is a SVC Chaos JAMMA board plug & play in a "Big Red" MVS cab?
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Hitokiri
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it has the same pinout as an MVS board
at least is what this guy says
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=32059
at least is what this guy says
http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=32059
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May have the same button pinout, but the audio pins and likely the pin for game select will cause issues, unless SVC Chaos JAMMA is wired for stereo sound instead of mono.
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I dont think it would have stereo, it would have a 4 pin header somewhere on the PCB. Jamma does support 4 buttons per player on the harness itself. But as you said the audio pinout for the MVS would be wrong. Also, I might be wrong, but I'm sure the game select messes with a service or test switch on the Jamma harness as well.
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I have the SVC manual as well as my big red's manual. I can compare the pin outs and give you a definitive answer when I get home. Off the top of my head I'm going to go with no.
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I used to have an SVC Chaos PCB and I'm pretty sure it's JAMMA+ standard. Don't see why it wouldn't work in your MVS cab. Pretty sure it doesn't need -5V.
From hardmvs site: http://www.hardmvs.com/html/MVSfaq.htm
Q: Can I plug other JAMMA PCBs into my dedicated MVS cab?
A: Maybe. The MVS wiring does not have a -5V line, so if your PCB requires -5V it won't work
From hardmvs site: http://www.hardmvs.com/html/MVSfaq.htm
Q: Can I plug other JAMMA PCBs into my dedicated MVS cab?
A: Maybe. The MVS wiring does not have a -5V line, so if your PCB requires -5V it won't work
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Correction, with the exception of mono sound, lack of Coin lockouts, test sw, select up, & select down it seems to be consistent. You should be good.
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If you stick a mono board in a cabinet wired for stereo you will fry the audio portion of that board eventually. Not right away, but it will damage the board over time. If you want to play a SvC Chaos or any JAMMA PCB in a multislot MVS cabinet, head over to JAMMABoards.com and pickup up one of their adapters. I use one in my Neo candy cab and it works flawlessly.
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That's great info. Didn't know about the mono/stereo bit, I probably would have wired it up mono myself.
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1 slot board is Jamma, no where near the same as a multislot.
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I just saw that too.
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Jamma Boards has it listed as: MONO.
http://www.jammaboards.com/store/svc-chaos-snk-vs-capcom-jamma-pcb-pcb-svcchaos.html
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Why take the risk? The converter boards are relatively cheap and can open up a whole slew of JAMMA boards for you to use in your MVS cab. Like I said before, it will work even if it is mono and you put it in a stereo wired cabinet. It will work, but it will also cause damage over time. If you want to safely run mono boards in an MVS cabinet, just use one of those converters. They're less than $30...
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Oh man, you're right, I am so dumb lol.
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Yes, exactly. If your JAMMA board supports standard 4-pin stereo through a separate connector, that board will allow you to run the JAMMA board in stereo on your MVS setup by moving a few jumpers and hooking up the JAMMA's stereo out right to the adapter's stereo in. Definitely nice to have.