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| Rudi:
I'm building a cab with a multi-CP layout. I plan on using Centronics connectors, and having the CP slide in and having the female connector permanently mounted on the cab and the male on the CPs. The placement of the connectors would be critical, but possible. These connects (parallel port type) can easily handle 36 wires and only cost $2 or $3 each. If this layout fails, I have a Plan B of inserting guiding rods (long nails with point dulled), so that when the connectors are about 1/2" away from each other, a pair of rods sticking out from the cab will need to inserted into holes in the CP first, lining up the CP and cab properly. That way the connectors meet perfectly. I thought of VGA connectors, or serial cables, but I was afraid of the pins bending over repeated insertion/removals. The only other method I'd try is the PC board and connector mentioned before. The trouble is finding them. Rudi |
| paigeoliver:
All you need is one Jamma harness hooked to your encoder and all your other controls. Bob Roberts fully stuffed harness will give you 54 wires to use, which will be more than enough. Each control panel gets a $1 JAMMA fingerboard. You can even set it up where you can just slide the sucker into place like a Nes cartridge. Any other solution will probably cost more and be harder to deal with. I have tried other ways of hooking up swappable panels and I have found them to be lacking. |
| tivogre:
I used DB25 connections (soldered) in my CP and have a set of "printer cables" that come out of a slot on my cab: Here are the harnesses I built for the CP: CP Construction website here: http://www.ogredog.com/mame_cp_construction.htm |
| markrvp:
I was in the TV/Video industry for 13 years. |
| Setabs:
Tivogre: How flexable is the CAB012 wire that u used? Compared to say a nintendo or playstation controller. Or is it stiffer like a parallel cable? Also, I like the detail you put into your wiring I bet you spent a good time making it look that good. |
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