Author Topic: how to power an arcade monitor (Read 27812 times)

Petesie · « **Reply #40 on:** July 26, 2008, 01:17:48 pm »

ok so in my english cause u have vast experience - - monitor, marquee and pc all have plugs. these connect to a 4 way gang. u want me to connect my 4 gang to my kettle lead (as u put it - i kike this terminology lollol) but cuttin plug of gang and connector of kettle plug and join together???

grantspain · « **Reply #41 on:** July 26, 2008, 01:29:24 pm »

no,you misunderstand me
i need to see these photos as i need to see whats be done to the cab and how it is wired

Petesie · « **Reply #42 on:** July 26, 2008, 01:34:44 pm »

u will have pics in under 10 minutes matey if uve time

Petesie · « **Reply #43 on:** July 26, 2008, 01:52:02 pm »

just sent them

Petesie · « **Reply #44 on:** July 26, 2008, 02:07:11 pm »

any good??

Petesie · « **Reply #45 on:** July 26, 2008, 02:28:50 pm »

did u not get them??

grantspain · « **Reply #46 on:** July 26, 2008, 02:39:24 pm »

get 'em,did you do this wiring?

Petesie · « **Reply #47 on:** July 26, 2008, 02:43:03 pm »

all i did was put a plug on the marquee cable and on the 3 wires on the monitor otherwise how it was

Petesie · « **Reply #48 on:** July 26, 2008, 02:47:00 pm »

sorry i also wired up the ipac to the buttons and j-sticks

Petesie · « **Reply #49 on:** July 26, 2008, 02:55:56 pm »

have i made you think twice about helping me lolol

Petesie · « **Reply #50 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:07:10 pm »

i take it by your non response the wiring is totally wrong and your lost?

grantspain · « **Reply #51 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:08:51 pm »

nah,i was eating my dinner
filetes de cerdo con salsa champiñones y patatas fritas

o.k yes what you said
all you need to do is connect the 4 way to that mains input socket,so all you need to do is put spade connectors on the 4 way cable

Petesie · « **Reply #52 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:12:40 pm »

so in my words cut the plug of the 4 way - connect spade(croc clips lolol) to the 3 wires and then connect to the silver box on the mains were the kettle cord connects to. yes

Petesie · « **Reply #53 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:13:54 pm »

wot u think of the cab and the pics - ur thoughts from experience would be good please

grantspain · « **Reply #54 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:21:58 pm »

yes connect your 4 way to the main input socket,this is a filter as well btw(thats good)-using insulated spade terminal(croc clips)
so connect to this

gonna look at your pics somes more now

grantspain · « **Reply #55 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:24:19 pm »

yes a smashing cab,worked on loads of these-fantastic for mame as you have so much space on the control panel to add as many control as you like(within taste)
very solid cab these midway cabs
its also is very good condition

Petesie · « **Reply #56 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:31:23 pm »

more photos on the way and 1 of me

Petesie · « **Reply #57 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:41:19 pm »

thats why i went for this - looked at 100's on ebay and got this for £100. just sold the mother and daughter board on ebay for £41. spent £85 on buttons, switches, j-sticks and ipac so stands me £145 and by looking at that vga card i think i will have a top machine for £200 or roughly 240 euro. not bad i think as these are selling on ebay for £300-£400 plus £50 delivery.

your totally right about the control panel - loads of room to work with for extra buttons. my only gripe is i the middle buttons arent in line -instead of a new control panel just drilled a hole above - mortal kombat only uses 5 for some stang reason i do not know and care to learn either. i mean this is was made in 1992 i think so not bad for its age. wont getmany abuse with me so should staythat way

Petesie · « **Reply #58 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:49:17 pm »

any ideas on how to open these croc clips up man. thats some of amsterdams finest in that pic so its kinda hard to see lolol. i have loads of these buy the way just no new ones - only need 3 so got 20 to break llololol

Petesie · « **Reply #59 on:** July 26, 2008, 03:54:53 pm »

by the way - couldnt have done it without you man - top bloke to give your time free like that. if theres anything in that box that could be of use to you just let me know and ill stick them in the post free of charge cause i dont need it so better put to good use elsewhere.

does this site give out awards - i think i'll donate cause ive been looking at this cab for weeks thinking wot i was gonna do and youve sorted it in a few hours!!!!!!!!!!!

