Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: super 8 on January 18, 2007, 04:50:29 pm
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Probadly a dumb question but...My cabinet has 6 buttons per player (but only the 1st 4 are wired up). I've recently got a 400 in 1 gamebox and I was wondering how to connect the extra buttons to the gamebox. Would some kind of egde connector be required or is it just easier to buy an x arcade (the gamebox has a connection for a mouse & a keyboard). Thanks
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Probadly a dumb question but...My cabinet has 6 buttons per player (but only the 1st 4 are wired up). I've recently got a 400 in 1 gamebox and I was wondering how to connect the extra buttons to the gamebox. Would some kind of egde connector be required or is it just easier to buy an x arcade (the gamebox has a connection for a mouse & a keyboard). Thanks
It's not a dumb question as such....... However you didn't give us enough information to answer it.
What sort of cabinet is this?? are you talking about a JAMMA Cabinet?? What sort of Game Box is it ??? how are your buttons connected now?? Does it have a separate keyboard encoder or is it connected to a JAMMA edge connector?? What exactly are the inputs that you have on this game box?? who made it ?? did it come with a manual of any sort??
In order to ask a qustion on here you have to give us information that will help us to answer it.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Got some pics of my arcade board hopefully this should help. My arcade cab is standard jamma, 6 buttons each player, but only 4 of them are wired up and I think they all go thru the jamma loom. (Any other games like soul edge or Marvel super heroes I've had a connecter from the board to use the extra buttons)
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.508b884ee9.jpg) (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?508b884ee9.jpg)
This is the board, a gamebox 400 in 1
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.d4f796c635.jpg) (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?d4f796c635.jpg)
I think this is a keyboard & mouse port
[img=http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.0826006405.jpg] (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?0826006405.jpg)
Is this the port were I could wire a connector up to the 5th & 6th buttons?
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All games that required 6 buttons had a second wiring harness.
Commonly called a 'kick harness' as this was used for the 'kick' functions during the game.
Since the Gamebox is loaded with horizontal fighting games I am surprised it didn't come with an extra harness or somewhere to plug one in!
Are you sure you haven't overlooked something?
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The only other place I can see you could insert a connector is here...
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.ca2d93fb14.jpg) (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?ca2d93fb14.jpg)
but I think thats probadly a comm port or something. Contacted the seller but they said I needed an edge connector and didn't sell it. Got it from http://www.videotronicsuk.com/ Shame cause I really wanted to play street fighter zero 3
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Ok, but where does said edge connector connect to?
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didn't say. He was abit sketchy about the whole thing. Probably didn't know or it just doesn't support one.
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I doubt that it doesn't support it.
Or is it a case of the Chinese mass producing them without thinking that far ahead?
I have emailed a supplier of these. Will post a response.
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Here's the installation & operation manual for your Gamebox:
www.gamebox.cc/pdf/GAMEBOX_EN.pdf
Look at the Jamma connector pinout in the manual.
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Not sure what you mean mate. I have no idea about wiring or stuff :-[ Thinking of upgrading to the 100 in 1 board. Hopefully that will have somewhere to put a kick harness
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You don't need an extra harness.
Have a look at the link Ken posted.
Buttons 4, 5, 6 are on the JAMMA loom. You just have to solder new wires to the edge connector and then to your buttons.
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OMG!! Did you read the manual? Talk about lost in translation!
- Oh my god! I set all the thing in mix!
- Is the voltage tranquilization, try reboot.
- This user manual provides the user to reference only， don't provide the guarantee of any form,the user manual changes to forgive not to go another circular.
- For the longest use of the machine and reduce the suddenness, please for god’s sake of the list below:
- We use game“Alien VS Perdator”to show how the debug mode use.
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:laugh2:
Yeah, some interesting translation there alright!
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Do I solder the wires up to the jamma loom at 27 & 26 (looking at the picture theres something already wired in there)
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.16164853a7.jpg) (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?16164853a7.jpg)
or do I solder directly on the board at 26 & 27?
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/th.8644335385.jpg) (http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?8644335385.jpg)
Also does the wire have to be a particular kind? Can I get it from any hardware store? Sorry for the noob questions Thanks
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Never Never Never solder any wires directly to the board. Any wiring you need to do is with the wiring harness connector.