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Just curious, did you change the jamma edge due to cost/space? I liked the Hirose connector, it was quite an appealing feature.
 
@RGB, I'm sorry to hear about your dog, but very glad she is doing well! I am very excited about this revision and cannot wait to get my hands on 3.2! Thanks for working so hard on this project!
 
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Hello @RGB,

Would be very nice to know where we are in the waiting list. Do you keep track? That v3.2 looks simply awesome.
 
That looks sensational RGB, great work!

I noticed the jamma edge immediately, first noticed that approach with The JAMMA2JVS board. I tried going down the same path myself but the jamma connectors I received had an extremely tight grip on the inserted PCBs, I mean ridiculously tight.

What's new in V3.2?
 
mdk said:
Just curious, did you change the jamma edge due to cost/space? I liked the Hirose connector, it was quite an appealing feature.
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The main reason is that while the Hirose is very nice and expensive looking, it's somewhat brittle:

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It happened to my personal unit as well as to a few other people. The connectors were fresh from the factory, so it wasn't some age related issue.

No radical changes in the V3.2 except for the JAMMA connector type and addition of switches to enable/disable buttons 4/5/6 on the JAMMA edge. Also, 75R/TTL CSync is changed via a switch now, too.
 
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RGB said:
mdk said:
Just curious, did you change the jamma edge due to cost/space? I liked the Hirose connector, it was quite an appealing feature.
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The main reason is that while the Hirose is very nice and expensive looking, it's somewhat brittle:
43213096080_70ac85d92f_n.jpg


It happened to my personal unit as well as to a few other people. The connectors were fresh from the factory, so it wasn't some age related issue.

No radical changes in the V3.2 except for the JAMMA connector type and addition of switches to enable/disable buttons 4/5/6 on the JAMMA edge. Also, 75R/TTL CSync is changed via a switch now, too.
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I've got the same issue with my JAMMA connector too :( and I thought that it was because of my boards :(
Any way, since it is working --> I wont replace it.

And I would like to be added to the waiting list for a 3.2 Version ^^
 
Mine did too. I asked about it and Mike explained what happened and since it still works it was ok. The JNX came over and made fun of me because he said I didn’t know how to remove a JAMMA connector. Made me feel terrible. Man he’s an asshole! (Just kidding, he’s great)!

It seems to be common, one way around it would be to use an extension cable, I just can’t seem to source any that aren’t cheap Chinese ones with thin gauge wires.

Maybe this new connector will hold up better.

RGB, has it done better on your testing?

@SmokeMonster, has your HAS suffered the same fate? You seem to be very gentle with your boards on your videos?
 
The new connector is definitely better in this aspect.

Hirose is nice, because no other JAMMA connector manufacturer uses such high quality gold coating on the contacts, the plastic's got nice colour and looks solid, too, but as you can see it's too hard and breaks when you make a false move (or the PCB game connector is wider than official JAMMA specs). They should either reinforce the plastic with fibre or make it just a little bit more flexible.
 
The sides break off usually because the pcbs tend to be removed at an angle with a twisting motion. you need to remove them straight out. Note easy because the connectors dont have a handle of sorts to give you a good grip. A small extension would help that could have some type of housing/grip that you could hold onto.
 
RGB said:
The new connector is definitely better in this aspect.

Hirose is nice, because no other JAMMA connector manufacturer uses such high quality gold coating on the contacts, the plastic's got nice colour and looks solid, too, but as you can see it's too hard and breaks when you make a false move (or the PCB game connector is wider than official JAMMA specs). They should either reinforce the plastic with fibre or make it just a little bit more flexible.
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Maybe encase it in a steel/metal shroud to strengthen the connector just like some motherboard manufacturers are doing with pci-e slots?
 
xtrasmiley said:
Mine did too. I asked about it and Mike explained what happened and since it still works it was ok. The JNX came over and made fun of me because he said I didn’t know how to remove a JAMMA connector. Made me feel terrible. Man he’s an asshole! (Just kidding, he’s great)!

It seems to be common, one way around it would be to use an extension cable, I just can’t seem to source any that aren’t cheap Chinese ones with thin gauge wires.

Maybe this new connector will hold up better.

RGB, has it done better on your testing?

@SmokeMonster, has your HAS suffered the same fate? You seem to be very gentle with your boards on your videos?
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https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=JAMMAEXT

These are great extension cables and lightyears better than the Chinese ones. Just be sure to email them first to let them know you want the full header populated as it is just the JAMMA standard (doesn't include wiring for 4 & 5 on edge connector standard)
 
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xtrasmiley said:
Mine did too. I asked about it and Mike explained what happened and since it still works it was ok. The JNX came over and made fun of me because he said I didn’t know how to remove a JAMMA connector. Made me feel terrible. Man he’s an asshole! (Just kidding, he’s great)!

It seems to be common, one way around it would be to use an extension cable, I just can’t seem to source any that aren’t cheap Chinese ones with thin gauge wires.

Maybe this new connector will hold up better.

RGB, has it done better on your testing?

@SmokeMonster, has your HAS suffered the same fate? You seem to be very gentle with your boards on your videos?
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https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=JAMMAEXT
These are great extension cables and lightyears better than the Chinese ones. Just be sure to email them first to let them know you want the full header populated as it is just the JAMMA standard (doesn't include wiring for 4 & 5 on edge connector standard)
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No first hand experience myself, but from what I hear those are not that great...

There is a seller on shmups forum selling quality extension harnesses, but he had seem to dissappear for some time now :(

So the ones from Mike’s arcade are the best commercially available atm.
 
PascalP said:
sammargh said:
https://www.mikesarcade.com/cgi-bin/store.pl?sku=JAMMAEXTThese are great extension cables and lightyears better than the Chinese ones. Just be sure to email them first to let them know you want the full header populated as it is just the JAMMA standard (doesn't include wiring for 4 & 5 on edge connector standard)
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No first hand experience myself, but from what I hear those are not that great...
There is a seller on shmups forum selling quality extension harnesses, but he had seem to dissappear for some time now :(

So the ones from Mike’s arcade are the best commercially available atm.
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I ordered a jamma extender from mikesarcade last week just to check the voltage drop. Will post the results after some hard-core testing. The one I got from Arcade Forge was really bad. Would have caught fire with prolonged use.....
 
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