Posted by Agent Davis on 7, 2000 at 3:33 AM:
In Reply to: PC to Arcade Monitor questions.... posted by shane on 6, 2000 at 4:49 PM:
If the jamma is still there and the harness is intact then you are in excellent shape. You are in no danger of harming yourself (unless you burn yourself with the soldering iron like me). All you need to do is order a jamma fingerboard and solder the appropriate connections to it. It's very simple. I had no soldering experience or electronics experience and I did it. It took some time but I was able to accomplish it. See Mr. Salty's page (link on here somewhere) or Brian Lewis's page (www.mameworld.net/pc2jamma) to tell you what wires to what. Trust me, you can do this. Here's a soldering tip: apply the solder to the fingerboard first, just let it drip on. It will harden instantly. This is okay. Now hold the wire with one hand pressing it against the solder and with the other hand retouch the solder with the iron. It will liquify again, so submerge the wire into the solder than remove the iron. This method worked best for me.