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 Post subject: Building a Space Ace Cabinet
PostPosted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 12:39 am 
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Hi all,

I am building a Space Ace cab (conversion type) I have the cabinet together and have monitor/control panel/and so on.

The one thing I think I might be stuck on are the 3 skill level buttons (Atari Red LED ones) I am using a IPAC and as it has the extra connection that supports the 3 LED keyboard lights, I want to use this for the button lights. I'm unsure if it will supply enough power, might have to run it from a power supply.

I'll post up pictures soon. I am also doing Badlands and Dragon's Lair once I see how this turns out :D

Has anyone else built a cab just for Daphne ? and made it the same as the original ?

The wait is almost over

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 7:17 pm 
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This is a Daphne cab I built earlier this summer:

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It's an original Dragon's Lair cabinet that I restored.

-Jeff "etumor"


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 12:05 pm 
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Awesome stuff Jeff :D

How does it play ? As good as the original (in terms of it being in a CAB)

I can't wait to finish off my Space Ace machine as it's my personal fav.

What front end do you use ?

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 Post subject: Re: Building a Space Ace Cabinet
PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 1:12 pm 
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Borf wrote:
Hi all,

I am building a Space Ace cab (conversion type) I have the cabinet together and have monitor/control panel/and so on.

The one thing I think I might be stuck on are the 3 skill level buttons (Atari Red LED ones) I am using a IPAC and as it has the extra connection that supports the 3 LED keyboard lights, I want to use this for the button lights. I'm unsure if it will supply enough power, might have to run it from a power supply.


Anyone ???


Steve


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 Post subject: Using an IPAC to drive Atari LED buttons (SA skill buttons)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 4:54 pm 
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Hello!

I can speak from experience that the IPAC does, in fact, have enough power to drive the Atari cone LEDs. In fact, the IPAC provides TOO much power. :)

Look at the diagram at the below link under "HEADER PLUG AND LED WIRING DIAGRAM"

http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac2.html

As you can see, all you have to do is connect 220 ohm 1/4 watt resistors to each of the LEDs and the illumination is absolutely perfect.

Now, you may have some difficulty finding 220 ohm resistors... I know I did. I used a combination of resistors in parallel to get the 220 ohms. Unfortunately, I can't recall the values off the top of my head. I'll get back to you on that.... or maybe Warren_O could refresh my memory. :)

For the connector, you can use a "motherboard to serial port" ribbon cable off an old PC. Just cut the ribbon cable on the serial port side and strip the wires.

I see absolutely zero difference between the original annunciator board and my Daphne setup and am very pleased with this hack. :)

Thanks,

Brad O. "Please install 220 HOMES resistors. Thanks, bubby!"


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 10:59 pm 
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Thanks Brad O,

I'll give that a go. I was hoping that the IPAC would supply enough power to the buttons. I hope to receive my package from Arcade Renovations anyday now (along with the buttons) and should then be able to finish off my project.

Anyway, here is a link to the cab just after I put it together, but I think I got the marquee boards wrong ? (Picture taken with my phone)

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslb3kd/SA/Image(217).jpg

Steve


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 Post subject: Atari LED Buttons?
PostPosted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:23 pm 
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Where did acquire the Atari LED buttons from?? I wasn't aware that Arcade Renovations sold them.


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They had some NOS ones (and very expensive but I had to have them)

Cones and button/LED's I think were $30 - $35 each

Steve


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 Post subject: SA LED Cone BUttons
PostPosted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 4:34 am 
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Ah.... yeah, $30-$35/each is the going rate for those. Someone really needs to repro them! So many games use those buttons. I wonder if the LEDs are even replacable?

I have an A/R scoreboard, but I've never attached it using the built-in parallel connector. It should work though.... you'll need to get +5V from somewhere (like your PC's power supply.)

Brad O.


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Well,

I am hoping to have the machine up and running in a weeks time :D

I can't wait, I loved Space Ace in the arcade and I am still mad I sold my machine back in 90 (dedicated DL in perfect condition)

But thanks to you guys (Daphne) and Digital Leisure. I'll have a conversion Space Ace (and Arcade Renovations)

So, in order:

Space Ace
Dragon's Lair
Badlands

and if I can find some parts, my Interstellar.

Steve


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