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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: arcadefever on August 16, 2006, 09:35:08 pm

Title: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: arcadefever on August 16, 2006, 09:35:08 pm
 :o  wowwwwwwwwwww
that was the most tricky jamma loom i ever done. so many cables and connections, what a nightmare   :-\
first the pcb, look at that logo  8)  is that cool or what ?  :o

(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4972/kif1672oq6.jpg)

this is the  pcb and jamma loom i build:

(http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4203/kif1673mw1.jpg)

(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7076/kif1674vu3.jpg)

here you can have an idea of what is going on   :P
3 connectors :
1 for the controls
1 for +5
1 for the power +12 -5 and some +5v of course   ;)

you can see the 44 pin connector the 36 pin and 12 pin

(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9210/kif1675xr8.jpg)

here you can see on a better angle the tones of cables to make that sucker work 
  it look like a SPACE STATION   :dizzy:


(http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5721/kif1677bn3.jpg)


and ?



 :D  yheaaaaaaaaaa it work ... wowwwwww that sweet 

(http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5055/kif1683zy7.jpg)

 :cheers:
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: grantspain on August 17, 2006, 05:12:04 am
thats a wierd board,all the bubble bobble i worked on were single jamma board connector-but yours looks original just strange
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: SirPeale on August 17, 2006, 08:37:53 pm
thats a wierd board,all the bubble bobble i worked on were single jamma board connector-but yours looks original just strange

Bootlegs.
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: Kevin Mullins on August 18, 2006, 10:36:27 am
I like the odd projects like that adapter you made...... especially when they work.  ;)
Good job.   :cheers:
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: Dav on August 19, 2006, 12:46:47 pm
Here's the pic of one I made.  It cost a little more but I like this kind better.  And yes those are the connectors cut from an old PC powersupply.

(http://www.widel.com/pics/taitoadapter.jpg)
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: arcadefever on August 19, 2006, 03:26:15 pm
dav

i see the 44 pin on your jamma connector,
where is the 36 pin ?

good idea with the cables from the old pc  :cheers:
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: Dav on August 19, 2006, 10:54:19 pm
You don't need it.  IIrc it only uses the gnd and +5 on the ends of the connector and the boards are interconnected anyway.  I suppose if your powersupply was running a little on the low side to start with the extra voltage drop might cause problems but it hasn't for me.



Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: arcadefever on August 19, 2006, 11:35:02 pm
You don't need it.  IIrc it only uses the gnd and +5 on the ends of the connector and the boards are interconnected anyway.  I suppose if your powersupply was running a little on the low side to start with the extra voltage drop might cause problems but it hasn't for me.






i see ...

when i tried my board without the 36 pin, didnt work at all ....
it work after i connect it...

well , what matter the most, is the board working  :P
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: Dav on August 20, 2006, 07:54:10 pm
It probably would have worked if you adjusted the voltage a little.  I've tried at least 6 different boards on mine without any problems.  Well, other than trying to figure out how to move, move the gun and shoot at the same time on front line.  (I routed the gun movement to joystick 2)

Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: arcadefever on August 21, 2006, 09:29:03 am
It probably would have worked if you adjusted the voltage a little.  I've tried at least 6 different boards on mine without any problems.  Well, other than trying to figure out how to move, move the gun and shoot at the same time on front line.  (I routed the gun movement to joystick 2)



i tired las night on my test bench, i remove the 36 pin:
it didnt work. so i turn it off and crank up the +5 voltage, power the board again , and it work  ;)...
Title: Re: bubble bobble jamma loom
Post by: Dav on August 22, 2006, 12:35:47 am
He he, I'm not as dumb as I look.   

I've replaced all my wired adapters with pcb ones now.  I probably have 25 different ones.  It's easier for me to lay out the adapter pcb than it is to wire one up and of course I can order as many as I want.   I used to sell the extra's occasionally but I'm trying to quit, not enough time.