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Questions about: Converting Original Arcade to Mame
Flip_Willie:
Hey,
Thanks for the advice NightGod. That is a pretty good idea. In fact, just recently I "Recovered" an ATX case out of my neighbor
Kevin Mullins:
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It IS possible to completely remove it and replace it with the ATX power supply....it's just going to take a little more skill, soldering, wiring, and re-routing of a few key components. Mostly the 120v for the monitor and on/off switch.
It can all we wired to run on the existing cab on/off switch if you would like.
(another small button may still be needed to boot the pc though)
But I'd plan on making this cab purely a MAME cabinet and not worry about the JAMMA part of it. It will make things alot easier in the long run.
Do you already have the pc ATX power supply handy that you will be using?
If so.... take the top off it and the one that's in your cabinet now and get a couple good fairly close pictures looking straight down at them showing as much as possible.
This may all take a little to point everything out to ya......but it's very possible.
Flip_Willie:
Hey,
If you think that it will be easier to forget about keeping the jamma, then that is what I will do. (I will just keep the PCB and use it if I ever get another Jamma Cabinet.)
No, I haven't already purchased a ATX power supply. If there are any you would prefer me use, I will get that, but otherwise I will just get a normal one. (I have a few old ones I can get my hands on.)
I will try to get some pictures of my current arcade power supply sometime this afternoon, though.
Thanks again.
Kevin Mullins:
As far as the ATX power supply..... just whichever one you plan to use when you build this cab is the one we'll be interested in. Your choice.
pointdablame:
If you'd really like to simplify things, you could just buy a new Isolation transformer and run your monitor off of that, thus eliminating the integrated power supply. I have an Xmen cab similar to your cab that I plan to MAME soon, and that is what I will likely do if I don't want to keep JAMMA functionality. You could then use the PC Power supply to power your PC, and attach any other parts to the strip as well (PC speakers, marquee light if you don't keep the one you have, etc etc). This way, you no longer have to worry about that power supply.
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