That's a very clear set of instructions. I've been wanting to do this, and it's really helpful to see the step-by-step; does not look difficult at all. I've got one on the way now; looking forward to diving into the project!
Nobody ever explained the reason for the JAMMA harness or the fact it interfaces a real arcade machine directly into a Pandora’s box with no modding. I hope I summed that up. Thanks for the jnfo.
Great video! Looking at the Pandora specific JAMMA harness photos on your website it looks like the COIN2 pin is totally open, so there's no way to access the PAUSE feature with the harness included unless you add the wire. If it's not possible to change the harness design, you could add a wire to the kit (same length as the other button wires) with a 2.8 x 0.5mm female connector on each end to run from the JAMMA pin to the second button next to Player 2 start and have the PAUSE feature from the otherwise redundant second COIN button. Also, the JAMMA harness audio is mono, but it looks like the harness is running the two speaker outputs in parallel, which gives you two speaker connections, but still mono audio. With the LCD driver board, there is an amplified stereo audio output (from the HDMI input) on the right side of the board with the power connector on the bottom left. It uses a standard JST PH 2.0MM 4 Pin terminal on the board, so you just need a female connector to interface it (the R/L and ground pinouts are silk screened on the board). They cost about 50 cents a pop on Amazon in a 15 pack and you could just steal the 2 speaker wires from the JAMMA harness and splice the harness ends to this connector instead to get stereo output (still controlled from the Pandora volume knob). www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0732MMD7K
yes the coin 2 is open, we include 2 pieces of daisy chain now so you could actually use that piece of grey wire i cut in the video. Pause was not available on the older Pandora so we never had a coin 2 wire. You are correct, the audio is mono, we just split it for 2 speakers since most machine have two. Maybe I am old but TBH it sounds no different to me using the LCD driver 3.5 out vs the built in amp on the Pandora and just wiring how we did it. We tried to keep it as simple as possible so the average user could wire this up and go.
As an alternative to connecting the Coin 2 button to the Coin mech lead (as shown in the video), you can solder a wire from Coin 2 on the JAMMA harness to your Coin 2 button. This will make the Coin 2 button function as your Pause button on the Pandora's Box 6. Otherwise, you won't have a Pause button.
Yes but you will need to solder to the coin 2 on the jamma. The coin wire now is both piggy backed into the coin1 since with a pandora it does ot mater if coin 1 or 2 is used it all goes to the "bank"
@@diyretroarcade correct ... disconnect (or skip) the piggybacked connection to Coin 1 shown in the video and solder to Coin 2 lead on JAMMA harness. Thought it might be helpful for those looking for pause functionality in this build.
sure all the same cost :) just message me after purchase but you will need to add a led harness www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/power-wiring-harness-up-to-32-arcade-led-lighted-buttons-w-4-pin-molex-connector-1.html
the ends of the jamma harness would be attached to the buttons and joysticks right? I mean if you are using a jamma harness, you do not need a separate board for the buttons and joystick?
I bought this kit and my j pannel is a little bit wider than original one.... Also video shows pandora's box 9d...the kit in link comes with diffrent one. And no screws for speakers
Hi there! I just installed your kit in my A1U, and am having an issue in not getting sound utilizing the provided HDMI cable. I'm running the speakers in parallel per your site instructions, but no sound. I have no option to change the internal speaker setting within PB config (grayed out). I also tried a VGA cable, with no luck. Thank you for an awesome kit and great instructional video!
I've just bought a TAPDRA Pandora Box DX Version Familiar Home Edition to replace my arcade1up electronic board. I'm having a little problem with the monitor configuration. I wired it with VGA, mainly because it's a 4:3 monitor. I changed the resolution on the pandora, but I cannot fit the screen in my monitor. it is displaced to the right and I cannot move it. Do you have any specific configuration manual related to this issue?
At my work we have these in. In the beginning of our opening my boss told me one of them smoked up. Around the ground area of the connector to the box has marks from possibly is sparks. Is there anything I can do to fix this? After said incident it freezes through out the day and we have to reset it. I am trying to make sure there is no fire hazard. My boss do not remember who installed everything together. I am in charge of them since I have been hired and I am left with no information to really go off of to fix this.
