Lets see your Jamma test rigs

[Malice95]

As far as making them.. I dont think you guys would like the price tag to
populate it. I probably spent $120 with mouser, $60-$70 with Bob Roberts,
and another 30-40 at home depot/lowes and the joystick ran 40 I think. I've
had this stuff for a while so it didnt hurt to much assembling it. Its the special
bits like the built in voltmeter and 4/8 way switchale joystick that crank up the price.

The Plasma CNC system is at my brothers in Oregon so stuff has to be shipped
across the US.. $$ (dam fedex). I am a silent partner in our Plasma CNC building
business... Arclight Dynamics.

So unless you have 300-400 to drop.. its not doable. Let me get mine finished
and I 'll think about designing something cheaper that meets the
basic needs and uses more commodity hardware without breaking the bank.

 

[DP Louie]

As far as making them.. I dont think you guys would like the price tag to
populate it. I probably spent $120 with mouser, $60-$70 with Bob Roberts,
and another 30-40 at home depot/lowes and the joystick ran 40 I think. I've
had this stuff for a while so it didnt hurt to much assembling it. Its the special
bits like the built in voltmeter and 4/8 way switchale joystick that crank up the price.

The Plasma CNC system is at my brothers in Oregon so stuff has to be shipped
across the US.. $$ (dam fedex). I am a silent partner in our Plasma CNC building
business... Arclight Dynamics.

So unless you have 300-400 to drop.. its not doable. Let me get mine finished
and I 'll think about designing something cheaper that meets the
basic needs and uses more commodity hardware without breaking the bank.

I already have everything to build one (including the switchable joystick) except for the digital voltage display. And you are correct, it was not cheap!

 

[Scott C]

Some really good test rigs, etc. are shown here. I don't have pics of mine, but in a nutshell it is a vertical 13 monitor countertop from the late 80's with one joystick and six buttons. The CP is detachable and metal, so different CP layouts are easily doable, although I never got around to making a trackball version. The monitor is original and still works great (has a swing down door to access the monitor controls) while the wiring is all JAMMA. I installed a standard switcher inside the rear coinbox (has a door that swings down to easily access the switcher header) that has a remote pot to easily control the switcher voltage from the front of the test bench. The JAMMA edge connector sticks out where the coin slots/mechanism use to be. I have loads of xxx to JAMMA adaptors that I plug in for the respective game I am working on.

For the most part, my visitors think it's just another game and usually don't realize it's a test bench.

Scott C.

 

[RetroHacker]

I know I've posted this picture before, but I might as well chime in here :

The enclosure is made from a metal monitor stand (intended for an old style clamshell portable computer) and plywood. The buttons on the front were from a poker machine. The toggle switches on the front control the DC power supply, the computer monitor, the isolation transformer, and an auxiliary outlet on the back. I used Sega Genesis controllers for controls, and an old Apple monitor. The Jamma board is powered by a PC power supply. There's an isolated power socket on the side for attaching arcade monitors.

The whole thing is basically just scavenged parts, I didn't actually buy anything except for the junction boxes I mounted outlets in, and the power outlets themselves.

-Ian

 

[Malice95]

Its Alive!

I got mine working! Its a wiring mess inside but it works really nice.
I think it actually looks like a test tool they would have made in the
early 80s.

First I hooked up a galaga board I bought working. Turns out its not.. Was
freaking out until I hooked up a galaxian and it worked beautifully. Now I
need to pickup a bunch of stuff to make jamma adapters.

 

[EagleTG]

That is a thing of beauty!!!

Nicely done!

 

[Nephasth]

Recently got all the internal wiring done on mine. Just need to build a few harness to be able to test monitors with this too.

 

[Talon2000]

Jamma, Atari, Midway, etc etc..

 

[srarcade80]

The old "Mega Jamma"

not quite finished but portable and gives you a small workout.

 

[AardVaark]

Nephasth - WOW, that is a thing of beauty! Now I want to make one! Thanks in advance from my wife...

 

[nesjess]

Man, all very cool setups. My "test rig" is my Dynamo HS-2 with the pullout drawer.

 

[derSturm]

Man, all very cool setups. My "test rig" is my Dynamo HS-2 with the pullout drawer.

I hear ya. These guys are skilled. Cutting uranium with lasers and shit. I use a beatup old Frogger cab and hang the boards where the coin door should be.

 

[Spyridon]

That is a thing of beauty. I'd love to see some build pics, especially the inside.

 

[bold69]

WOW! That is a sweet supergun.

What's something like that cost to build Nephasth?

 

[KrisK]

Jamma, Atari, Midway, etc etc..

That is fucking epic.

 

[Nephasth]

Nephasth - WOW, that is a thing of beauty! Now I want to make one! Thanks in advance from my wife...

That is a thing of beauty. I'd love to see some build pics, especially the inside.

WOW! That is a sweet supergun.

What's something like that cost to build Nephasth?

Thanks guys! I've got a half-ass build thread over on BYOAC that goes over most of the details: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121731.0.html

I've got right around $300 into this, and that includes $75 for sandblasting and powder coating.

 

[AlexZander]

Damn! Right on, that is sweet indeed! I would like to see a couple pics of the inside.

Recently got all the internal wiring done on mine. Just need to build a few harness to be able to test monitors with this too.

 

[TheShanMan]

Glad this thread got a bump today - I hadn't seen it previously. I'm in the midst of building a test rig. It's super ghetto and not complete at this point, and will never compare to some of these examples, but this thread definitely serves as inspiration. Thanks to everyone who has posted!

 

[JC Arcade]

What happens when you find an old VHS camcorder in the attic after reading this thread? This happens....

 

[JC Arcade]

The little PSOne screen has Velcro so I can view horizontal or vertical...