Playchoice-VS20: Jamma 6 in 1 switcher with Playchoice-10 and VS boards
So I tought of having a 6 in 1 switcher populated with two playchoice 10 single monitor boards and one VS dual system board. So that implies that I will make two "pc10 single to Jamma" adapters and one "VS to two Jammas" adapter. I want to have one Jamma connector per VS game, so two Jamma connectors out of the VS board. If you would like to give your opinion on this it would be apreciated.
There are some things I would like to check with any of you who have experience with the 6 in 1 switcher.
First, both the pc10 and the VS don't need a -5V but the VS do require a 24V. So thought I would do the "-5V mod" but with 24V instead. Of course I would make shure the 24V doesn't go to the pc10. So do you think the 6 in 1 can handle a 24V? And, since I use the pc10, do you know how many amp I need for the 24V. I thought of maybe using an AC adapter for the 24V.
Second, I know the sound coming out of the pc10 is not amplified but what about the VS? If all of them need sound amplification, then I could just have one amp at the output of the 6 in 1. If I do that, it means the sound going through the switcher doesn't have a standard amplified signal. Will the 6 in 1 then affect the audio signal? Or is just a bypas and it doesn't matter what the signal is? If it's not a simple bypass, then I would have to amplify the sound for all boards individually.
Lastly, with the setup it implies, the pc10 sheild box and filterboards are kind of in the way so I thought of just installing the boards on regular pcb feet with no sheild box and putting ferrites (magnets) on the video signals. Any thoughts on that?
So I tought of having a 6 in 1 switcher populated with two playchoice 10 single monitor boards and one VS dual system board. So that implies that I will make two "pc10 single to Jamma" adapters and one "VS to two Jammas" adapter. I want to have one Jamma connector per VS game, so two Jamma connectors out of the VS board. If you would like to give your opinion on this it would be apreciated.
There are some things I would like to check with any of you who have experience with the 6 in 1 switcher.
First, both the pc10 and the VS don't need a -5V but the VS do require a 24V. So thought I would do the "-5V mod" but with 24V instead. Of course I would make shure the 24V doesn't go to the pc10. So do you think the 6 in 1 can handle a 24V? And, since I use the pc10, do you know how many amp I need for the 24V. I thought of maybe using an AC adapter for the 24V.
Second, I know the sound coming out of the pc10 is not amplified but what about the VS? If all of them need sound amplification, then I could just have one amp at the output of the 6 in 1. If I do that, it means the sound going through the switcher doesn't have a standard amplified signal. Will the 6 in 1 then affect the audio signal? Or is just a bypas and it doesn't matter what the signal is? If it's not a simple bypass, then I would have to amplify the sound for all boards individually.
Lastly, with the setup it implies, the pc10 sheild box and filterboards are kind of in the way so I thought of just installing the boards on regular pcb feet with no sheild box and putting ferrites (magnets) on the video signals. Any thoughts on that?
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