I am new to this ,it’s a 2 player jamma harness I am using ,Could you please tell me which wire goes to player 1 start (ie player one button) then high punch,high kick,block,low punch, low kick,and the run button,the joy sticks I’ve managed to work them out.
I have the Pandora's Box 9. Wired up and works great. Do you know anything about the pause function it says it has? Is there a separate wire on the harness for it? Just can't seem to figure it out. Thanks!
Is this Jamma harness the same as the harness for the 60 n 1??? If I have a 60 n 1 set up already could I just plug this Pandoras Box into the harness and I would be ready to go?
I have been trying to do this ,but can’t figure it out as there seems to be not enough wires listed to go 7 buttons and the common black wire daisy chain seems to just be on the player one side of the harness
Please contact support direct. Use the chat bottom right on website. Have your order id ready when you start chat so support can look up what parts you have purchased. Chat is available M-F 9am to 5pm CST
If we set up our system with the Jamma 60 and 1 board you offer does anything Jamma, like this Pandora's Box, become plug and play? As easy as bringing in any Jamma wired box and plugging it in?
anything that works with "jamma standard" will work. 60 in 1 and the Pandora have differences in the pinout. Also one is vertical and one is horizontal. Totally different boards
Im upgrading to a dell 20 inch monitor can you show how to wire that to the power supply since im not using the factory monitor or lcd conversion board. Im new at this. Do i splice the power cable from the dell monitor power cord and wire it to the power supply?
I have a Namco System 12 board (Ehrgeiz) and it's 48 pin. Can I do the same method you're doing with the same equipment but with my board instead of the Pandora's Box?
My arcade it a bartop mame pandora 5s I am wanting to upgrade to pandora saga 9 so I can use USB controller too will these buttons and joysticks be the correct size for my bartop?
For an A1up setup, you wanna wire a pause button which should be in the spot of P2 Coin on a pandora jamma board. Installing a cloned p1 coin button was a tedious step you should of never bothered with.
@@diyretroarcade you didn’t setup a pause/menu button, it would be rather annoying having to reset your whole system because you elected two coin buttons instead of adding a pause button as one of them instead.
@@notsoeviljerry you do not understand how it works. 2 coin buttons does not make a difference (its the same wire just tied together) you can have 100 coin buttons if you want makes no difference. Still can add a pause button with little effort.
@@diyretroarcade kindly please read my comments, nothing ill is meant. I understand multiple coin buttons, just don’t understand why make two and not one menu/pause button instead. I feel you did a fairly good job on the video but your missing a big step for anyone getting a Pandora’s box.
@@notsoeviljerry The jamma harness was developed 5 years ago, when it was made the coin 2 was not used as pause it was always just left blank as there is no player1/player2 coin, all go to a central bank
I prefer the original black bat competition joystick like Street Fighter 2 arcade has and I don't see how people can use those ball top joysticks for fighting games.
@@FrostyMikeGaming on full size cabinets i agree with you on American style "baseball bat" joysticks, but on candy cabinets there is no substitute for the classic "ball top" lollipops.
I've gone to install a new pandora9D into my upright gamma cabinet... Got nothing but a black screen... Plugged back in my bluelf 619n1 and no issues..... So then plugged in hdmi to TV and I got startup screen then 10secs of blacks ewen the startup for 1sec then black again.... Reboot loop.... Is there a way to get out if the loop?
hi there ,just purchased a 3 generation 1 up arcade ( limited edition Marvel super heroes). I bought this because already has all buttons needed except credit and upgraded joy sticks and dual speakers. Do you have a parts list to modify this cabinet? want to go with jamma connection and pandora box 9d arcade version like you said in video. thanks
hi tks for this tuto, i have a question, if i choose to use a CRT (sony trinitron) via jamma connection it works ? (i will use a jamma to scart of course).