Petesie · « **Reply #60 on:** July 26, 2008, 04:04:36 pm »

were bouts in uk are you?

grantspain · « **Reply #61 on:** July 26, 2008, 04:27:02 pm »

yo no worries,
used to train techs for coin op companies(still do),nice pics btw -is that a spliff

don't throw out the coin controls credit board as you will need that if you want to utilise the c220 coin mech
interesting,in the 2nd pic there is a small pcb near the coin mech-it looks like an amp,where does it go to?
i am not in the u.k,i live in spain hence the spanish"filetes de cerdo"stuff,i am originally from kent
i am surprised you use u.k plugs in ireland(unless you are from ulster that is)
the 3rd pic reminds me of a pasta dish i made the other day

difficult sometimes for me to explain things as i have been doing this every day for 22 years so i tend to forget people do not know some of the technical words i use
make sure you keep us updated with this project and if you need any advice just pm or post

Petesie · « **Reply #62 on:** July 26, 2008, 04:37:03 pm »

ive just worked out how to wire this up - ive just tuned into reality lolol like some1 turned the light on. i can see it glowing above me - i'll use the small plastic connecters u see in ceiling roses!!!!!!! im good lolol

grantspain · « **Reply #63 on:** July 26, 2008, 04:49:20 pm »

yep,its called connector strip-like i said 4 hours ago

Petesie · « **Reply #64 on:** July 26, 2008, 04:55:59 pm »

if pic 2 is pointing at the coin mech then the small board hanging is all the controls for the monitor - brightness, contrast ect and the thing on the shelf is the guts of the pc speakers. drilled a few holes and mouned the speakers beside the coin mech(sound from below and above is my thinking). that is the board from the speaker with the volume and on/off button

Petesie · « **Reply #65 on:** July 26, 2008, 04:59:23 pm »

ok ok ur explanation could have been better master obi wan, lolol

Petesie · « **Reply #66 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:01:23 pm »

have i been stoned for 4 hours then - this is good man - lolol

Petesie · « **Reply #67 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:04:41 pm »

were bouts in spain - i go to my mates house in villa martin, - 15 south of torrevica couple times a year with my family

Petesie · « **Reply #68 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:09:45 pm »

see that cable u were talkin bout with the vga card - is it the same as the cable coming out of the monitor i have. if so i will happily cut it off and wire it up to the wires on the green socket on the monitor board??

grantspain · « **Reply #69 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:13:13 pm »

Quote from: Petesie on July 26, 2008, 05:01:23 pm

have i been stoned for 4 hours then - this is good man - lolol

yes i thought so
connector block/terminal block/connector strip

so you have been wiring this up as we have been talking

torrevieja is over near alicante i think,i am near malaga

you can use any vga cable just follow ultimarcs instructions

Petesie · « **Reply #70 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:18:12 pm »

yes i have been wiring and talking. yea we fly in alicante or mercia - hire car 1 hour away ok will look at ultimarc and take a pair of cutters to this wire on the pc. thx again. as soon as i get the vga wired and games transfered onto pc ill send u some pics of my triumph!!!!

Petesie · « **Reply #71 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:18:53 pm »

do u want anything in that box???

grantspain · « **Reply #72 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:24:04 pm »

thanks for the offer mate,i have a multitude of spares so i don't require anything-my company pays for everything

Petesie · « **Reply #73 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:38:43 pm »

i have cut this wire off and opened it upits got BLACK, WHITE,ORANGE, BROWN,TOURQUISE and 3 which r wrapped in metal, they r - WHITE, PALE BLUE AND PINK - wheres the red?

im away to the chinese for 10 mins- be back soon if ur still awake

grantspain · « **Reply #74 on:** July 26, 2008, 05:45:18 pm »

the trouble with vga cables is they do not have the same colour code as an arcade standard wiring,this is when you need a multimeter to trace which wire goes to which pin and the ultimarc breakout guide.
a big word of warning-do not attempt to power this monitor using a normal vga card or you will blow the horizontal output transistor

mmmm,chinese-now i am hungry

Petesie · « **Reply #75 on:** July 26, 2008, 06:09:14 pm »

i bought a multimetr from ebay yesterday so should b with me soon. i take its easy to check wot wire i need via the diagram on ultimarc?? so wot card aeactley do i need to ask andy for??

Petesie · « **Reply #76 on:** July 26, 2008, 06:14:10 pm »

chinese was delicous by the way

grantspain · « **Reply #77 on:** July 26, 2008, 06:22:07 pm »

well you seem to learning very quickly so maybe you do not need to take the arcade vga card route,check this post and read
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66402.0
you would need a card that will support the low resolutions needed for the polo chassis,if you want the easy plug and play option then you need this
http://www.ultimarc.com/avgainf.html
as long as your pc mobo supports agp or pci,you would need to state which you need

in my opinion if this is your first mame build then get both the arcade vga card and the vga breakout cable from ultimarc as you cannot go wrong,plenty of support and in the future with the experience you have gained you can dabble a bit with other options

this is your call mate,you're pretty well atm

what did you get from the chinese??

Petesie · « **Reply #78 on:** July 26, 2008, 06:36:49 pm »

after reading that 1st one i think i will spend £50 because i cant be arsed with figuring out wot they r talking about. Andy will be getting a call on monday morning.

sweet and sour chicken cantonese style and fried rice

grantspain · « **Reply #79 on:** July 26, 2008, 06:51:02 pm »

was it egg fried or chicken fried rice

man you made me real hungry now,i am gonna get a chinese tomorrow and watch war of the worlds on the telly
special fried rice,lemon chicken and spare ribs


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