Michael Roma
Active member
I am about to embark on building a MultiWilliams in a Defender cab. The cab is completely empty and will require just about everything.
Can any fellow collectors that have already traveled down this path provide some resources to purchase parts as well as lessons learned (ie, I used X joystick/buttons but should have used Y, vendor A has the best prices for parts X, Y, and Z, etc)?
My main concerns as far as procurement are the following:
1) control panel - I saw appolo.com sold these at a time. Is there another source for these?
2) joysticks - Will the Wico 8-way, 3.5" shaft, microswitch joysticks work from LizardLicks. Will the 4" shaft be too long (mind out of the gutter guys). Alternate source for purchase?
3) JAMMA harness - will any normal JAMMA harness do or is the plus needed for the additional buttons (or are the wires for P2 used for single player games w/ more than 3 buttons)? Did I just answer my own question?
4) buttons - microswitch vs. leafswitch. I am leaning more towards microswitch but realize any pre-fabricated control panels might be drilled for leafswitch). Sources to purchase from?
5) Power - any good sources for an ISO and switcher???
6) Bezel, Marquee, CPO - I already purchased a Defender MW CPO from Rich at TOG and the stencils from Prok. Since I am going the "keep it as much as a Defender as possible" route I figured I stick with original Defender bezel and marquee.
Thanks for the assistance....
- Mike
Here she is in all of her nekkid-ness...
Can any fellow collectors that have already traveled down this path provide some resources to purchase parts as well as lessons learned (ie, I used X joystick/buttons but should have used Y, vendor A has the best prices for parts X, Y, and Z, etc)?
My main concerns as far as procurement are the following:
1) control panel - I saw appolo.com sold these at a time. Is there another source for these?
2) joysticks - Will the Wico 8-way, 3.5" shaft, microswitch joysticks work from LizardLicks. Will the 4" shaft be too long (mind out of the gutter guys). Alternate source for purchase?
3) JAMMA harness - will any normal JAMMA harness do or is the plus needed for the additional buttons (or are the wires for P2 used for single player games w/ more than 3 buttons)? Did I just answer my own question?
4) buttons - microswitch vs. leafswitch. I am leaning more towards microswitch but realize any pre-fabricated control panels might be drilled for leafswitch). Sources to purchase from?
5) Power - any good sources for an ISO and switcher???
6) Bezel, Marquee, CPO - I already purchased a Defender MW CPO from Rich at TOG and the stencils from Prok. Since I am going the "keep it as much as a Defender as possible" route I figured I stick with original Defender bezel and marquee.
Thanks for the assistance....
- Mike
Here she is in all of her nekkid-ness...


