Control panel buttons/trackball/wires

[JFlash3785]

Finally stated my build. Thank you to all that have helped me so far.  Big ups!


I have a few questions that I am hoping to get some help on?
1. Where should I buy buttons
2. Where should I buy trackball
3. What type of wires should I get
4. Ipac or ipac-2?
5. Anything else i need to get for the CP

I went with 3/4 inch plywood, it was pre sanded and cheaper. 

[Arc Kalocal]

1-4 www.groovygamegear.com

[mgb]

The popular and well trusted vendors around here are
Ultimarc
Groovy Game Gear
Paradise Arcade Shop
Arcade emulator.net

Don't forget joysticks also.

Wire on a real arcade machine would typically be 20awg for the controls.
You can do fine with 22awg.
Use stranded wire, crimp on connectors are not made for solid wire.

Alot of the vendors sell connector wires with crimp ends already on them.

What I did, was I bought an economy jamma harness from jamma boards.com (others sell them too)
and I cut the board connection end off and used the cables. The proper sized quick connects are already in place.
I don't have any problems crimping on connectors but I found this way to be quick & easy.