Take the pandora 6 from 3A the pink one. I use it on my arcade cabinet with crt. You just need to select the resolution when you plug on..when all light are off is on crt 320x240p. Or..a raspberry with a sd card retropie in 15khz with a jamma/scrat adaptor (more arcade perfect).
Hello everybody. I have a Pandora's Box 9D since 01 month but i don't manage to play with a PS3 dualshock pad on it. Please, How can i use the bluetooth to play Tekken or other games for four players for example on my Pandora's ? Somebody can help me ? (sorry for my poor English, i'm French)
DIY Retro Arcade it seems there’s 3 different versions of the Marvel Cab. The First Wave The Yellow Edition The current Edition You can tell by the graphic on the control board
@@diyretroarcade and I see there are the pin 8 part side and j on solder side, are those used for the coin box? Thank you for helping, I'm a bit lost trying to install it
@@rajugamewala6535 the pause function is coin 2 on either family or jamma version. Does not mater. If you bought the kit threw us then contact us threw chat and we can walk you threw.
if you are buying one of our CPOs as well they do not have screw holes but you can screw into it without a pilot hole as its birch, which is a super soft wood
@@mr.android6471 not sure what you are asking, if you purchased the unit from us feel free to open a ticket here: www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/contact/
@@limitededition7200 Its already done :) We got the jamma harness in yesterday. We just need to label them. Took a few tries on our part to get that one right lol :) should be on the site sooner then later but we have everything here now
That's a very clear set of instructions. I've been wanting to do this, and it's really helpful to see the step-by-step; does not look difficult at all. I've got one on the way now; looking forward to diving into the project!
Should all be 100% by tomorrow. Thank you!
Thank you for this. I'm completely new at this and looking to create a masterpiece that I'll enjoy. This video has helped
Ordered my kit today. Looking forward to getting it up. Thanks so much for these videos. Take care.
Thanks alot you saved my day, my board wasnt waorking and i thought it was faulty then i saw we have to connect the 5V also !
THANKS ...
np! Always glad to help.
Nobody ever explained the reason for the JAMMA harness or the fact it interfaces a real arcade machine directly into a Pandora’s box with no modding. I hope I summed that up. Thanks for the jnfo.
Great video! Looking at the Pandora specific JAMMA harness photos on your website it looks like the COIN2 pin is totally open, so there's no way to access the PAUSE feature with the harness included unless you add the wire. If it's not possible to change the harness design, you could add a wire to the kit (same length as the other button wires) with a 2.8 x 0.5mm female connector on each end to run from the JAMMA pin to the second button next to Player 2 start and have the PAUSE feature from the otherwise redundant second COIN button. Also, the JAMMA harness audio is mono, but it looks like the harness is running the two speaker outputs in parallel, which gives you two speaker connections, but still mono audio. With the LCD driver board, there is an amplified stereo audio output (from the HDMI input) on the right side of the board with the power connector on the bottom left. It uses a standard JST PH 2.0MM 4 Pin terminal on the board, so you just need a female connector to interface it (the R/L and ground pinouts are silk screened on the board). They cost about 50 cents a pop on Amazon in a 15 pack and you could just steal the 2 speaker wires from the JAMMA harness and splice the harness ends to this connector instead to get stereo output (still controlled from the Pandora volume knob). www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0732MMD7K
yes the coin 2 is open, we include 2 pieces of daisy chain now so you could actually use that piece of grey wire i cut in the video. Pause was not available on the older Pandora so we never had a coin 2 wire.
You are correct, the audio is mono, we just split it for 2 speakers since most machine have two. Maybe I am old but TBH it sounds no different to me using the LCD driver 3.5 out vs the built in amp on the Pandora and just wiring how we did it. We tried to keep it as simple as possible so the average user could wire this up and go.
Once again, you guys made my installation perfect! Thank you!
As an alternative to connecting the Coin 2 button to the Coin mech lead (as shown in the video), you can solder a wire from Coin 2 on the JAMMA harness to your Coin 2 button. This will make the Coin 2 button function as your Pause button on the Pandora's Box 6. Otherwise, you won't have a Pause button.
