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Title: Cabinet rescue and JAMMA question.
Post by: lloydclinton on April 24, 2011, 08:13:15 pm

Hello everyone!  I purchased a cabinet from a recycler and we have just started the process of turning it into a Mame cabinet. 

Here are the pictures:  https://picasaweb.google.com/williesamwillwyatt/ArcadeMachine?authkey=Gv1sRgCJeN3q_OwLWhFQ&feat=directlink

It is going to get paint, a new marquee and some new side art.  Here is my question... As you can see from the pictures someone got a little solder happy... I don't want to replace all the switches and I'm not real handy with a soldering iron... is there a way to figure out how the wires go into the Jamma harness so I could cut them and stick them in ipac?  Many thanks in advance for the help!

Title: Re: Cabinet rescue and JAMMA question.
Post by: BobA on April 24, 2011, 08:43:10 pm

Since a jamma connector is a standard you can expect the wires to be connected to the connecter as per this chart.  The colors however are not always standard.  Jamma (http://arcadecontrols.com/BBBB/newjam.html)  In my opinion it would be easier to just rewire the buttons and joysticks since you are going to connect to an ipac.

Title: Re: Cabinet rescue and JAMMA question.
Post by: CheffoJeffo on April 25, 2011, 08:03:18 am

+1 to BobA's post.

Unless you choose to use a JPac, which plugs directly into the JAMMA harness and would be my first choice in this situation, you are likely best to rewire.

Title: Re: Cabinet rescue and JAMMA question.
Post by: lloydclinton on April 25, 2011, 06:47:37 pm

Thanks for the quick replies!  I have a bag of buttons and joysticks around here somewhere from my first build.  Just have to find them!  Anyone have any idea what game this cab originally was?