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Title: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: Luige11 on September 20, 2009, 06:26:37 pm
After a few months of having the same game in my machine I decided to mame the sucker  :laugh:. Turns out I have a Arcade VGA card laying around my house and nobody is using it so I decided to put it to use! Now I have a problem I pulled out my machine to look at the connector on the back of the monitor its like 2 squares together and I have no idea how plug it into the VGA card. Theres no slot for it so I think I need an adaptor for it but have no idea where to buy one from. Thanks for your help!
Title: Re: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: Luige11 on September 20, 2009, 06:35:10 pm
Heres some pictures

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2028/sany0015k.jpg) (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/sany0015k.jpg/) (http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/sany0015k.jpg/1/w1600.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img132/sany0015k.jpg/1/)

(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9847/sany0016.jpg) (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/sany0016.jpg/) (http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/sany0016.jpg/1/w1600.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img121/sany0016.jpg/1/)
Title: Re: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: phatmeat on September 20, 2009, 06:39:57 pm
Those be the power connectors..... You can just get and old vga cable and cut it up.. or get one with an amp form ultimarc http://ultimarc.com/JShopServer/section.php?xSec=2

 The connection you want is right on the monitor chassis
Title: Re: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: Luige11 on September 20, 2009, 06:42:30 pm
Wow do I feel stupid. Ill reopen it and give it a look.
Title: Re: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: Luige11 on September 20, 2009, 06:53:44 pm
Well I opened it now and im looking at the monitor chassis but I don't see a connection simmilar to the vga card
Title: Re: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: phatmeat on September 20, 2009, 07:05:53 pm
follow where those other wires in that harness go. It will most likely no have a std vga connector .
Title: Re: Arcade Monitor To PC
Post by: Luige11 on September 20, 2009, 07:25:21 pm
Instead of going thru the hassle of getting the extra 4 volts that the arcade vga card doesnt supply im better off using a flat screen