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yotsuya:
I made a bunch of multpanels using 1 i-pac and network cables. Today, if I were doing it, I'd make my own Molex harnesses but still use the same philosophy. At $25 an encoder, it's way cheaper and simpler.

Xiaou2:
May not be the most pretty solution, but an out-side mounted lock is a nice feature... as reaching into a coindoor to get to a latch is a real pain.

 
 Anyways, heres some ideas:

3 FOOT LONG ARCADE MACHINE JAMMA HARNESS EXTENSION CABLE - 56 PIN EDGE CONNECTOR

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-FOOT-LONG-ARCADE-MACHINE-JAMMA-HARNESS-EXTENSION-CABLE-56-PIN-EDGE-CONNECTOR-/390437126308?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item5ae7ddc0a4


(cut it in half.  its already wired on both ends)

and

http://www.ebay.com/itm/50-PCS-P-N-CS51-098A1K0-ISA-SLOT-CONNECTOR-98-PINS-W-KINKED-/250971260503?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6f0d8657

 98 pin ISA connector.   (for which you could probably grab some old ISA cards, and cut the ends off of the PCBs)


 Using several lan cables per panel would be a hassle and a pain.

 Molex connectors are not meant to be repeatedly plugged and unplugged.  They are often difficult to take apart, and they
often have pins that dont aligns well.  You also need special tools to put the things together, when those pins start failing.

 Printer cable connectors have a lot of pins, but are not easy to wire, because the pins are so close together... And wouldnt be as easy to get a good connector alignment when joining the male and female ends.  The connections are also very thin and frail.. and wouldnt hold up well to repeated use.


 Large trace Edge connectors are the easiest and most robust solution for something like this.
Same solution they used for the console cartridge based game systems.

spystyle:

--- Quote from: rCadeGaming on December 16, 2012, 01:32:13 pm ---
DB-25 and DB-37 explained :

Basically, you take all the wires between your buttons and your encoder, bundle them together, cut them in the middle, and wire them through a single connection for convenience.  Try one of these, it's a DB-25, meaning it can connect 25 wires:



See those hollow things on the back?  They're called solder cups, and they're very convenient to solder to.  Here's the matching female connector:



The screw holes on the ends can be used to mount them to a hole in a flat surface, or you can use a hood to make it a free hanging connection.  A hood just covers up the connections in the back of the D-sub and provides strain relief:



If you need to make more than 25 connections, you can use a DB-37, which has 37 connected :







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Thanks for the explanation, I'll try that on my next cab :)

Is that hot swappable in PS/2 and USB ?


--- Quote from: Le Chuck on December 16, 2012, 01:14:45 pm ---
Check out Switchcade for an incredibly well done execution of the basic idea.

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Oh my, that is slick :)


--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on December 16, 2012, 05:18:49 pm ---...here's some ideas:

3 FOOT LONG ARCADE MACHINE JAMMA HARNESS EXTENSION CABLE - 56 PIN EDGE CONNECTOR



(cut it in half. it's already wired on both ends)

and 98 pin ISA connector.   (for which you could probably grab some old ISA cards, and cut the ends off of the PCBs)



Using several lan cables per panel would be a hassle and a pain.

Molex connectors are not meant to be repeatedly plugged and unplugged.  They are often difficult to take apart, and they
often have pins that don't align well.  You also need special tools to put the things together, when those pins start failing.

Printer cable connectors have a lot of pins, but are not easy to wire, because the pins are so close together... And wouldn't be as easy to get a good connector alignment when joining the male and female ends.  The connections are also very thin and frail.. and wouldn't hold up well to repeated use.

Large trace Edge connectors are the easiest and most robust solution for something like this.
Same solution they used for the console cartridge based game systems.

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Thanks for chiming in :)

PL1:
Don't forget that D-sub connectors also come in the crimp version.



Pin extraction tool



Scott

spystyle:
Thanks Scott :)

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