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Author Topic: Does V hold vary from board to board?  (Read 1390 times)

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Does V hold vary from board to board?
« on: February 26, 2015, 01:08:52 pm »
For those of you running original hardware and switching or swapping JAMMA.  How much to you have to adjust your monitor after a swap?

I'm worried that my whole concept of multiple JAMMA boards is going to come crashing down if I have to adjust the ---gosh-darn--- v hold every time I change games?

It seems like Maximus complained of something similar in his Ikari/Heavy Barrel build.  Does anyone else have a similar problem and or a solution?


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Re: Does V hold vary from board to board?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2015, 12:42:38 pm »
Both V & H hold adjustments may be necessary when swapping boards, but not so much with JAMMA boards in my experience (just occasionally).

V/H position on the other hand may need to be adjusted more often, but if your monitor has a remote board you can stash that in the control panel for easier access.

4-6 board switchers have been used in some nice setups, depending on your chassis, you just have to fiddle with the H/V position pots until you find a happy medium that works for all the games you have in the cab.
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Re: Does V hold vary from board to board?
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2015, 01:00:21 pm »
Dude, I mean.  Really.  C'mon.

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If the hold didn't vary between boards - why would that adjustment be on the chassis?

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Re: Does V hold vary from board to board?
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2015, 01:37:39 pm »
so in other words, don't screw down my monitor access panel  :-\ ....  Admittedly I need to wait til I get a few more boards to see how big of an issue this might be, I just noticed it when testing my non functioning Strikers board after I had Raiden II looking pretty decent.

pbj.... dude... I like your style man.... never change....


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Re: Does V hold vary from board to board?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2015, 01:57:41 pm »
Does your monitor have a remote board?  My Nanao MS9 in my New Astro City has one that is accessible from under the CP. Makes good for quick adjustments.  I'm assuming since your cab is a Dynamo, it was probably fitted with a WG of some kind?  Not sure if they made remote boards for them...

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Re: Does V hold vary from board to board?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2015, 02:37:22 pm »
they make em, but mine doesn't have one.  I thought about ordering one from Twisty Wrist and trying to figure out how to self install.

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Re: Does V hold vary from board to board?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2015, 02:55:06 pm »
Desolder the adjustment knob, solder some long wires to it, resolder, mount in convenient location.