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Tsch:
Alright, I moved the 4-way and added some buttons near it.

Do you know anything about the I-PAC 2? Can I hook a trackball up to it or do I need to buy a separate interface? What about the mouse buttons, how do you wire those?
And the mini-pac, can that do everything I'd need it to with this layout?
smalltownguy:
Yes, the mini-pac will drive that current layout. My current control panel uses two 4/8 way sticks with 6 buttons each, 2 coin buttons, 2 admin buttons (p1 & p2 start) that are lit with LED's, trackball, and 2 mouse buttons. All of it -- including the LEDs -- are driven by the minipac, and I have room to spare.

If you get the mini-pac, I would highly recommend getting the wiring harness to go with it. It's a HUGE time saver.

Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: LeedsFan on June 30, 2009, 07:26:08 pm ---You don't really need coin buttons either. I've not come across any game yet that needs separate coin buttons.... I could be wrong though. To input coins on my panel I just press and hold player 1 button (shift) and then press the top left button for Player 1. Just keep pressing like that for more credits. Then release buttons and press Player 1 or 2 as normal on an arcade cab.
--- End quote ---

There are plenty of games that need separate coin inputs. If he plans on having guests play his cab, he needs it to be as straight-forward as possible, and COIN is not an admin button. It doesn't have to be on the panel, though. He could place it on the cab itself where the coin door would normally be. GroovyGameGear's NovaGemCDR Coin Drop Replacement is a great way to simulate coin inputs.

Tsch:
Thanks for all the help everyone, I think I finally got the control panel sorted out, now then, what kind of wire will I need for wiring this all up to the mini-pac? Is there a certain kind that works best/easiest to use, or maybe the cheapest that will do the job?
Ginsu Victim:
The mini-pac works best with the wire harness Ultimarc sells for it.
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