Hello all,
I'm super excited to be on this forum and really appreciate how welcome you've made me feel already. I joined because I'm working on my first arcade project and I could use some advice and just general knowledge to aid me on this quest. My plan is to make a dedicated Primal Rage supergun cabinet that houses the PCB board, PSU, supergun and has built-in controls, speakers and cooling fans. A marquee would be nice too, but I'm not getting greedy yet! I was inspired by this PROJECT. Primal Rage is probably my favorite arcade game (I know it's not the best, but it has huge nostalgia for me) and I really want to make something special to no only preserve it, but be able to play the game in all its original glory.
The Primal Rage V2.3 PCB was sold to me as working for both sound and picture. The board came with the original sound cables, but not the metal plate or edge filter. To run it, I'm using a Parsec 2.1 supergun with the JNX Rage Adapter (shout out to low_budget and XianXi, these products are amazing!). My PSU is a Silvertone 450W SFX, and I'm using standard RCA into a CRT and speaker cables for picture and sound. Here are some pictures!
FULL ALBUM (Google Photos)
My current issues are audio distortion and a dark picture. I've recorded it in two separate videos below.
https://youtu.be/vQUb1kfrU5c
The first videos shows me turning on the PCB with the STEREO side of the original cable, the JNX Rage set to STEREO and the Parsec set to STEREO. The audio is super quiet and appears to come out of only one speaker.
https://youtu.be/wA9DMqW12yI
This second video shows off the major distortion I get. I'm using the STEREO side of it's original cable, but have my JNX Rage and Parsec set to MONO. Audio comes from both speakers, but you can hear how terrible the low audio is. If I use the MONO side of the original cable (or the replacement cable which is just MONO) I get no sound at all.
And lastly, the screen seems very dark. Please note I've upped the brightness on the TV for better photos and video. I've tested some game consoles on this TV and this PR board is certainly seems darker than it should be. Not a deal breaker, but I've noticed others have similar issues (Luke Morse ran into it here: https://youtu.be/OMl6nSAmlnI)
Any help you all can provide me on fixing these audio/picture issues would be gladly welcome. Really appreciate your time!
Sorry for the long post all. I'm super excited to own this board and really hope I can make something amazing with it. I'll be sure to also post on the "Project Showcase/Ideas" thread with some sketches of the cabinet design and other ideas.
Thanks again!
I'm super excited to be on this forum and really appreciate how welcome you've made me feel already. I joined because I'm working on my first arcade project and I could use some advice and just general knowledge to aid me on this quest. My plan is to make a dedicated Primal Rage supergun cabinet that houses the PCB board, PSU, supergun and has built-in controls, speakers and cooling fans. A marquee would be nice too, but I'm not getting greedy yet! I was inspired by this PROJECT. Primal Rage is probably my favorite arcade game (I know it's not the best, but it has huge nostalgia for me) and I really want to make something special to no only preserve it, but be able to play the game in all its original glory.
The Primal Rage V2.3 PCB was sold to me as working for both sound and picture. The board came with the original sound cables, but not the metal plate or edge filter. To run it, I'm using a Parsec 2.1 supergun with the JNX Rage Adapter (shout out to low_budget and XianXi, these products are amazing!). My PSU is a Silvertone 450W SFX, and I'm using standard RCA into a CRT and speaker cables for picture and sound. Here are some pictures!
FULL ALBUM (Google Photos)
My current issues are audio distortion and a dark picture. I've recorded it in two separate videos below.
https://youtu.be/vQUb1kfrU5c
The first videos shows me turning on the PCB with the STEREO side of the original cable, the JNX Rage set to STEREO and the Parsec set to STEREO. The audio is super quiet and appears to come out of only one speaker.
https://youtu.be/wA9DMqW12yI
This second video shows off the major distortion I get. I'm using the STEREO side of it's original cable, but have my JNX Rage and Parsec set to MONO. Audio comes from both speakers, but you can hear how terrible the low audio is. If I use the MONO side of the original cable (or the replacement cable which is just MONO) I get no sound at all.
And lastly, the screen seems very dark. Please note I've upped the brightness on the TV for better photos and video. I've tested some game consoles on this TV and this PR board is certainly seems darker than it should be. Not a deal breaker, but I've noticed others have similar issues (Luke Morse ran into it here: https://youtu.be/OMl6nSAmlnI)
Any help you all can provide me on fixing these audio/picture issues would be gladly welcome. Really appreciate your time!
Sorry for the long post all. I'm super excited to own this board and really hope I can make something amazing with it. I'll be sure to also post on the "Project Showcase/Ideas" thread with some sketches of the cabinet design and other ideas.
Thanks again!