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Naomi Projects - Update : PCB Holder
drventure:
I think carbon fiber would go nicely with those polished stems, but, damn, you make it look like you could pick up a dog turd, run it through a router and end up with a shining gold scepter :)
Seriously, very cool work!
Now, off to scope out a simple little queen anne step stool so my 5 year old can reach the controls without the flight stick being "in the way" ;D
Franco B:
Ha ha! Cheers dude, I sometimes end up making a pile of poo before I end up with something that I am happy with though :)
Yeah I think I will go with the carbon fibre, thanks.
Kaytrim:
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MY EYES, MY EYES, :cry: IT'S NAKID
LOL Good stuff there Franco. It is amazing how you can put all this together seeming so easy.
TTFN :cheers:
Michael
Franco B:
Well, my plans have completely changed again!
At the last update I had replaced the 31khz monitor for a 15khz one. I have always wanted to get a Sanwa PFX tri-sync monitor for it but the £700 price tag put me off. I recently found out that Sega UK had a sale on and they were selling the monitor for £495+VAT (about £570). I also found out that they only had about 10 left in stock and wouldn't be replenishing it so I decided to bite the bullet and get one :)
It is still pretty expensive but they are the best 29" tri-sync monitor cab you can get. Obviously it is a brand new monitor so It should last me a long time if not forever. Now that I have a tri-sync monitor I can get all of the systems I want to run in one machine - 15khz for 15khz Jamma boards and MAME. I have a saturn too which I think you can connect to a 15khz display but I will have to look into that. I can then also hook the Naomi, Dreamcast and 360 to the 31khz VGA :cheers:
This means I will have the 15khz monitor left over. I recently managed to get a Cadillacs and Dinosaurs CPS1 PCB. I have been after this for aaaages.
I think I will eventually build a 'dedicated' cab for this game using the 29" 15khz monitor. C&D never had a dedicated cab as it was sold as a kit so I want to eventually make a scratch built cab for it with full side art etc like Martijn's awesome SF2 cab
I think I will probably sell the 'SF4' cab to make space for a visual pinball table.
Since I now have the PFX all is change for the wiring too. I was going to remove the JVS I/O board and wiring etc but I am going to keep most of it intact for Naomi and for the degauss button etc.
The cab currently has a huge transformer in the base that powers the 110v Sun ATX PSU (which then powers the JVS and credit board), amplifier, strip light and the original 31khz. I need to get the PC components, Dreamcast, 360 in the cab and have space for Jamma PCBs too so I want to get rid of the huge transformer to make some space.
The new monitor can take 240v as can the strip light. The Sun ATX PSU takes 110v so I am going to have to get rid of that too. It gives out 3v for the JVS board but I can power that from the PC PSU. It also puts out 5v for the credit board but I am installing a mechanical 100 Yen coin mech so that clears that up too. This just leaves the sound amplifier which takes a funky 17v. Someone suggested that I could power it by using the 12v and -5v (for the ground) from the PC ATX but I still need to confirm this.
I have ordered another amplifier that takes 12-24DC which I can definitely power from the PC PSU. Its a Sanyo 115w (PMPO lol) DIY amp that Frizz and some others recommended in another thread. I ordered it from ebay US for £12 delivered. I'm going to compare the sound quality to the original amplifier.
The current amplifier setup is handy as you can adjust the volume by a pot on the I/O board under the CP. You can see it in the lower right of this picture:
To retain this functionality I am planning on making a new I/O panel to house the new amplifier too.
This panel will house the JVS board and controlls, the new amp (if I use it), the JVS AMP connectors and also the VGA switch for switching between DC and 360. I decased the switch to give me a little more room to play with:
I am planning on having two sets of female AMP connectors in the panel 2(2x12pin + 1x15pin).
The controls will connect directly to one set of the female AMP connectors. The Jamma control loom, DC pad hacks and 360 pad hacks will then be terminated with male AMP connectors so that to change systems all I need to do is open the CP (takes two seconds) plug in the correct AMP connectors and push the appropriate VGA button if applicable. I will make a short male>male loom to connect the two sets of AMP connectors for Naomi.
I think that's most of the wiring covered.
I was planning on going full RGB on all of the buttons, joystick balls and have LED lit arrows around the joysticks and so I cut a new CP for it:
However I have decided to cut back on the bling on this one and have no (shock, horror :laugh:) LEDs at all. I am going to save the LEDs for the C&D cab.
Ond is very kindly working on some custom art for me but I will save that for a later date.
The only other thing I have done is to cut a 5mm thick piece of white acrylic to replace the metal lid on the base. I am going to need to mount some fans in it to keep the base nice and cool as it is going to be pretty cramped in there.
I think that's all for now. Sorry for the waffle but I find it helps to write everything down.
Pinky is taking priority at the moment but I am going to do the odd thing on this when I am waiting for parts etc for Pinky.
Franco B:
I bought another Naomi today. It is a Confidential Mission light gun cabinet that looks like this:
It it an upright cab that has full length legs. You can cut the legs down to make it like my other two but I'm going to keep this as an UR.
A friend of mine bought it kinda buy accident. He has sold the guns etc and he is selling me the rest of the cab for an absolute bargain price of £140 ;D
My sisters boyfriend has a bar on our local university campus so I'm going to put it on location there.
I have a few MVS and Jamma boards so I am going to run them on it (yes, no MAME). I think 20p a credit should go down well with the students. I have a 1 slot MVS mobo but I may get a four slot so I don't have to rotate the games as often.
It has no Naomi set up in so I am going to rewire it for Jamma. I have a small moped 12v audio amp that will power the speakers.
As It will mainly be running MVS I am going to make a Neo Geo style CP for it which should match the red on the cab.
I'm planning on something like this for the layout:
The two lower buttons will me PL1+2 start and the one just above it will the game select button.
I need some artwork for it and have put a request [here] if any one fancies earning some beer tokens.
The cab has a 31khz monitor so I have ordered a CGA/EGA/YUV to VGA converter for the 15khz Jamma/MVS.
I'm not using the tangle free JLF shafts on my Mame cab so I may as well put them to use on this one. I may also light the CP buttons with two of [these] which my friend used to light his Naomi CP like this:
There will be a couple of other bits to sorted out but it shouldn't take too long. I hold be picking it up on on Wednesday or Thursday and I hope to have the conversion done in a few days so I can get it on site.
I'm also going to make it so that I can install a 360 and swap the CP over with one of my other cabs so that we can hold SF4 etc tournaments.