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Title: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: hypergaming on January 03, 2018, 05:36:32 pm

Hi everyone,

I recently purchased a Pandora's Box Multigame board, and I guess I purchased the wrong joysticks for it, I see that Pandora's box uses a Jamma harness, where the button functions need to go to the regular  arcade switches. The problem is that my Sanway Joysticks do not have the regular switches, they have a 5 pin wire that goes connected right to the zero delay encoder.

is it impossible to use Sanwa joysticks with a Pandora's box?

attached are images of what I purchased


Thanks!

Title: Re: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: Titchgamer on January 03, 2018, 05:38:43 pm

You could still use them but you would have to splice them onto the normal Jamma harmess.

Not sure where the ZD comes in??

Title: Re: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: hypergaming on January 03, 2018, 05:58:33 pm

Thanks for replying, just not sure how I would wire to Jamma, that came with the sanwa joystick is just one cable with the pin connector, now sure I can strip and splice to Jamma, but I will try to get more info on it and also see who else replies, thanks again!!

Title: Re: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: Titchgamer on January 03, 2018, 06:25:30 pm

Thats exactly what you do.

Cut and strip each wire then splice it to the respective U,D,L,R and Ground wires of the Jamma Harness.

Title: Re: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: hypergaming on January 03, 2018, 07:34:24 pm

But isn't the Sanwa 5 pin cable 5 cables? how do I know which ones are up, down, left and right? what about the 5th cable? I'm just asking without opening the cable yet :)

thanks again

Title: Re: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: PL1 on January 03, 2018, 10:22:13 pm

Quote from: hypergaming on January 03, 2018, 07:34:24 pm

But isn't the Sanwa 5 pin cable 5 cables? how do I know which ones are up, down, left and right? what about the 5th cable? I'm just asking without opening the cable yet :)

thanks again

I think this is the diagram you're looking for.   ;D

(http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server500/d90a4/products/72/images/2299/JoystickWiringGuide2__90136.1349796435.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)


Scott

Title: Re: Pandora's Box and Zero Delay encoders with Sanwa Joysticks
Post by: hypergaming on January 03, 2018, 10:39:36 pm

Thanks! great diagram, I will give this a try tomorrow and let you guys know how it went, thanks again!

 :applaud: