Main > Project Announcements
Leisure 2K conversion project
miner49er:
I there folks, this is my first post!
I am currently in the process of aquiring a Leisure 2K JAMMA cab with 20" monitor. I intend to install a PC I have lying around and using AdvanceMame on top of Linux.
I have an ATI Rage Pro card, that I understand can output the neccesary 15Khz.
Is it neccesary to purchase a J-PAC?
Can anyone give me any more tips on what I need or can prepare for when it's delivered? Obviously I want to start playing as soon as it arrives, or as soon as possible anyway!
Thanks!
BobA:
The jpac is required if you want to use the existing jamma connector to connect to the buttons and joys in your cab. If you want to rewire your buttons and joy to another interface then you can use a ipac or a keywiz.
miner49er:
Then a J-PAC is what I need as I want to connect my PC to the JAMMA connector (yes?)
Another question I had is: Is it possible to destroy/damage the monitor if I happen to not set the correct modeline? What are the dangers of destroying my monitor?
Also, the cab I'm getting allows the monitor to be placed horizontal or vertical. Do you know how easy/dangerous the procedure is? I.E. am I likely to eloctrocute myself? Will I have to discharge the monitor before attempting this? I am far too scared to mess with high voltages!
TOK:
--- Quote from: miner49er on May 14, 2009, 09:17:00 am ---Also, the cab I'm getting allows the monitor to be placed horizontal or vertical. Do you know how easy/dangerous the procedure is? I.E. am I likely to eloctrocute myself? Will I have to discharge the monitor before attempting this? I am far too scared to mess with high voltages!
--- End quote ---
I'm not familiar with the cabinet you're getting, but most cabinets designed to let you rotate the monitor make it pretty easy to do from the front with grab handles/cuts in the monitor mount.
If there is stuff you have to do from the back of the monitor, just use a little caution and the weight of the monitor is the bigger danger than the electricity. ;)
With the cabinet unplugged, you just need to be careful around is the anode cap (the big "suction" cup) on the back of the tube, and the danger there for what you're doing is incredibly remote. Unless its all dried up and ready to crap out on you anyway, there shouldn't be any voltage reaching the outside of it.
Silas (son of Silas):
--- Quote from: miner49er on May 14, 2009, 07:46:22 am ---I am currently in the process of aquiring a Leisure 2K JAMMA cab with 20" monitor. I intend to install a PC I have lying around and using AdvanceMame on top of Linux.
--- End quote ---
Hi There, Welcome.
Why are you running AdvanceMame? I haven't used it. What does it offer over SDLMAME and a Linux front tend like say WAH!Cade? (that's how I'm setup at the moment but always open yo new ideas!)
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version