I received my order- thanks. Will install the LED marquee tomorrow.
Thanks.
Incidentally, the nearest I found to the original EL panels was this:
http://glowhut.com/a6-electro-luminescent-panel-with-leads-and-connector/
I bought a set of 6 (actually 7) a couple of years ago, but they are separate and don't connect to the 2 SNK MV-ELC boards and have no controller, just the power connector. The seller suggested trying a 3-way splitter, but this would be manual I assume?
So until your solution there was no way to get the marquee working properly again... Mine was working but the EL luminescence had dropped to a very low level, so effectively dead. Thus, thanks again!
I thought you had to solder the new panels to the old wiring or are they not working on the same voltage ? Also buying 7 is a lot of cash !!!!!!
Is it a hard soldering job? I'm just wondering if I should do this and keep Lee's kit as a backup?I installed new EL Panels in my 4-slot, and yes I had to solder the wires directly onto the board where the old ones were. This was in 2015 the new EL panels are are still working great.
The EL Panels are actually too long but since the Neo Geo 4-slot has that metal face plate it masked the excess portions perfectly. I've read it's best to not cut your EL Panels if you can avoid it. It shortens their life span.
This is my big red after I installed new EL panels and some custom mini marquees:
If it wasn't for the black metal frame you'd see the EL panels extending past the bottom of the mini marquee's.
Is it a hard soldering job? I'm just wondering if I should do this and keep Lee's kit as a backup?
I have just designed a NVRAM based plugin PCB for save games and will be making a very rough prototype soon.
Sounds similar to the project I created a few years ago. http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?261268-NeoSaveMasta-VMC-for-Multislots-amp-MV-1-NOW-IN-STOCK-INSTALL-VIDEO-ADDED
I have an updated version that replaces the jumpers with a enable/disable PCB. https://www.neogeofanclub.com/projects/neosavemasta-vmc
Yes it would do the same, but I think I will just stick to having it part of my reproduction MV-1C as a plug in option to the sram card. Such shame they split the cd1 and cd2 on the cn6. So are you doing another run with the updated version ? if yes I will def stick to just the MV-1C, no point trying to reproduce something that is already established.
Yeah I misplaced my box of 60pin connectors and am waiting for more to arrive. I should have these in stock always once the parts get here.
Glad you're making the MV-IC replacement. Originals are definitely hard to find for a decent price.
I am concerned using the flat ribbon as a replacement could pickup RF interference, I have not seen the original cable does it have any shielding or are they just rapped to protect.
If I remember correctly (I think I do), the cable is just wrapped with no shielding inside. I briefly sold a mini version of the MV-IC with flat ribbon cables, no interference issues popped up.
Do you think a Dallas DS1225AB nvram would work, I was going for a 28 pin dip socket so it could be brought by the user if they wanted, I have to admit it could be a bit beyond my skill level, but going to keep working on it.
Yeah it will probably work just fine. I made a 1MB memory card using a Dallas chip for testing once and the Neo recognized it. There was a debug bios that was supposed to format a 1MB memory card, but I don't remember the results.
Yeah it will probably work just fine. I made a 1MB memory card using a Dallas chip for testing once and the Neo recognized it. There was a debug bios that was supposed to format a 1MB memory card, but I don't remember the results.