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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: rolins on March 01, 2009, 02:41:50 pm

Title: Where to hookup the optical rotary on a Cal .50 pcb?
Post by: rolins on March 01, 2009, 02:41:50 pm

Last night I received a Cal .50 (Caliber Fifty). I tested the board and everything checks out: sound, video, and basic controls. I didn't test out the optical rotary function since I didn't have any, but that's where I'm scratching my head. Exactly where on this pcb is the connectors for the optical rotary joysticks? Eventually I want to get some original Loop-24 joysticks, but since they're hard to find I'm thinking of getting Happ ones instead.

(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3344/cal50.jpg)

Title: Re: Where to hookup the optical rotary on a Cal .50 pcb?
Post by: Kevin Mullins on March 01, 2009, 03:57:56 pm

They appear to wire into the JAMMA harness pretty much like any other joystick aside from requiring power. (+5v and Ground)
The Loop-24 sticks also use the two "spare" places on the JAMMA harness.

It's all in the manual:
http://arcarc.xmission.com/PDF_Arcade_Manuals_and_Schematics/Cal50.pdf

Title: Re: Where to hookup the optical rotary on a Cal .50 pcb?
Post by: rolins on March 02, 2009, 04:34:07 pm

Thanks for the link Kevin. For moment there I thought I just got ripped off.  Glad it ain't so, time to find some optical rotary sticks. :cheers: