Is there a good place tutorial out there on converting a game to use jamma 60-in-1?

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Is there a good place tutorial out there on converting a game to use jamma 60-in-1?

Just wanted to see if anyone knows of a good tutorial out there somewhere on converting a regular arcade game to run a jamma 60-in-1? Havent had much luck googling or on youtube.
Thanks in advance
 
Just wanted to see if anyone knows of a good tutorial out there somewhere on converting a regular arcade game to run a jamma 60-in-1? Havent had much luck googling or on youtube.
Thanks in advance

I haven't found anything either. I'm still trying to create a jamma harness for my non-harness EA cabinet so I can put in my taito 20-in-1. I am horrible with the crimping of the connectors on the wires to connect up to the group connectors (i don't even know the term). It's ending up to be much more effort than I thought.

Good luck. You can always ask questions on the forum for snags you hit.
 
I am horrible with the crimping of the connectors on the wires to connect up to the group connectors (i don't even know the term).

Are you talking about the Molex connectors? Like these?
Molex-Connector.jpg


If so, this link might help:
http://www.pinrepair.com/connect/

Pay particular attention to the "Anatomy of a terminal pin" diagram about midway down. Most people don't understand that the end of the terminal should wrap around the insulated part of the wire.
Also, the right crimper will help out tremendously.
 
What do you mean by converting it? Is the current game a non JAMMA game? There really is nothing to setting up a 60-in-1. Here is my little guide. This is assuming you are going to use a LCD monitor.

* Gut a cabinet to where nothing but control panel is still in place.
* Wire up control panel with new JAMMA harness
* Mount power supply. I use computer power supplies with an AC in plug so the monitor would plug into the power supply. (If you are lucky to find an LCD that powers up when you turn the game on)
* Mount LCD. This is usually the hardest part depending on your cabinet. You will have to figure out what works best for you as I use different methods each time.
* Plug all appropriate wires into their correct spots.
* Plug in game and turn on.

If you are using original monitor keep iso transformer and original power supply. Just mount new PC power supply (to power PCB) or wire up JAMMA harness to switching power supply. Wire up JAMMA like you normally would any other game.
 
If it's not already jamma, you probably shouldn't be converting it.

It doesn't have an EA harness when I bought it and I'm keeping all the parts in there so if I ever choose to sell (which i probably will never do), someone that desires can put in a EA harness. Therefore, I plan to do a JAMMA harness. However I guess if by the time I actually do one, I find an EA harness that doesn't need work, I would hook that up and then create an jamma adapter for it.
 
You're not gonna get a lot of help from the guys here at an arcade preservation site.

Best to try http://forum.arcadecontrols.com

Good luck. And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Yeah to us taking a working vintage cab and putting a 60-1 in it is akin to murder. That said any Jamma setup will work and all you might have to do is wire extra controls...
 
Yeah to us taking a working vintage cab and putting a 60-1 in it is akin to murder. That said any Jamma setup will work and all you might have to do is wire extra controls...

The first rule about 60 in 1's at KLOV is that no one talks about 60-1's at KLOV.

(but we've all done it)
 
The first rule about 60 in 1's at KLOV is that no one talks about 60-1's at KLOV.

(but we've all done it)

I think they key here is that you don't convert anything that was original. Being able to swap a board seems ok with most people from various posts I've read.
 
1) Take out all the wiring in the cabinet, right down to the harness you want to preserve and all the connections to the power Supply WITHOUT HACKING/CUTTING anything.
2) Install a nice, new, fresh Jamma Harness with all the video connections recrimped to the proper molex for your arcade monitor and connections to all your buttons and joystick and coin door/test switch.
3) Plug your nice new and fully connected Jamma harness to your multiboard and (hopefully new) power supply.
4) Done and reversable when you want to convert the cabinet back to original.
 
I've posted several times on this forum the steps to take in changing a cab from original (or converted) to a JAMMA 60-in-1. This assumes you install a new JAMMA harness and power supply. There have been many threads about this, so just do some searching.

If you want to leave your game original and just make it play JAMMA, then you need an adapter at the least, maybe a new power supply, and probably some control panel creativity...
 
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