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RayB:

OK Well the Bob Roberts information pages are required reading, but the basics you need:

 - an arcade "switching power supply" (just a basic one that outputs +5v, -5v, +12v, -12v)

 - a monitor

 - an isolation transformer *IF* the monitor you get needs one (newer ones don't usually)

 - an AC filter

 - a fuse block. It's wise to put fuses on the lines that go from the power supply to the game board, which means you'll need 4 fuses (one on each voltage I mentioned up above). I think you also need another fuse too on the main AC line.

 - a JAMMA harness (this is the part that connects everything to the game circuit board--provides the board with power, joy/button inputs, coin switch input, etc)

 - marquee lighting (optional really)

 - an AC power switch

 - a 3 prong power cord

 - and other than that, wiring and controls.

That's about it. JAMMA cabs are pretty simple beasts.
~Ray B.






Kremmit:

Sell it to somebody who wants to MAME it and find a working JAMMA cab.  You'll end up spending just as much or more to completely rebuild the insides, plus have to do a ton of work.  Unless you're doing it for the learning experience, that is. 

paigeoliver:

Yeah, you are better off buying a cabinet that still has the basic wiring intact. It costs a ton of money to JAMMAtize a bare wood cab if you are buying everything from scratch.

Or at least get a cabinet that still has the basic AC wiring intact.

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