Mikeosoft
Member
hi i made this tutorial a few days ago while i made a cheap kick harness to test out for fun. Let me know if this is helpful to anyone! I had tons of these useless FDD floppy drive cables, was going to throw them away when i realized they resembled a kick harness connector.
Disclaimer:
I am not responsible for your arcade gear if you mess up. Don't take on something you can't do, that means you need to start off easy and work your way up. While I find this kind of wiring very simple, we are dealing with old technology. It's important to take your time and be careful and double/triple check everything. If nothing more than it's good habit for the harder stuff that comes later on in life. Please don't damage your stuff and I am not responsible for any damage to your stuff if you follow my guide. Its just that, a guide to guide you, and you need to take responsibility if you mess up, not me. That said enjoy this guide and let me know if there should be any changes.
Parts required:
1 Floppy drive IDE FDD connector
18 or 20 gauge wire (I like 20 some despise anything smaller than 18 though)
Soldering Gun
Solder
Electrical tape
Sharpie or other pen
Optional:
6 position male interlocking molex connector
or if you want to go directly to your buttons on your control panel some button leads
Step 1:
Source an FDD cable connector one like here:
See there is one that is keyed, do not use this one it will not fit into the cps2 connector… Here:
top = new cps2 kick harness
middle = one fdd connector to AVOID
bottom = our cheap one we will make
Take the bottom one and take out a file and file down the sides like so:
Disclaimer:
I am not responsible for your arcade gear if you mess up. Don't take on something you can't do, that means you need to start off easy and work your way up. While I find this kind of wiring very simple, we are dealing with old technology. It's important to take your time and be careful and double/triple check everything. If nothing more than it's good habit for the harder stuff that comes later on in life. Please don't damage your stuff and I am not responsible for any damage to your stuff if you follow my guide. Its just that, a guide to guide you, and you need to take responsibility if you mess up, not me. That said enjoy this guide and let me know if there should be any changes.
Parts required:
1 Floppy drive IDE FDD connector
18 or 20 gauge wire (I like 20 some despise anything smaller than 18 though)
Soldering Gun
Solder
Electrical tape
Sharpie or other pen
Optional:
6 position male interlocking molex connector
or if you want to go directly to your buttons on your control panel some button leads
Step 1:
Source an FDD cable connector one like here:
See there is one that is keyed, do not use this one it will not fit into the cps2 connector… Here:
top = new cps2 kick harness
middle = one fdd connector to AVOID
bottom = our cheap one we will make
Take the bottom one and take out a file and file down the sides like so: