Need help with Memory card reader and the light panels off a 4 slot cab

eclypse

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I bought some parts off a guy from ebay and finally got them today.

I bought a 4 slot,2 credit boards w/ cables, Memory card reader w/ cables, both el panels with 1 cable to connect the 2 but not the cable to connect it to the 4 slot and the speaker wood panel that goes behind the light panels.

Everything is fithly ofcourse.. i spent an hour cleaning up the memory card reader and then i looked at the pins in the card slot.. At first i checked it ealier and thought there was some junk in there but nope.. it was 2 bent over pins next to eachother.

Thought theres a chance i could straighten them out but figured they would break.. Yup. Pretty much right when they straightened out there weak and about to snap off.

The board looks like it was from the junk yard.. but the seller told me it was from the 4 slot they were going to fix up but insted they gutted it cause theres no money in arcade games anymore.

So anyways.. anyone know of a pinout for the memory card reader?? Thinking i could replace the pins with something and solder then on and try it out.


Also.. I need a pinout for the power board that goes between the light panels to the 4 slot. I dont have cables for either end. Figure the light panels will be bad but want to check them anyways.

Now to quickly clean the 4 slot and try it and see if i get lucky and its good.
 

buaku

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I bought some parts off a guy from ebay and finally got them today.

I bought a 4 slot,2 credit boards w/ cables, Memory card reader w/ cables, both el panels with 1 cable to connect the 2 but not the cable to connect it to the 4 slot and the speaker wood panel that goes behind the light panels.

Everything is fithly ofcourse.. i spent an hour cleaning up the memory card reader and then i looked at the pins in the card slot.. At first i checked it ealier and thought there was some junk in there but nope.. it was 2 bent over pins next to eachother.

Thought theres a chance i could straighten them out but figured they would break.. Yup. Pretty much right when they straightened out there weak and about to snap off.

The board looks like it was from the junk yard.. but the seller told me it was from the 4 slot they were going to fix up but insted they gutted it cause theres no money in arcade games anymore.

So anyways.. anyone know of a pinout for the memory card reader?? Thinking i could replace the pins with something and solder then on and try it out.


Also.. I need a pinout for the power board that goes between the light panels to the 4 slot. I dont have cables for either end. Figure the light panels will be bad but want to check them anyways.

Now to quickly clean the 4 slot and try it and see if i get lucky and its good.

Sorry to hear about bustin the pins on the card reader. I did the same thing too on my 2 slot :P
Luckily for me the broken pin was just a ground pin, so it was no big deal.

Here's some threads about mem card readers. Doesn't look like anyone's had luck making their own using a recent card socket. Your best bet would be to find someone with a spare broken board and try and get the card socket off. You could always ask channelmaniac if he has any junkers laying around his shop.

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17567&highlight=memory+pin
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133994&highlight=memory+pin
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2454707#post2454707

I've had plenty of adventures with those damn memory cards :P

I don't have any experience with the EL panels, but a search here should turn up what you want.
 

eclypse

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Thanks for the info buaku!

I'll get a chance to mess around with the memory card after the weekend. I finally got the 4 slot working solid and now can find time for the memory card.

Still need to figure out the light panel pinout to make my own wires..
 
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