Yes but you will need to solder to the coin 2 on the jamma. The coin wire now is both piggy backed into the coin1 since with a pandora it does ot mater if coin 1 or 2 is used it all goes to the "bank"
@@diyretroarcade correct ... disconnect (or skip) the piggybacked connection to Coin 1 shown in the video and solder to Coin 2 lead on JAMMA harness. Thought it might be helpful for those looking for pause functionality in this build.
Great job on the video and assembling all the components. I noticed the buttons you included in the kit are not LEDs. Is that a possible change-out?
sure all the same cost :) just message me after purchase but you will need to add a led harness www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/power-wiring-harness-up-to-32-arcade-led-lighted-buttons-w-4-pin-molex-connector-1.html
Thanks a lot , the coin button trick is Awesome..!!!
the ends of the jamma harness would be attached to the buttons and joysticks right? I mean if you are using a jamma harness, you do not need a separate board for the buttons and joystick?
I bought this kit and my j pannel is a little bit wider than original one.... Also video shows pandora's box 9d...the kit in link comes with diffrent one.
And no screws for speakers
Hi there! I just installed your kit in my A1U, and am having an issue in not getting sound utilizing the provided HDMI cable. I'm running the speakers in parallel per your site instructions, but no sound. I have no option to change the internal speaker setting within PB config (grayed out). I also tried a VGA cable, with no luck. Thank you for an awesome kit and great instructional video!
Please contact support threw the website using chat. Provide the order id so they can look up what you got
Thank you for the video
Can I hook a coin button without drilling new holes? Basically I don't won't to drill if I don't have to.
you can run it on free play and not even need a coin button
@@diyretroarcade That's good to know. Thanks!
I've just bought a TAPDRA Pandora Box DX Version Familiar Home Edition to replace my arcade1up electronic board. I'm having a little problem with the monitor configuration.
I wired it with VGA, mainly because it's a 4:3 monitor. I changed the resolution on the pandora, but I cannot fit the screen in my monitor. it is displaced to the right and I cannot move it.
Do you have any specific configuration manual related to this issue?
very nice job ! jolie travail
At my work we have these in. In the beginning of our opening my boss told me one of them smoked up. Around the ground area of the connector to the box has marks from possibly is sparks. Is there anything I can do to fix this? After said incident it freezes through out the day and we have to reset it. I am trying to make sure there is no fire hazard.
My boss do not remember who installed everything together. I am in charge of them since I have been hired and I am left with no information to really go off of to fix this.
Cool video. Are all the games included? Thx
the games can be added by you. the manufacture provides a link to them. very easy
I am new to this ,it’s a 2 player jamma harness I am using ,Could you please tell me which wire goes to player 1 start (ie player one button) then high punch,high kick,block,low punch, low kick,and the run button,the joy sticks I’ve managed to work them out.
I have the Pandora's Box 9. Wired up and works great. Do you know anything about the pause function it says it has? Is there a separate wire on the harness for it? Just can't seem to figure it out. Thanks!
it hooks to coin2 on the jamma harness. will be solder side wire #16
Why not ignore the door coin and use the coin button twice? (Without cutting the wiring)
???????
Do you offer your pandora 12 saga in this type of kit. Only saw 9d available in a complete kit. Looking to order soon. Thanks.
All the same price. Just open a ticket or send email after you purchase or put a note on order. Best to open a ticket
Where do you get the games for Pandora's box? Are they easy to add?
I'd like to know that too
is the green wire for -5v use for anything?
Is this Jamma harness the same as the harness for the 60 n 1??? If I have a 60 n 1 set up already could I just plug this Pandoras Box into the harness and I would be ready to go?
no, different jamma
I have been trying to do this ,but can’t figure it out as there seems to be not enough wires listed to go 7 buttons and the common black wire daisy chain seems to just be on the player one side of the harness
Please contact support direct. Use the chat bottom right on website. Have your order id ready when you start chat so support can look up what parts you have purchased. Chat is available M-F 9am to 5pm CST
Pleaseee how to set up coin acceptor?
run the coin wire + gnd to the acceptors micro switch, simple as that
Managed to work it out,but is there a way to use the original of on switch
Thank you
If we set up our system with the Jamma 60 and 1 board you offer does anything Jamma, like this Pandora's Box, become plug and play? As easy as bringing in any Jamma wired box and plugging it in?
anything that works with "jamma standard" will work. 60 in 1 and the Pandora have differences in the pinout. Also one is vertical and one is horizontal. Totally different boards
@@diyretroarcade Got it.
