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Namco system N2 failing to boot.

Can't wait to add a 3rd Namco N2 to the stack lol.
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Also I really want to talk about that N2 I had in the beginning of the thread, cause arcade spare parts (who I bought it from) claimed it worked totally fine when they received it, is there some regional power supply issue going on? Cause that's honestly the only thing that makes sense to me.
 
Thanks, yeah this seems to be the one I need. Just gotta figure out the wiring situation and hopefully come up with a solution to switch the Maxi 3 and maxi 2 card readers as painless as possible. Since I see myself switching the games out somewhat often once I get the necessary hardware.
Mrhide said:
2:
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And 3

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Mrhide said:
The connector is the same. Since your 3 will not work very long, I would kept that change manuel if I were you !! 😝
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I got 2 more N2 motherboards on the way, hopefully that'll get Maxi 3 running for 2 more weeks once they come in lol.
 
Also I'm pretty sure the same cards will work across Maxi 1-3 right? No need to pick up a bunch of Maxi 2 cards?
 
Mrhide said:
The connector is the same. Since your 3 will not work very long, I would kept that change manuel if I were you !! 😝
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For me - going from a WMMT3 cabinet, and putting in WMMT2 - the serial connector was not the same - I had to use some dupont connectors to get it going. I also had to drag an extension cord over there, and supply 5v to where it wants 5v.
 
mathewbeall said:
For me - going from a WMMT3 cabinet, and putting in WMMT2 - the serial connector was not the same - I had to use some dupont connectors to get it going. I also had to drag an extension cord over there, and supply 5v to where it wants 5v.
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Yeah this is what I'm worried about, Seems like a bit of a hassle. Do you have a picture of that setup or is it long gone? Just wanna get an idea how it was all setup.
 
I think I mostly see myself loading the Chihiro and playing WMMT2 in the downtime it takes to get wmmt3 working again lol.
 
2: (actually 1)

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3:

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... ok so you need 5v for a the V2 cards.
The rest is the same and has nice connectors.
 
Mrhide said:
2: (actually 1)

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3:

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... ok so you need 5v for a the V2 cards.
The rest is the same and has nice connectors.
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I wish I could look at these diagrams and just get it, but unfortunately I'm an idiot lol. The arcade hobby definitely isn't something where you can just jump in and wing it, I have alot of learning to do. But I'm willing to pull through it ✊
 
mathewbeall said:
Isn't the NH-8P connector and the PH-8P connector different?
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Half of the nh-8 is the serial cable connecting to the N2 and the chihiro. (abc and 123 above)

the other half goes on the card printer side : there are 3 active wire and they merge to another connector to go in the cash box if I remember correctly. It's hard to reach the back of my 2 wangan 3 ;) haha you might be right.
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if they are not the same, all you need to know is the name of the connector : once you do, you could buy a few and make yourself a "Y" adapter cable going to each.

so this is the connector from the V2 card printer:
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...which usually connects in there
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but I have it going to the pi with the emulator instead! so it's THAT cable that you'll connect the V2 / V3 printer to
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Mrhide said:
Half of the nh-8 is the serial cable connecting to the N2 and the chihiro. (abc and 123 above)

the other half goes on the card printer side : there are 3 active wire and they merge to another connector to go in the cash box if I remember correctly. It's hard to reach the back of my 2 wangan 3 ;) haha you might be right.
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if they are not the same, all you need to know is the name of the connector : once you do, you could buy a few and make yourself a "Y" adapter cable going to each.

so this is the connector from the V2 card printer:
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...which usually connects in there
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but I have it going to the pi with the emulator instead! so it's THAT cable that you'll connect the V2 / V3 printer to
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Ahhh yeah - I see what you mean - make a customer cable there, and just have both run. Yep - I did it with some dupont wires at the card reader and it worked 98% of the time that way, and was easily reversible.
 
mathewbeall said:
Ahhh yeah - I see what you mean - make a customer cable there, and just have both run. Yep - I did it with some dupont wires at the card reader and it worked 98% of the time that way, and was easily reversible.
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You recommend I pick these up?
 

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Just trying it again today for the hell of it with a different harddrive, and yeah I'm still getting this. New motherboard should fix this, just gotta wait for it.
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