Which CPS2 to convert to multi?

[yavuzg]

Hey guys,

I've bought a CPS2 multi kit from someone I know from KLOV which will be on my bench pretty soon. I'm super excited about it

However I cannot decide which CPS2 to convert to a multi :/ I would like to hear your opinions about it...

Now, I have these CPS2s in my collection;

1) X-Men vs Street Fighter - Japan - Rev 4 PCB - F-PAL - Phoenixed
2) X-Men: COTA - Japan - Rev 4 PCB - F-PAL - On Battery
3) Marvel vs Capcom - Japan - Rev 7 PCB - G-PAL - On Battery
4) Marvel Superheroes vs Street Fighter - Asia - Rev 6 PCB - G-PAL - On Battery
5) Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire - Asia - Rev 7 PCB - G-PAL - On Battery
6) Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers - Asia - Rev ? - ? - On battery
7) Street Fighter Zero 2 - Japan - Rev 7 PCB - D-PAL - Phoenixed
8-) Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mistara - Japan - Rev 7 PCB - F-PAL - On Battery

Man I didn't realized that I have that much CPS2s which were still on batteries!

I won't kill a non suicided CPS2 so my options are;

a) X-Men vs Stf (very clean PCB without any repairs. It was already dead when I bought it)
b) Street Fighter Zero 2 (repaired many track damages due to leaked battery and phoenixed it couple of years ago)

What do you think?

 

[kuze]

The repaired one for sure.

 

[ShootTheCore]

Check and see which PAL3 chip revision and board revision your two Phoenixed B boards are using. The Multi install is easiest with a board revision later than Revision 3 with a G PAL. The earlier revision boards and F PAL both require extra wires to be soldered.

Check the install instructions if you don't get what I mean:
https://paradisearcadeshop.com/index.php?controller=attachment&id_attachment=14

 

[SmokeMonster]

I installed mine in a dead X-Men vs SF and it was extremely easy. That said, putting it in your repaired SFZ2 would be an excellent use of it.

 

[yavuzg]

Check and see which PAL3 chip revision and board revision your two Phoenixed B boards are using. The Multi install is easiest with a board revision later than Revision 3 with a G PAL. The earlier revision boards and F PAL both require extra wires to be soldered.

Check the install instructions if you don't get what I mean:
https://paradisearcadeshop.com/index.php?controller=attachment&id_attachment=14

Thanks for the installation instructions...

I think I'll take the SFZ2 pcb as my host for the multi since its PCB revision is 7.

The repaired one for sure.

That's what I thought also since the extensive repairs lowers its collectible value. however, in that case I need a G PAL. can I use the BGSB3FG dump file from jammarcade.net?

 

[ShootTheCore]

Yes, the PAL dump from jammarcade.net will work fine.

 

[aha2940]

I used a dead Xmen VS SF to install mine. Not that I had any option, it's the only CPS2 I could get, but it was easy to install and I managed to get a PAL G from a very corroded board. It works beautifully.