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Issues with JVL Retro Machines
mahkeymike:
or the setup button is bad. If i remember correctly, the button is push momentary OFF meaning it is always making a connection and when you push it, it breaks the connection. So maybe oxidation got in there and is not making a connection anymore. :dunno
game_nerd:
I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know if the retros just run the same internal hardware as the vortex?
I'm assuming they run jp30 and the vortex runs the jp20? Not sure which belongs to which, I have some vortexes but there's nothing on the cases that say which one they are.. but I think they're the jp20
I have 2 chassis w screens for retros but they have no mb or ps.. I've got 4 vortexes in various states of disrepair and would like to frankenstein at least one of these retros into a working one.
are the IO boards interchangeable between the two?
sorry for the stupid questions, there ain't a ton of info on these things out there
Megatouchmike:
--- Quote from: game_nerd on January 22, 2023, 08:16:16 pm ---I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know if the retros just run the same internal hardware as the vortex?
I'm assuming they run jp30 and the vortex runs the jp20? Not sure which belongs to which, I have some vortexes but there's nothing on the cases that say which one they are.. but I think they're the jp20
I have 2 chassis w screens for retros but they have no mb or ps.. I've got 4 vortexes in various states of disrepair and would like to frankenstein at least one of these retros into a working one.
are the IO boards interchangeable between the two?
sorry for the stupid questions, there ain't a ton of info on these things out there
--- End quote ---
Someone check me on this but my experience
- retros only run jp30
- vortex can run jp20 and jp30 but wiring harnesses are different, so you can really only hook up the same board it came with originally
- ioboards are not interchangeable due to wiring
Easiest way to identify jp20 vs jp30 is - if the vortex has the ATX power connector it takes jp30
mahkeymike:
--- Quote from: Megatouchmike on January 23, 2023, 07:44:03 am ---
--- Quote from: game_nerd on January 22, 2023, 08:16:16 pm ---I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know if the retros just run the same internal hardware as the vortex?
I'm assuming they run jp30 and the vortex runs the jp20? Not sure which belongs to which, I have some vortexes but there's nothing on the cases that say which one they are.. but I think they're the jp20
I have 2 chassis w screens for retros but they have no mb or ps.. I've got 4 vortexes in various states of disrepair and would like to frankenstein at least one of these retros into a working one.
are the IO boards interchangeable between the two?
sorry for the stupid questions, there ain't a ton of info on these things out there
--- End quote ---
Someone check me on this but my experience
- retros only run jp30
- vortex can run jp20 and jp30 but wiring harnesses are different, so you can really only hook up the same board it came with originally
- ioboards are not interchangeable due to wiring
Easiest way to identify jp20 vs jp30 is - if the vortex has the ATX power connector it takes jp30
--- End quote ---
I am not sure about the IOboards. I have a bunch from Vortex and Retro's and they all look the same. But i never paid attention to the connectors so there could be slight differences. I can tell you the metal cage the jp30 fits into is different , meaning you cant use a Retro jp30 metal cage in a Vortex, and a jp30 wont fit in a JP20 metal cage. There was definitely a special metal cage for Vortex jp30.
game_nerd:
--- Quote from: Megatouchmike on January 23, 2023, 07:44:03 am ---
--- Quote from: game_nerd on January 22, 2023, 08:16:16 pm ---I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know if the retros just run the same internal hardware as the vortex?
I'm assuming they run jp30 and the vortex runs the jp20? Not sure which belongs to which, I have some vortexes but there's nothing on the cases that say which one they are.. but I think they're the jp20
I have 2 chassis w screens for retros but they have no mb or ps.. I've got 4 vortexes in various states of disrepair and would like to frankenstein at least one of these retros into a working one.
are the IO boards interchangeable between the two?
sorry for the stupid questions, there ain't a ton of info on these things out there
--- End quote ---
Someone check me on this but my experience
- retros only run jp30
- vortex can run jp20 and jp30 but wiring harnesses are different, so you can really only hook up the same board it came with originally
- ioboards are not interchangeable due to wiring
Easiest way to identify jp20 vs jp30 is - if the vortex has the ATX power connector it takes jp30
--- End quote ---
ah I gotcha, I see the difference now. I was looking for some kind of marking but I have one that has an atx connector on it. thank you
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