biggestsonicfan
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I expressed an idea a while ago about creating a fingerboard to convert Sega Model1 controls to 2/3 and vice-versa and in order to test out the adapters that I've been making on real hardware and not a supergun, I've needed to make this for my Virtua Fighter 1 cabinet's harness.
The design isn't finalized but this is the core of it. The main connector will be a JST-NH 25 pin horizontal connector with 25 2.54mm holes to add a header to connect whatever you want to the I/O, even if you go from a Model1 to a Model1, Model2 to a Model2, or a Model3 to a Model3.
The pads will allow you to solder wire to them and using the fingerboard labels as a guide, you can put that wire into the corresponding slot of a 25 JST-NH connector.
Granted, the use case for one of these is extremely limited as most people seem to convert their cabs to a JAMMA harness anyway, but I figure I'd pitch it here if anyone was interested. I am doing a small run of 5 on the cheapest blue PCB JLPCB has to offer because this doesn't need to be fancy schmancy. I already have the horizontal JST headers too. I don't know what to charge for these yet until the PCBs ship, but I am trying to make other PCBs I need to save on shipping.
The design isn't finalized but this is the core of it. The main connector will be a JST-NH 25 pin horizontal connector with 25 2.54mm holes to add a header to connect whatever you want to the I/O, even if you go from a Model1 to a Model1, Model2 to a Model2, or a Model3 to a Model3.
The pads will allow you to solder wire to them and using the fingerboard labels as a guide, you can put that wire into the corresponding slot of a 25 JST-NH connector.
Granted, the use case for one of these is extremely limited as most people seem to convert their cabs to a JAMMA harness anyway, but I figure I'd pitch it here if anyone was interested. I am doing a small run of 5 on the cheapest blue PCB JLPCB has to offer because this doesn't need to be fancy schmancy. I already have the horizontal JST headers too. I don't know what to charge for these yet until the PCBs ship, but I am trying to make other PCBs I need to save on shipping.
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