive for each button (depends on if you go with single or multi-color LED's) plus you need a controller board which is on the order of $40 per 32 outputs.  Beyond that, you have to wire it up.  That is an additional 2-4 wires per button.  The costs are somewhat high and, more importantly, the wiring is SIGNIFICANTLY more complicated.  I don't think LED's are something to just add on a whim, personally.

On the other hand, I don't actually like how they look.  But, that's a personal preference.  The installation complications I described are fact.

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