WTB Someone's JST connector wiring skills

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Hoping someone can help me with a few JST connectors. I got a Drummania cabinet and am putting in a V7 motherboard. All is fine with the exception of the lighting connections are different between the old cabinet and the newer boardset. I simply need female connectors for the old wiring wired into male connectors for the new PCB. Like tiny extension cables more or less.

I have the cabinet's wiring schematics at present, and should have the motherboard's in a day or so here. Just reaching out to see if anyone has the ability to help me out .

 

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Who's got those mad wiring skillz?

 

[twistedsymphony]

pretty easy to do yourself. you can buy new connector housings and pins from JST directly, then pick up a decent crimp tool for like $30 and you're on your way. It's worth having a good crimper as it makes installing fresh connectors a breeze.

crimping is as easy as stripping the end of the wire, putting the pin and the wire in the crimp tool together and giving it a squeeze. Then just push the pin into the back of the connector housing and repeat.

JST Connectors: https://order.jst-mfg.com/InternetShopCustomer/?language=en

this is the crimp tool I personally use for JST stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Engineer-PA-0...qid=1452088869&sr=8-1&keywords=jst+crimp+tool you can find it cheaper if you shop around.



I don't know what size wiring this application calls for but if it's just data wires then I'd guess somewhere between 22ga and 26ga. make sure you buy the correct sized wire and the correct sized pins.

 

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pretty easy to do yourself. you can buy new connector housings and pins from JST directly, then pick up a decent crimp tool for like $30 and you're on your way. It's worth having a good crimper as it makes installing fresh connectors a breeze.

crimping is as easy as stripping the end of the wire, putting the pin and the wire in the crimp tool together and giving it a squeeze. Then just push the pin into the back of the connector housing and repeat.

JST Connectors: https://order.jst-mfg.com/InternetShopCustomer/?language=en

this is the crimp tool I personally use for JST stuff: http://www.amazon.com/Engineer-PA-0...qid=1452088869&sr=8-1&keywords=jst+crimp+tool you can find it cheaper if you shop around.



I don't know what size wiring this application calls for but if it's just data wires then I'd guess somewhere between 22ga and 26ga. make sure you buy the correct sized wire and the correct sized pins.

I may end up going that route if no one replies with the ability to help out. I just ended up with a cab that I was told was plug and play but it certainly isn't and I'd like to get it up and running sooner than later.

 

[Derick2k]

What size connectors/pins? Do you have pics of what you need to do. I have a lot of spare wire/connector and such. I think Lemony Vengeance still does harnesses, check with him. He might be able to help you out. I have gotten harnesses from him, very nice work.

 

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What size connectors/pins? Do you have pics of what you need to do. I have a lot of spare wire/connector and such. I think Lemony Vengeance still does harnesses, check with him. He might be able to help you out. I have gotten harnesses from him, very nice work.

Not sure, but here's my harness vs the ports on the motherboard:
http://imgur.com/a/MN0aV

In the end of that pic-set is the power adapter bit that I don't have a connector for either. It wires up like so:
http://imgur.com/LJaIMpv

Here's the diagram that shows the adapters (the 2 0377XXXXX bits):
http://imgur.com/sdXkrsm

 

[twistedsymphony]

those long skinny ones are JST XM series, it's the same connector Konami uses for lights on DDR.
http://www.jst-mfg.com/product/pageview/connector_e/pageview.html#page_num=618
^your diagram actually has the housing part numbers for these XMP-10V, XMP-06V

The 3 pin connector is a JST VL series, used for AC power I believe:
http://www.jst-mfg.com/product/pageview/connector_e/pageview.html#page_num=686

the square 4 pin connector is a TE Connectivity "AMP Universal Power" series connector (I think, it's not the best angle)
http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/AMP_Universal_Power
these aren't made by JST but they can be found in a number of places as they're very common on Japanese arcade machines:
https://www.akishop.jp/connectors/139-amp-connector.html##

 

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those long skinny ones are JST XM series, it's the same connector Konami uses for lights on DDR.
http://www.jst-mfg.com/product/pageview/connector_e/pageview.html#page_num=618
^your diagram actually has the housing part numbers for these XMP-10V, XMP-06V

The 3 pin connector is a JST VL series, used for AC power I believe:
http://www.jst-mfg.com/product/pageview/connector_e/pageview.html#page_num=686

the square 4 pin connector is a TE Connectivity "AMP Universal Power" series connector (I think, it's not the best angle)
these aren't made by JST but they can be found in a number of places as they're very common on Japanese arcade machines:
http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/AMP_Universal_Power

Thanks!

The first ones are for lights in a Drummania machine (also by Konami).
3-pin is definitely for AC power.
4-pin is actually irrelevant to the project, I just didn't know it at the time, lol. Something needed for the old motherboard and not needed for the new one.

 

[twistedsymphony]

Thanks!
The first ones are for lights in a Drummania machine (also by Konami).
3-pin is definitely for AC power.
4-pin is actually irrelevant to the project, I just didn't know it at the time, lol. Something needed for the old motherboard and not needed for the new one.

NP... I recognized them right off since I recently made some custom electronics for the lights in my DDR cab.

you'll want to use a 24ga wire for those. I usually buy hook-up-wire from MCM electronics.

when I did mine all I had was 20ga which was "supported" by the pins but it was really tight getting the wire to fit in the housing... since they're just data wires the size doesn't really matter. Something like a 24ga will be small enough that it will fit well but large enough that it will still be fairly rugged and easy to crimp.