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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: Bobby on March 29, 2010, 09:35:30 pm

Title: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 29, 2010, 09:35:30 pm

I have a Donkey Kong stand up arcade game I just got done installing a monitor for it but I'm missing some cables for it
i have the audio cable but I'm looking for the missing cable that goes here


(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8832/27306533.jpg)


And is the video cable on the same harness as the  highlighted part shows in this photo

 Thank You. Bobby M.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: ckong on March 30, 2010, 03:21:10 am

That connector is not in use when installed in a DK cab. Here are some pics of the cables and where they are connected. The one you don't see is the video cable, that one has to be connected with the video pcb (the second board in the board set).

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong%20Restoration/CIMG1653.jpg)

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong%20Restoration/CIMG1655.jpg)

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong%20Restoration/CIMG1658.jpg)

It is also written down very well in the DK manual (see the schematics) which you can find for instance here: http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/ARCADE/A-J/ (http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/ARCADE/A-J/)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 30, 2010, 02:02:02 pm

The cable that goes from  P7 were does it hook up at?

I took some photos of what I have

(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8826/37883673.jpg)
(http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/9523/74588231.jpg)
(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5229/99006331.jpg)

Thank you for this information.

Bobby M.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: ckong on March 30, 2010, 02:28:43 pm

The cable on P7 goes to the monitor chassis. You can see it in the next picture:

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong%20Restoration/Cimg1768.jpg)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 30, 2010, 02:37:55 pm

I have a wire that is hook up there already here is a pic of it

(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/8777/photo3kd.jpg)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: ckong on March 30, 2010, 03:12:27 pm

what is that little PCB on the metal shield for? I din't have that in my setup, as you can see here:

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Cimg1754.jpg)

On my setup the P7 cable does go to the monitor chassis.

Is that extra PCB perhaps a video inverter to invert the RGB signals? I would be interesting to know which make and model your monitor is.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 30, 2010, 03:48:53 pm

I'm not to sure what model but it does seem to be a rgb it is but I took a photo for you I just got it of ebay it said its for dk and dkjr the one i had before this one went out and someone said they might can fix it and took it than later said it was bad =\

(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/656/photo7n.jpg)
If thats not the right info you need about what type of monitor it is can you tell me how to find out
this is my first time dealing with DK

and my lil drawing of whats on the board

(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9034/photo6ze.jpg)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 30, 2010, 04:03:26 pm

I just got video on the game i will upload a pic soon

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 30, 2010, 04:13:56 pm

Nice video on the monitor Fix the audio wire wasnt that bad off time to take a break and play Donkey Kong
Thanks for all the help.


(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3803/1212k.jpg)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: ckong on March 30, 2010, 04:58:41 pm

I don't have a black/white wire. but may be this helps you:

Connector 10 (two wires merged into one brown wire as you can see on the photo) >

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong/CIMG3337.jpg)

Goes to >

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong/CIMG3340.jpg)

And the red and white wires in the next photo >

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong/CIMG3341.jpg)

Go via a cable connector >

(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong/CIMG3342.jpg)

to the speaker >


(http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f307/ckong65/Donkey%20Kong/CIMG3343.jpg)

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Bobby on March 30, 2010, 06:14:28 pm

The Audio sounds good all I'm working on is just the black edging around the monitor cardboard and paint =]

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: Kevin Mullins on March 30, 2010, 07:54:37 pm

Quote from: ckong on March 30, 2010, 03:12:27 pm

what is that little PCB on the metal shield for? I din't have that in my setup

Is that extra PCB perhaps a video inverter to invert the RGB signals? I would be interesting to know which make and model your monitor is.

Yes, that's an inverter board for use with standard games.
His model looks like a typical 20EZ. Some came with it, some didn't.
But you also need the single red power wire in order to use it for standard games.
In a Nintendo game like yours/his it's actually just bypassing that board and more or less going straight to the chassis in the same fashion as yours is without the board.
Non-Invert Out = Nintendo / Invert Out = Standard game

Long story short - Donkey Kong does not use the inverter board.

Title: Re: Donkey Kong Cable
Post by: ckong on March 31, 2010, 01:44:31 am

Thanks for the explanation, something learned again.  :)