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Where to buy "legit" Jamma edge connectors

umjammercammy

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Hey folks, sorry for the major noob question. I was just reading this thread and wondering if there's a specific site to buy Jamma edge connectors from, I see there's a variety of connectors on eBay and some on Amazon but I'm noticing a lot of discrepancies- I don't wanna buy the wrong thing and regret it. Some of the eBay "Z-JAMMA" connectors have sloppier printing on the text and I don't wanna accidentally buy a bootleg in case those exist. Thanks!
 
Hirose is a staple here in the us for old arcade guys like me , if you have the time patience and soldering skills like I do go hirose you won't regret it
 
"Legit" and "bootleg" JAMMA connectors don't really exist. JAMMA is just an old standard for how arcade machines and PCBs should be wired. They only standardized two things:
  1. It's a double-sided card edge connector at a 3.96mm pitch with 28 pins on either side.
  2. Certain pins go in certain places

Therefore, you can get any 3.96mm pitch, 56 position, 2 row card edge connector. As you can see from this thread, though, people have their opinions on which one is the best :)
 
Different cabs have different connectors if that matters. For example, Sega usually uses Hirose, and I think older cabs like Madonnas and SNK Neo Candies used JST? I may misremember there.

I use Hirose for everything. You can get them from Mouser, Digikey, etc. BobDudes linked one above!
 
YubiParts said:
"Legit" and "bootleg" JAMMA connectors don't really exist. JAMMA is just an old standard for how arcade machines and PCBs should be wired. They only standardized two things:
  1. It's a double-sided card edge connector at a 3.96mm pitch with 28 pins on either side.
  2. Certain pins go in certain places

Therefore, you can get any 3.96mm pitch, 56 position, 2 row card edge connector. As you can see from this thread, though, people have their opinions on which one is the best :)
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Thanks for the thorough explanation, I appreciate it- I wasn't sure if there were any "knockoffs" of the branded connectors, like fake Z-Jammas or something with crappier pins, so I just wanted to be cautious before ordering anything. I'm working on soldering together a minigun and I'm missing the connector still so I wanted to make sure I made the right purchase. I'll go with the Hirose connector linked above.
 
If the connector gets a little of cycles I would go for Hirose or Sullins.
 
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