Im upgrading to a dell 20 inch monitor can you show how to wire that to the power supply since im not using the factory monitor or lcd conversion board. Im new at this. Do i splice the power cable from the dell monitor power cord and wire it to the power supply?
Hi hit up chat from the website. They will just need the order id to help you
Can I get from you guys pre installed? I'm not tech savvy! Thanks #autismawareness
Will the thing you did with wiring the player 2 coin button work on a real pcb borad?
not sure what you are asking. Feel free to contact us using live chat M-F. Bottom right on the website.
I have a Namco System 12 board (Ehrgeiz) and it's 48 pin. Can I do the same method you're doing with the same equipment but with my board instead of the Pandora's Box?
email me a pic. go to website and click the contact us.
What is the cost to build a arcade like this using everything you showed including the box and screen?
A1U Unit Cost + Kit Cost + 30 for a LCD driver
Do i need coin buttons at all? Can it be set up the same as the 60 in 1 to just 1p and 2p start frreplay?
it can be set to free play and not have a coin button
do you have any video instruction on adding more newer games
Best i got: helpdesk.diyretroarcade.com/kb/product-manuals/how-do-i-add-games-to-the-pandoas-box-dx
I'm going to try to run a mortal kombat pcb board in my cabinet, it's pretty much the same set up right?
the install is the same for any 3/4 a1u cabinet
My arcade it a bartop mame pandora 5s I am wanting to upgrade to pandora saga 9 so I can use USB controller too will these buttons and joysticks be the correct size for my bartop?
no idea :) Feel free to send us some pics of what is there threw chat or sales@diyretroarcade.com
For an A1up setup, you wanna wire a pause button which should be in the spot of P2 Coin on a pandora jamma board. Installing a cloned p1 coin button was a tedious step you should of never bothered with.
Our jamma has 2 wires on coin 1, there is no extra work to achieve this. Simply plug in the wires
@@diyretroarcade you didn’t setup a pause/menu button, it would be rather annoying having to reset your whole system because you elected two coin buttons instead of adding a pause button as one of them instead.
@@notsoeviljerry you do not understand how it works. 2 coin buttons does not make a difference (its the same wire just tied together) you can have 100 coin buttons if you want makes no difference. Still can add a pause button with little effort.
@@diyretroarcade kindly please read my comments, nothing ill is meant. I understand multiple coin buttons, just don’t understand why make two and not one menu/pause button instead. I feel you did a fairly good job on the video but your missing a big step for anyone getting a Pandora’s box.
@@notsoeviljerry The jamma harness was developed 5 years ago, when it was made the coin 2 was not used as pause it was always just left blank as there is no player1/player2 coin, all go to a central bank
Hi I want to modify my final right arcade 1up with 2 buttons but I dont know if I can use only 2 buttons on a Pandoras box
For a pandora you need 6 buttons per player for action buttons
you chose to do, what? real "san wang" joy sticks?
Erik garston the brand is called sanwa
@@ryann9008 thank you
I prefer the original black bat competition joystick like Street Fighter 2 arcade has and I don't see how people can use those ball top joysticks for fighting games.
@@FrostyMikeGaming on full size cabinets i agree with you on American style "baseball bat" joysticks, but on candy cabinets there is no substitute for the classic "ball top" lollipops.
I've gone to install a new pandora9D into my upright gamma cabinet... Got nothing but a black screen... Plugged back in my bluelf 619n1 and no issues..... So then plugged in hdmi to TV and I got startup screen then 10secs of blacks ewen the startup for 1sec then black again.... Reboot loop.... Is there a way to get out if the loop?
Hi open a ticket here with the order id so i can see what all you got: www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/contact/
When is your website going to be back up? How much does this kit run?
