Jamma Multi-switch

[Jedidentist]

I'm about to install my 6 in 1 switcher tomorrow in my NBA Jam. I've got my diodes to install, already have the -5V pre-installed, and my 3rd and 4th player Konami harnesses for TMNT. I have a suspicious feeling that I'm going to spend 4-5 hours getting completely frustrated tomorrow...

 

[Magog]

I have a suspicious feeling that I'm going to spend 4-5 hours getting completely frustrated tomorrow...

That is so refreshing to see such a positive outlook!













3 days 12 hours...conservative estimate!

 

[D_Harris]

I don't like how the switchers out there keep all the boards powered all the time. Maxim makes all kinds of IC switches and relays, maybe one day I will have the time to make one my self, that or use a 4 port KVM.

I wouldn't bother with the KVM idea.

I have several from different manufacturers and not one worked more than a week of two. (And I was using them for their intended purpose).

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

 

[horseboy]

We sells lots of KVM switches and have never had one returned. There is one under my desk at work and one under the desk in my house. Both have worked for quite some time with no problem.

 

[D_Harris]

We sells lots of KVM switches and have never had one returned. There is one under my desk at work and one under the desk in my house. Both have worked for quite some time with no problem.

Then perhaps the port on my PC was killing the switches.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

 

[gwarble]

i've been using clay's multijamma for years without issue, but i'm only running three connectors... smashtv, total carnage, and a j-pac(mame), works perfect, heat isn't an issue (even with a pc)... i have a pc power supply for the pc, and one for the multijamma/smashtv/totalcarnage...

the ide cables work out, the hard mounted jamma connectors on the 6-in-1 seems like a terrible way to mount a bunch of different jamma boards


if i were designing one, it would have 8 (or 20 or whatever) full wired jamma harnesses (and a dangling kick harness that could handle trackball inputs etc) wired to the switcher (or with a connector and you could have varying lengths)

then the switcher has one button, where you cycle through like the multijamma, but only power the board that you're using, and the next board or two in sequence... then you could have lots of boards connected without increasing the load/heat (maybe also two directional buttons through the list, so a forward and back, keeping the next and last games powered for quick running


or alternately an input for each game that goes directly to it, but then you'd need an optional "power all boards" or "power on selection"... you could incorporate the buttons for each game into the artwork on the cpo or bezel so games could be picked easily without sorting through a list

- gwarble