System 246 Power Pinout

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  1. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Just posting this as a reference, since I had to make my own adapter for my JVS cabinet. The System 246 uses a 6 wire plug, which isnt JVS standard or anything. The 6 wires go:
    Ground +12V Ground Ground +5V +5V


    Figure it'll come in useful for someone :p
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  2. Serantes

    Serantes Peppy Member

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    I got a system 256 with some games comming to me, so it will be useful as its missing the jvs power connector, wich conector you have used to power it ?
     
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    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    I found a spare 6 pin wire on some junk harness, cut it off, and wired it to my spare JVS connector thing. Ill take a picture later, its not very elegant, but it functions
     
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    yeah well, that's how 90% of my arcade stuff is hooked up. Not elegant at all, but works great. No shame in that I say
     
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    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Might help to mention which way round you are counting that, or someone will end up connecting +12V to +5V, +5V to ground and have a nice fireworks display! ;-)

    That said, if you can't work out what's ground for yourself, perhaps this would be a bit advanced anyway! hehe ;-)

    Soul Calibur 2 is System 246, so you could just check out the manual for that, of course:

    http://pdf.textfiles.com/manuals/ARCADE/S-Z/Soul Calibur 2 [Connections%20&%20Adjustments]%20[English].pdf

    Useful info, though! :thumbsup:
     
  6. Serantes

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    you cant get the power pinout from this manual, it only has the jamma pinout (unusefull if you have a jvs setup)

     
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    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Ah, so you're saying your unit didn't come with the JVS power supply harness and you need the pinout for that? You might find that your local Namco dealer could supply you with one - although I guess it could prove cheaper to make one yourself, certainly!
     
  8. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    System 246 doesnt use the JVS standard for power, so a custom JVS to 246 wire is needed :p Its much easier to use what I have in my room then to try and source the wire, as apparently they are extremely rare. Picture coming as soon as I find my USB cable
     
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    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Taken from the Soul Calibur 3 manual:

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    As you can see it says there, the lead should have come with your System 246 board. If not, it sounds like it wasn't complete. Having dealt with Namco before and knowing how helpful they are, I would be surprised if it is unobtainable.

    Anyway, as I said before, how about telling everyone WHICH WAY you were looking at the connector? Looking at that picture, was ground on the top or the bottom?
     
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    It wasnt complete, it was just the board :p The connectors are indeed rare. I plan on posting a picture of how it goes, dont worry, just havent gotten to it.
     
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    retro Resigned from mod duty 15 March 2018

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    Ah, gotcha ;-) Yeah, I guess a lot come like that. Which is why it is indeed handy to know the power pinout. Hopefully people attempting this are intelligent enough to work out which of the ends is grounded with a multimeter, of course ;-)

    Whenever I have to call Brent next, I'll ask if they have any of the power harnesses lying around - you never know!
     
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