Need Your Input On Coverting to Jamma Cabinet

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I have a dead Donkey Kong (Japan) board set and want to install one of those 60-in-1 multiboards. I want to make sure I have all my ducks in a row before I go on my shopping spree.

I know how to wire up controls so I'm good there.

I'm not sure about the monitor though. It's a Wells Gardner 4600.

So here's the board I was looking at:
http://quarterarcade.com/Game.aspx/7756?c=&m=0

The wiring harness:
http://www.jammaboards.com/store/jamma-harness/prod_146.html

& the power supply:
http://www.jammaboards.com/store/15a-arcade-switching-power-supply-110w/prod_251.html

I'm assuming I can just leave the existing power supply in the cabinet to power the monitor and in that way I just feed video from the multiboard.

Is there anything else I need or am I good to go? Any compatibility or wiring issues with the monitor that need addressed?
 
Is the cab a DK cab with the original harness and power supply with iso?
It would be a lot cheaper to just get another DK board or have yours repaired if so.
If you do jammatize it get the harness and power supply from Bob Roberts,those ones from Jamma Boards are crap.
A harness,switcher and iso should be all that you need to run that board with the WG monitor.
You could hack a switcher in place of the original one and use the original iso.
My DK is wired that way and I run 6 boards thru a 6 in 1 switcher.
One of them is a 60-1.
 
Is the cab a DK cab with the original harness and power supply with iso?
It would be a lot cheaper to just get another DK board or have yours repaired if so.
If you do jammatize it get the harness and power supply from Bob Roberts,those ones from Jamma Boards are crap.
A harness,switcher and iso should be all that you need to run that board with the WG monitor.
You could hack a switcher in place of the original one and use the original iso.
My DK is wired that way and I run 6 boards thru a 6 in 1 switcher.
One of them is a 60-1.

I can't find anyone that will attempt to fix the board.

So, if I understand correctly, I just need the parts I listed in my original post: the board itself, power supply and wiring harness?
 
eldorado games can fix your board for you. you cant run a 4600 monitor if you have that donkey kong isolation transformer in there, it only puts out 100 volts.. the power supply wont work either unless you directly tap the 120 volts.
 
eldorado games can fix your board for you. you cant run a 4600 monitor if you have that donkey kong isolation transformer in there, it only puts out 100 volts.. the power supply wont work either unless you directly tap the 120 volts.

Dick Milkan(sp)can also fix DK boards. He is a member here iirc.
He is really good from what I hear.
Yes you need those parts and a 120V iso for the monitor.
My monitor didn't need one and ran from 90V-120V,so I was able to use the Nintendo iso.
 
So what you're telling me is that I cannot use the power supply that is currently in the cabinet to provide power to the monitor? I thought I could just power the PCB and monitor separately.

Also, I've read you can power these JAMMA boards with a PC power supply? So, I can basically pull a power supply out of a Dell desktop I'm not using?

BTW, I believe I contacted Eldorado before and they wouldn't work on it since it was a Japanese board set. Also, because of that I cannot simply pop a new board in because the connectors are different. Would it be as simple as getting a wiring harness along with the board? What about power concerns - can I use the existing power supply?
 
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So what you're telling me is that I cannot use the power supply that is currently in the cabinet to provide power to the monitor? I thought I could just power the PCB and monitor separately.

Also, I've read you can power these JAMMA boards with a PC power supply? So, I can basically pull a power supply out of a Dell desktop I'm not using?

BTW, I believe I contacted Eldorado before and they wouldn't work on it since it was a Japanese board set. Also, because of that I cannot simply pop a new board in because the connectors are different. Would it be as simple as getting a wiring harness along with the board? What about power concerns - can I use the existing power supply?

A Wells Gardner monitor needs a 120V iso and the Nintendo iso only puts out 100V,so no can use.
All you need to do is put in a Jamma Harness,switching power supply,120V iso and the multi board. Just pull the complete power block and store it,in case you ever want to put it back in later.
Leave the terminal strip that is next to the iso,and hooked up to the wires coming from the switch,in place to hook up the new power supply and iso.
You will also need to replace the marquee fixture,it runs on 100V also.
Here is some power info that should help you out.
The only difference is the plug in your cab will end at the terminal strip and you don't need the filter and fuse since your cab has them already.
You just need to eliminate the filter and fuse shown and hook up the switcher,iso and new marquee fixture to the 120V terminals on the strip.
So basically you just hook up the switcher,iso and marquee fixture to the 120V and 0V terminals then hook up the monitor to iso.
Then just hook up Jamma harness and that is it.
You could leave the original iso in there but only if you want to use the original marquee fixture. New one is needed for WG monitor.
http://www.therealbobroberts.net/acwiring.html
And Jamma hookup.
http://www.therealbobroberts.net/jh.html
 
Dumb question: why the change since the Wells Gardner was used for the Donkey Kong board?

Did you actually see it work or did it just come in the cab.
DK boards put out inverted colors and a WG monitor will not look right.
It would look kind of like a film negative.
If it works then you probably could use it.
It will probably be under powered though and hurt the monitor in the long run.
There is no way DK was played in that cab with a WG monitor and an original harness.
 
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Did you actually see it work or did it just come in the cab.
DK boards put out inverted colors and a WG monitor will not look right.
It would look kind of like a film negative.
If it works then you probably could use it.
It will probably be under powered though and hurt the monitor in the long run.
There is no way DK was played in that cab with a WG monitor and an original harness.

You're probably right because it was not the typical DK board set.

The order of the boards in the game were: Barrels, Pie Factory, Springs and then Rivets. Some DK players believe that it is a Japanese board set and when comparing the PCB to the "usual" DK board sets the connectors are different i.e. it wouldn't be as simple as swapping this board out with another. Which is why I can't find anyone that wants to repair the board.

But, we did play it. If you go to my www site http://retrocadeweb.webs.com/ you'll see a picture of a guy playing it (go to the very bottom of the page - it's in a Congorilla cabinet).

So, that's why I'm confused re: power. It seems that I should be able to power the monitor and board separately. I have a surge protector in the cabinet because I replaced the marquee light fixture and it was easier for me than wiring up to the power supply in the cabinet. So the light is a non-issue.

The current power supply is in the surge protector as well which uplinks to a power strip on the floor where all I have to do is flip the switch and all the cabinets come on. In that regard I don't have to be concerned with the toggle switch in the back turning power on or off - it's always on and turned off by the power strip.

I've read where you can power the JAMMA board with a PC power supply. If that is correct, I have a PC I can yank the power supply out of to power the board.

So, my original thinking was that the monitor can be powered by the PS that is already in the cabinet and the JAMMA PCB powered off of a PC power supply.

And through all of this, I have to come up with a cost effective solution. As it stands now, the cabinet is not worth the money I already put into it and I'm just want to prevent it from becoming a money pit.
 
Sounds like you had a working game,(monitor,light,PCB,and controls) Then the board went out, so everything but the PCB still works.

The 60 in 1 will run off a computer power supply.

You need to install the jamma harness in the cab.

Be sure to wire the test and reset buttons, you will need this to scroll through the onboard menu system.(Allows you to turn games on or off, lives per game, ect.)

Install computer power supply.

Install PCB.

Mike
 
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