J-PAC and iPac Combo

[JAZ]

After much deliberation, and a lot of help from everyone here, I've decided to have a separate iPac2 controller on each of my swappable panels. This way I just remove a single USB cable to disconnect each panel (if its not this easy I know I'll be too lazy to ever change...and be stuck with PacMan for life). However, I also want to use a J-PAC to hook up my arcade monitor. I know this can be done without a J-PAC but a few bucks isn't much to pay when it eliminates the possibilty of me killing myself while playing around with wires and the monitor.

My question is, can I use the J-PAC and ArcadeVGA solely to connect the monitor and use the separate iPac2s (mounted under each control panel) for all the inputs? I wont use the inputs on the J-PAC. I don't want to daisy-chain the iPac off the J-PAC (its attached to the underside of the panel).

Will it work?

[JustMichael]

I am wondering why you don't use connectors between the buttons and the J-PAC?  Then you would only have to purchase 1 J-PAC.

[Lilwolf]

Or buy an arcade VGA and a hacked VGA -> arcade cable

and the get a video amp...

in the end... its the same as the jpac.

JPacs are good for keeping the original cabinet the same.  Once you change the wiring you might as well just do it yourself.

And I believe that an ipac and a video amp is cheaper the a jpac... but you would have to look.