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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: count3rkill3r on August 30, 2009, 05:42:10 PM

Title: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on August 30, 2009, 05:42:10 PM
hello just picked up a not working KI2 arcade

i'm going to mame it


(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/count3rkill3r/DSC01767.jpg)


(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/count3rkill3r/DSC01770.jpg)

(sorry for my bad english)

going to put an pc in the cabinet

(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/count3rkill3r/DSC01776.jpg)
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/count3rkill3r/DSC01773.jpg)

i'm wondering if the monitor is fixable , not sure

if not i'm going to put an tv in the cabinet ( i'm still dont understand the scart stuff can someone make me such cabble? :p)

i also need an J-pac for the buttons
where can i order this ? do someone know a good shop (no visa)

grtz
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: Muerto on August 30, 2009, 07:59:06 PM
MAME it.... nooooooo.... :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: Superully on August 30, 2009, 09:06:18 PM
that's a nice looking machine - congrats!
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on August 30, 2009, 09:40:53 PM
yes i'm going to mame it because i have no other choice

the monitor is not working anymore the power supply is dead i think no pcb inside

so its mutch easier to put an pc in it and mame it with a ton of games
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: DarthNuno on August 30, 2009, 09:52:57 PM
Don't use a computer monitor. You'll easily found a TV of the same size of the original monitor, and via the scart connector and advance mame, you'll have an accurate arcade picture quality.
Does KIII has a jamma loom by the way, or does it is a dedicated wiring inside?
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: scr33n on August 30, 2009, 10:10:12 PM
i also need an J-pac for the buttons
where can i order this ? do someone know a good shop (no visa)

http://www.arcadeshop.de/Encoder-J-PAC-v3_799.html

Great shop, fast shipping and payment with Paypal  :spaceace:
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: Sonic 1992 on August 31, 2009, 06:25:54 AM
That Game looks absolute mint... I also suggest restore it, no mame!  ;)

I was a dumbass and traded away my KI, which was mint!   :-\
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on August 31, 2009, 03:40:40 PM
Don't use a computer monitor. You'll easily found a TV of the same size of the original monitor, and via the scart connector and advance mame, you'll have an accurate arcade picture quality.
Does KIII has a jamma loom by the way, or does it is a dedicated wiring inside?


yes i'm going to use an tv for the cabinet and will do it via scart

the cab is whole original wired inside

but i'm not out how i have to make the scart connector , but thats the next step , first i need the J-pac (i found someone who have one for me :))
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on August 31, 2009, 03:41:58 PM
That Game looks absolute mint... I also suggest restore it, no mame!  ;)

I was a dumbass and traded away my KI, which was mint!   :-\

yeah , ive had an ki1 cab in perfect condition also but i sold it to , i was also dumbass  :-[
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on October 11, 2009, 07:15:48 PM
my cab is almost finished

but i have a question i got a TV +-25"(hitachi) (not an arcade monitor)

i connected it via S-video to my pc but the picture is not over the whole screen and on this tv are no potmeters to change the screensize

is there an option to make the screen bigger?

thx
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: DarthNuno on October 11, 2009, 07:23:37 PM
my cab is almost finished

but i have a question i got a TV +-25"(hitachi) (not an arcade monitor)

i connected it via S-video to my pc but the picture is not over the whole screen and on this tv are no potmeters to change the screensize

is there an option to make the screen bigger?

thx

You've got two options.

- When using some ATI graphic cards, you may have an 'overscan' option in the display setting windows. Just check this one and it will solve your problem.

- Try to find the 'hidden' technician menu of your tv, and you should have access to the geometry settings.

PS : S-Video is not the best signal to uses for displaying games on TV :ghost: You should try the AVGA card into scart connector for an optimum picture quality (RGB power  :) )
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on October 11, 2009, 07:42:48 PM
i have a ati card

i know that s- video is not the best

but it looks better than i thought


http://s58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/count3rkill3r/?action=view&current=MOV01858.flv
this movie is with the S-video

ok is not the best to seeing it

and the vga to scart i will look how i can make one in the future i'm still not out , i gonna ask an family member who know more than me about that stuff :)
Title: Re: [restoration] kiII arcade
Post by: count3rkill3r on October 11, 2009, 07:50:40 PM
i got also the problem like this guy in his video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIcALPBrNvc