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So foolishly I thought after my cabinet was complete all the parts would just snap together easy peasy.. Well now I have a completed cab, and I pile of parts... And I don't know where to begin... Don't yell at me guys but I just ordered a bunch of stuff online hoping it would all make sense.. I'll post pics of what I got

Cabinet in the perfect spot
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/C501F303-5D73-44C7-8547-65FCFF4FB6DD_zps34onmjaz.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/C501F303-5D73-44C7-8547-65FCFF4FB6DD_zps34onmjaz.jpg.html)

Front
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/7DB3FBED-B6DD-44C0-8F37-0107B1D2D736_zpshblqbffh.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/7DB3FBED-B6DD-44C0-8F37-0107B1D2D736_zpshblqbffh.jpg.html)

Assortment of parts
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/D42D5866-1CD7-4ADE-978C-52FD90C8EE79_zpsfqaic4qv.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/D42D5866-1CD7-4ADE-978C-52FD90C8EE79_zpsfqaic4qv.jpg.html)

Power supply
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/FC7CE871-2C57-4C2A-A4FA-7531B1F5412B_zpsrea26elb.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/FC7CE871-2C57-4C2A-A4FA-7531B1F5412B_zpsrea26elb.jpg.html)

500n1 game elf
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/3B58E558-C7EA-4922-BC47-0F4CEA69B974_zpsd4seinuq.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/3B58E558-C7EA-4922-BC47-0F4CEA69B974_zpsd4seinuq.jpg.html)

Speakers
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/0A1E5A63-7438-41A4-8F0F-2C363D7A2742_zpsvfvrldvz.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/0A1E5A63-7438-41A4-8F0F-2C363D7A2742_zpsvfvrldvz.jpg.html)

Jamma cables
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/0C05A7A0-A039-4C6F-AE9B-8A29D89C185D_zps4wqnbra4.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/0C05A7A0-A039-4C6F-AE9B-8A29D89C185D_zps4wqnbra4.jpg.html)

Control panel
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/4F451036-177E-4E8B-B17C-28261424FB5A_zpsisxuqovx.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/4F451036-177E-4E8B-B17C-28261424FB5A_zpsisxuqovx.jpg.html)
(http://i1375.photobucket.com/albums/ag446/drew_harrison2/94837C68-5CDD-429B-9872-9F550C2A6989_zpsvx8pfbup.jpg) (http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/drew_harrison2/media/94837C68-5CDD-429B-9872-9F550C2A6989_zpsvx8pfbup.jpg.html)

That's what I got, I have so many questions
-is this all I need
-how do I attach the power supply to the wall?
-do I really need to go buy a voltage meter ?
-am I going to die?

Any advice would help haha I have no idea where to start
Thanks guys

You're going to die! None of us are getting out of here alive! But besides that fact you probably won't during the project.

You may need to pick up some wire, wire cutters, various wire connectors, a voltage meter never hurts (cheap ones are about $7 if you're never going to really use it), and a wiring schematic for the JAMMA harness and how it connects to the power supply, buttons, and the game board. I'm not familiar with that board but I would think you picked up the JAMMA one?
If so, here is the pinout: http://www.jammaboards.com/store/512-in-1-aka-500-in-1-game-elf-horizontal-arcade-multigame-jamma-pcb-512in1.html

You will need to cut a hole and put a grill in for the speakers or cut them like they are style on the Donkey Kong cabinets.

Do you have basic computer/wiring knowledge? If not, let us know and we can help you further.

start by reading this page http://arcadecontrols.com/BBBB/acwiring.html (http://arcadecontrols.com/BBBB/acwiring.html) while this is talking about a pac cabinet, the instructions are pretty much the same for other games.

Thanks guys Ill see what I can figure out this weekend when I have time to work on it and let you know if I get stumped

lol no offense dude but literally all you have to do is strip a wire and plug it in

you really need help plugging something in? you telling me you bought all that stuff without reading anything? lol. i guess some people need to be told what to do.  ::)

I got owned XD

So when are you getting an arcade machine?

Trolls don't own others, only themselves. All they do is prove they have zero lives by talking trash from behind the safety of a computer where they can't be touched.

They own themselves each time they post on the internet.

well ..
no

There are no trolls on this site.
If you read the top banner it clearly states "Classic arcade forum"
look around in this thread and tell me if we are talking about a classic arcade game..
No?  then all rules just went out the windows.

For starters, well done, it looks like you have most of the parts you need there, a multi jamma cart like that is a great place to start too, hours of fun.

I see you are going for a Jamma style wiring system. Great.  However you seem to have a LCD/TFT monitor.   But with your multi game, you have VGA out, so you're OK. Just know that if you were to buy a REAL Jamma game, the wiring is designed to take signal to a classic monitor.   So in future you may either want to get hold of an old monitor , or go for a converter card like this.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Arcade-game-RGB-CGA-EGA-YUV-to-VGA-HD-video-converter-board-HD9800-GBS8200-/170860805754?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c818fe7a (http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Arcade-game-RGB-CGA-EGA-YUV-to-VGA-HD-video-converter-board-HD9800-GBS8200-/170860805754?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c818fe7a)

However that said, looks like you have done your reseatch, and you can take the game to the screen.  All you need is a VGA cable , basic PC one to take the picture out of the cart to the monitor.

Power.  Study this, there's really no shortcuts here.  http://www.thesupergun.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jamma_pinout.png (http://www.thesupergun.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/jamma_pinout.png)

Speakers, OK you have two, so that's more complex, commonly jamma just has 2 wires and you can wire in either way, but if you want to hook up two the power needs to be OK.

Check this out, you might want to hook up one to start and move on. http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/jun05/articles/nigelb/fig2.gif (http://www.hometoys.com/htinews/jun05/articles/nigelb/fig2.gif)


For the wires themselves, study the jamma diagram, label every wire, check  check and check again.

Hope this helps.




You need to get power to the power supply.  Just buy a long kettle lead and chop off the end, trim the wires and connect up the AC and ground.  This is a UK image, but follow the black plug and you get the idea  http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/Francoberasi/Wiring%20sales/WiredPSU.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/Francoberasi/Wiring%20sales/WiredPSU.jpg)

Buttons, you need to understand how buttons work, I learned by watching a delusional video on daisy chaining, sometimes he comes to this forum, but it made the penny drop with me.

here..    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FABmvlXON44&list=UUAByuBPBL-WY1AhS0WNnANA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FABmvlXON44&list=UUAByuBPBL-WY1AhS0WNnANA)

Wow thanks man this is the help I needed thank you so much, hopefully it will be done by next weekend I'll post an update

You are welcome. This time last year I knew the square root of fk all, and compared to most I still do, but  I remember how daunting it all was.