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Anyone convert their MAME Cabinet to JAMMA?
opt2not:
--- Quote from: thefearsomefearful on February 22, 2012, 10:19:36 pm ---Damn, Opt, that is a kick ass collection. A lot of my favs in there. :cheers:
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Thanks! It's a very modest collection, but it'll grow. ;)
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on February 23, 2012, 06:22:11 am ---I was pretty much yanking your chain on that (was a tad obnoxious, even for me). I do disagree with your assessment of the lasting forever part, but your storage regime seems to be sound.
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Hehe, gotcha. I guess I jumped the gun to show off my boards. :)
When say "last forever", I'm not naive to think they'll be entirely without problems. I have no doubts that I'll have to maintain these boards in the future. But from what I can see, most, if not all of the components on my current boards CAN be replaced with new ones. Caps, eproms, transistors, resistors, RAMS, etc...they're all standard electronics that still are in manufacturing today.
The key is like you say, a proper storage regime, as well as being careful while physically handling them. I generally don't swap out my boards too often, I mainly concentrate on one game at a time, but edge connector wear is a concern as well with the constant connecting/disconnecting.
DaveMMR:
I'm looking at all the information on the web, including the links you gave me opt. I'm beginning to wonder if I should look around for a JAMMA cabinet. I figure with all the rewiring of my existing cab (including buying the harness, switching power supply, etc.), it would be cheaper just to find a cabinet, even gutted. At least it's still an option if I come up dry.
And yeah, I've been pretty much reading up on this (including lurking around KLOV) and the more I do, the more I want to "graduate" from MAME. Opt, hopefully I'll get a collection as awesome as yours. You have a couple of my favorites in your collection (Gyruss, Robotron and Blazing Star). :cheers:
Any other recommended reading besides "therealbobroberts.net" and "jammaboards.com"?
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: DaveMMR on February 23, 2012, 08:05:10 pm ---I'm looking at all the information on the web, including the links you gave me opt. I'm beginning to wonder if I should look around for a JAMMA cabinet. I figure with all the rewiring of my existing cab (including buying the harness, switching power supply, etc.), it would be cheaper just to find a cabinet, even gutted. At least it's still an option if I come up dry.
And yeah, I've been pretty much reading up on this (including lurking around KLOV) and the more I do, the more I want to "graduate" from MAME. Opt, hopefully I'll get a collection as awesome as yours. You have a couple of my favorites in your collection (Gyruss, Robotron and Blazing Star). :cheers:
Any other recommended reading besides "therealbobroberts.net" and "jammaboards.com"?
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Same here. My wife has told me if I get her a new house, I can do all the collecting I want. I'm ready to graduate from MAME as well.
HaRuMaN:
--- Quote from: opt2not on February 22, 2012, 08:45:54 pm ---- Black Tiger 1987: Bought this board with Sprite Rom issues Replaced the roms with newly burnt ones, fixed. Works great.
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I can has?
MameMaster!:
I just put a SuperGun into my mame cab and can switch up and back. I have a Dreamcast in there too.
It's a mess inside (it used to be nice and neat); but within a few minutes I can switch between all 3.
Currently I'm on a mame kick, just off of a DC kick (preceeded by a SuperGun kick). :lol