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Goz:

--- Quote from: Bgnome on August 17, 2004, 05:19:10 pm ---"Dual interface USB or Keyboard - just swap the cable and change a jumper."

so im guessing its a straight-thru cable with a mini din on one side and a usb on the other.  maybe someone can confirm this..

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This is correct.

-Goz
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: DvMxDv on August 14, 2004, 07:51:38 pm ---Love to.  Unfortunately I haven't gotten any response yet on my e-mail.

Am I right in assuming that based on Andy's statement above "for the current batch of MkI Mini-PACs, all boards are the same" that I can use a Minipac Basic to connect my 2 player control panel along with the Ultimarc trackball that I recently purchased?  Or is there a difference between the standard and opti other than an additional harness?  I understand that I'll need to use the USB connection rather than PS/2 and that I'll need to use an IDE ribbon cable for the connections with the basic.  

Thanks to anyone who can help me with this one.

Dave

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I have confirmed this.  The standard board will work fine, as long as you wire the harness (IDE cable) correctly.
Hoagie_one:
so he's charging an extra $20+ dollars for a different cable?  THat seems wierd.
froggerman:
I wish I had know this when I ordered my mini-Pac as the wiring harness doesn't work that well for me.
For my machine, a 4-player Konami, the wires are too short, this makes it hard to be neat when going straight point to point. For a normal sized cabinet this may not be a problem however.
The other thing is that all of the connetors are .250" not .185". Most Happ joysticks and buttons use .185". Of course you can make the .250" fit the .185" by squeezing them a bit.

The mini-Pac does work well though. I have had no problems with it so far and I found it quite easy to program.
microwrx:
There is a fair bit of work in the harness and all the connectors have the plastic covers which are more expensive also.  Sure it is something you can make yourself but some people just couldn't be bothered or would rather someone else do it.  It's not a cheap option, I agree. Maybe the Mini-PAC page could be more specific on that point.

As for the connectors, all Andy's buttons and joysticks use switches with the .250 connectors so why would he put .185 connectors on his harnesses?  At least you can still use them on .185 button and stick switches whereas if he used .185 connectors you couldn't use them on switches with .250 connectors.

Before anybody says so (I'd be thinking it if I were you), yes I am biased.  All of my buttons, joysticks, encoders etc. have been from Ultimarc.  Any problems I have had were caused by me so I haven't seen any point in going elsewhere and being in Australia it doesn't matter who I go with the lead time would be similar.
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