jaleco//konami pinout

[G1zm0]

hi i have a exeon (or something) by jaleco, its a 1983 game board but its non jamma, whats best wat to hook it up to a jamma loom without buying a jamma convertor finger? as i just want to test the pcb, also got 2 konami boards one is time pilot the other is unknown, these have to get tested to, will the 3 boards use the same pinouts? or is there away to make a cheap goldfinger, as i can find the konami one but its £20 and cant see jaeleco one, noards only cost £30, any help appreciated
*on the pin out diagtrams where it says solder side component side, where player 1 & 2 controls are, does all controlls require hooked up?

[Rocky]

Sounds like you have an Exerion board.

It likely has a unique pinout (I have one that I haven't tested yet)

I usually make my own Jamma adaptors to test my boards.  Hook up power and video and see what comes up on the monitor.

Both Time Pilot and Exerion pinouts are available on the internet. 

What are the letters and numbers printed on the other Konami board? They were great at labeling their PCB's. If you tell me what's printed on it, I can tell you what it is.

[G1zm0]

on one board it is kt-4108-2, also on board is 800376 and 834-0115, on the other its  gx388 , i think this is time pilot, how do i make a jamma connector to connect to harness or should i just take wires out harness and solder to pcb?
also would a konami to jamma connector board fit all konami pre 86 boards

[Rocky]

GX388 is Time Pilot '84

Don't solder wires directly to the PCB's.

To make adaptors, you need a finger board and a connector of the right size.  I get mine from Bob Roberts.

If you are testing or playing in a Jamma cabinet, you'll need a Jamma finger board (28/56) and a connector that fits the board you're working on.

Basically, all games need the same connections:
- Power (+5v, +12v, -5v can be provided in Jamma setups)
- Video (R,G,B,Gnd, Sync)
- Audio (mono is most common)
- Coindoor (coin switches, coin door lights (not necessary), coin meter (not necessary)
- Controls (Joy1 + buttons, Start buttons)

If you want to play, you will need all of these
If you just want to test, start by soldering wires for power and video and then test it.

The great thing about making adaptors is that you don't need great soldering skills.  You can use a gun with mega power and not damage anything, because you're only working with wire and connectors, no IC's. Also the traces are big enough that even a novice can do it.

Good luck,
Rocky