mortal kombat 1 and 2 questions

[postmortem]

I have an MK2 arcade and I want to get an MK1 board and some kind of switching system so I can press a button to switch from part 1 and part 2. I had a few concerns..

1. whats the differance between the Y board and the T board for MK1? will I have a problem if I have an MK2 and an MK1 Y board in the same switcher? It has something to do with the kick harness. I think the Y boards were different or something. Kinda need an expert.

2. Can I use the same sound board for MK 1 and MK2, or MK2 and MK3? Or do they all have different sound boards?

thanks!

[MXV]

All 3 games used different boards, MK3 had no separate sound board, it was all on one board.

I don't know the Y and T stuff but you can easily just make adapters for the kick harness in your cabinet. I have a dedicated MK3 machine. MK2 board just plugs right in there and the kick harness functions the same, ditto for MK4. For MK1 I have an adapter for the kick harness so it matches what the board wants vs how the cabinet is wired.

[HaRuMaN]

Talk to Malenko...  I think he has 4 MK's in one one cabinet.

[Malenko]

Talk to Malenko...  I think he has 4 MK's in one one cabinet.

Thats MK3Fan.


What MXV typed is correct. Both the T and Y boards are logistically the same, a JAMMA edge connector and the kick harness is all you have to worry about.  The kick harness for MK1 is the odd man out, its the same for MKII, MK3/UMK3, and MK4. There is a way to wire it up at the same time using resistors.

[Malenko]

Also, you need to wire up the -5vs

[postmortem]

would it be easier to just get an MK1 5.0 T unit board? should that one be the same as MK2 and up as far as the kick harness?

also, how do i even connect the kick harness to these switching boards? Do I need some kind of special kick harness that splits to multiple connecters? Sorry im kinda a noob about this stuff.

this is the switcher im lookin at http://www.jammaboards.com/store/6-in-1-multijamma-switcher-pcb/prod_250.html

[Malenko]

would it be easier to just get an MK1 5.0 T unit board? should that one be the same as MK2 and up as far as the kick harness?

No all MK1s have the same kick harness.you'll have to put resistors in line for the kick harnesses. I never bothered with a jamma switcher for the MK boards because you need to daisy chain solder the -5v   I dont play MK1 in my cab, but switching between MKII and UMK3 takes all of 5 seconds.

Search Multi MK on here and look for the thread by MK3Fan

[postmortem]

I guess I have more research to do. This video suggests that the T units use the same kick harness as MK2. What do ya think?

[Malenko]

I guess I have more research to do. This video suggests that the T units use the same kick harness as MK2. What do ya think?

Nope you are right, the Tunit boards did switch the kick harness, the MK manual I have wasnt for a T unit one. That video is by the user on this board that goes by the name MK3Fan

if you are going to use a jamma switcher, you will need to solder the -5V between connections. If youre going to just swap PCBs like in the video, then you just move the 2 connections

[itobandito]

Yeah I have 5 mk board in my 6 in 1 switcher.  I believe the new 2 in 1 switchers have -5v wired if not you will have to solder a wire on to it to take the -5v.  As for the kick harness each board needs its own.  You then have to connect the kick harness's together somehow.  ( I twisted like wires together by twisting the wires on to each other, then soldering them together, I then took a few diodes (Mk3 fan vids say which ones on need) and soldered one on each like kick harness wire.  I then soldered a wire to the other end of the diode and connected that wire to the correct corresponding button.  There is definitely a cleaner way to this I am sure but it works.  The diodes restrict and feedback/phantom button presses or something like that.  but yeah MK3fans vids are a must watch for this.