Mini Ipac question

[sealslayer]

I have ordered my Buttons, Joysticks and trackball from dreamarcades and as we speak they should be crossing the pond over to me in the UK 

My question is will a mini Ipac have enough inputs for my needs?
I will have two joysticks, with 6 buttons each, player 1 and 2 buttons, coin1 and 2, escape and maybe a tab button.
The trackball is PS/2 so theres no issue there I presume as that goes into my mouse slot.
cheers

[delta88]

the minipac is ok but the wiring harness that comes with it is meh.. yep, meh. I have used it 4 times and the connectors dont reallly fir the microswitches. best to make your own harness.

[sfrascella]

I have a similar setup on my CP and the Minipac does the job quite well. In my opinion the wiring harness is a must as it will save you lot's of time stripping and crimping. Also consider getting the extension pack if you have your controls more than 18" apart.

[Texasmame]

The review is here, with my comments/experiences at the bottom of the thread.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=56820.0

[londonbabe]

Yes, it will be fine for those inputs, and does an excellent job. Well worth the money.

I had to squish the crimp connectors a bit to get them to fit snugly, but hell, I had to do that on all the rest of my wiring too.

[postalp123]

Sounds like you will be needing 26 inputs, the Mini-Pac has 28, so your good to go.

Word of advice, GET THE OPTIONAL WIRE HARNESS, I bought my Mini-Pac without the optional $10 wire harness because I thought since I've wired a I-Pac4 before I was more then capable.......WRONG!

The Mini-Pac is just that....MINI! The pins are so close together that you need a special sized molex just to mate it to the wires.

Save yourself some time, it's only around $10-$12 with the Mini-Pac, well worth it.

Enjoy and Good Luck!

[sealslayer]

Great, thanks guys