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Title: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on March 27, 2008, 04:23:47 pm
Ok,
I know there are a lot of experienced people out here that can help me with this. I want to build a JAMMA machine where I can swap boards etc and have different games. Eventually I want a NAOMI system with GD-ROM drive but for right now all I have is Blitz99 On the way to me. what all do I need o get started? and how do the controls get wired? I have extensive experience with wiring up Mame control panels but this is new.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: spacies on March 27, 2008, 08:14:26 pm
Google 'jamma pinouts'
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: AlexC on March 27, 2008, 10:05:07 pm
This for the power:

http://therealbobroberts.net/acwiring.html

This for the Jamma wiring:

http://www.jammaboards.com/jcenter_jamma_pinout.html

Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on March 27, 2008, 10:37:35 pm
Thank you. I will study these things  :cheers:
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: Bleagh on March 28, 2008, 08:08:45 pm
You'll have to get a video encoder to convert the cga to composite or whatever.  That is unless you have an arcade monitor or a monitor that can display cga.  The naomi runs at 31hz so you can just use a pc monitor for that.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on March 28, 2008, 08:20:44 pm
The NAOMI is a want. But thanx for the info. what I have on the way is Blitz99. I did buy a video converter cause at the time of this posting all I have are LCD's I don't have a CGA monitor anywhere. I am going to the amusement auction tomorrow, I hope I can snag a decnt cab with monitor to put blitz99 in.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: TheDriver on April 08, 2008, 09:15:23 am
I did buy a video converter cause at the time of this posting all I have are LCD's

Can I ask what converter you got?

Regards.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: Level42 on April 08, 2008, 11:31:40 am
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/JAMMA
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on April 08, 2008, 07:09:32 pm
I did buy a video converter cause at the time of this posting all I have are LCD's

Can I ask what converter you got?

Regards.

Hmm I can't find the seller on ebay anymore. It was like $92.00. I havent tested it yet.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on April 17, 2008, 10:19:42 am
This for the power:

http://therealbobroberts.net/acwiring.html

This for the Jamma wiring:

http://www.jammaboards.com/jcenter_jamma_pinout.html


Ok, I am beginning my project today can someone help me out with wiring? The one on the realbobroberts is kinda outdated for what I am doing. I do not need an isolation transformer in the equasion. My monitor plugs directly into a socket. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: Bleagh on April 17, 2008, 02:11:33 pm
Just leave the isolation transformer out and the rest stays the same.

What kind of power supply do you have?
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on April 17, 2008, 03:25:03 pm
The Black Happs one. I was told also the inline fuse is not needed. Can someone put it in dummy terms. Step 1 do this etc. and give me a pic I could zoom in on or at least one I can see clearly. Thanx  :cheers:
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: Bleagh on April 17, 2008, 09:31:17 pm
If you want you can just put the field ground from the plug straight to fg on the power supply, and the other two on the ac/l and ac/n  it doesnt matter which one goes on l or n as just make sure the ground (the big round pin on the bottom of the plug) goes to FG.  and it will work.

http://www.bleagh.com/basic-ac.gif (http://www.bleagh.com/basic-ac.gif)

not the best way to do it, but it will work.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on April 17, 2008, 10:08:41 pm
That much I gathered looking at my Blitz cab. Ok can you show me where the on off switch get wired to please? thank you  :cheers:
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: Bleagh on April 18, 2008, 11:33:36 am
you can put a switch on either ac line, or both.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on April 18, 2008, 12:10:38 pm
So lemme get this str8 (you know I'm a lil slow) the on off switch can be wired to the same spot as the ac lines? Do I need 3 wires for it aswell or just two? Thank you for helping me  :cheers:
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: Bleagh on April 18, 2008, 12:20:08 pm
Something like this will work.

http://www.bleagh.com/switch-ac.gif (http://www.bleagh.com/switch-ac.gif)

Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: DJ Infinity on April 18, 2008, 12:25:59 pm
Thank you!
so that other block that Bob Roberts had I guess acts as a splitter? so you could split off ac to the marquee correct? One more question and I think I have it. What gauge wire does one use for this? The guy at radio shack looked at me all goofy when I asked what gauge wire do you use for AC wiring.
Title: Re: A N00B To JAMMA Needs Assistance
Post by: TheDriver on April 18, 2008, 01:27:24 pm
18 gauge wire should be fine, that's what I used. :)