Should be back up in the next 12-24 hours ;)
@@diyretroarcade what about the kit price?
@@snellsworld2648 its in the link
hi there ,just purchased a 3 generation 1 up arcade ( limited edition Marvel super heroes). I bought this because already has all buttons needed except credit and upgraded joy sticks and dual speakers. Do you have a parts list to modify this cabinet? want to go with jamma connection and pandora box 9d arcade version like you said in video. thanks
also 3 generation has built in volume control , will this work the same.
contact us threw our site and we can send a parts list
@@diyretroarcade how do I contact you
@@jamesdoherty5105 use the website. there is a contact us bottom right
hi tks for this tuto, i have a question, if i choose to use a CRT (sony trinitron) via jamma connection it works ? (i will use a jamma to scart of course).
you will need to upgrade to pandora 6 as the pandora 9 does not support crt
@@diyretroarcade even if i use the jamma connector? tks
@@TheAkim1978 correct, the 9d does not support it CRT all no mater what method.
@@diyretroarcade great for your responses, im gonna see it with the pb 6..i want to use an old crt
Take the pandora 6 from 3A the pink one.
I use it on my arcade cabinet with crt.
You just need to select the resolution when you plug on..when all light are off is on crt 320x240p.
Or..a raspberry with a sd card retropie in 15khz with a jamma/scrat adaptor (more arcade perfect).
Hello everybody. I have a Pandora's Box 9D since 01 month but i don't manage to play with a PS3 dualshock pad on it.
Please, How can i use the bluetooth to play Tekken or other games for four players for example on my Pandora's ?
Somebody can help me ? (sorry for my poor English, i'm French)
Does this kit save high scores? Im thinkn it doesnt but not sure
No they do not save scores
The wires on my EMI filter are blue, brown, and yellow/green, what's ground, neutral, and line?
all depends on where you hook it on the emi. does not mater what color you use it maters where you plug it on the emi.
@@diyretroarcade oh, and do you guys sell a JAMMA harness with -5 voltage? Because that's what the mortal kombat 2 pcb uses.
@@barryjohnson5288 we do not.
How do you get the full image on the screen?
Mine cuts off an inch from the bottom
Typically you can hit the auto align on the lcd driver
DIY Retro Arcade I think it’s a different hdmi converter that you need
DIY Retro Arcade it seems there’s 3 different versions of the Marvel Cab.
The First Wave
The Yellow Edition
The current Edition
You can tell by the graphic on the control board
Do you know if the pandoras box outputs sound through hdmi?
Yes it does
You forgot the joysticks... -_-💧
Mine won't even come on.
The coin connection I notice there is only one white one, how can I connect to both coin boxes?
Coin on a pandora is not used per player, you only need 1. The credits can be used by either player 1 or 2
@@diyretroarcade and I see there are the pin 8 part side and j on solder side, are those used for the coin box?
Thank you for helping, I'm a bit lost trying to install it
@@francescotalarico7058 our jamma are prelabeled. pandora uses standard jamma. pin8 is typically not used, J would be #10 which is speaker
How do I order this?
One last question, Can I put my own games on the 9d?
Only the Pandora 6
I would love to see seimitsu joysticks on my arcade1up, is that harder to do then sanwa?
can be installed np
@@diyretroarcade is it the same way you instal sanwa?
@@maveferdykrueger2899 would need a differnt jamma harness. We have them as well
@@diyretroarcade Seimitsu has the same plug and wiring as Sanwa. This should be plug and play, no rewiring.
Can you please tell me the PAUSE button pin out because its given in IO setting
pause is not set to coin 2
So thats mean in jamma version Pause feature is not available?
@@rajugamewala6535 the pause function is coin 2 on either family or jamma version. Does not mater. If you bought the kit threw us then contact us threw chat and we can walk you threw.
Hello mortal combat 2, 3 ?
Game list?
Do I have to drill holes for the joysticks?
if you are buying one of our CPOs as well they do not have screw holes but you can screw into it without a pilot hole as its birch, which is a super soft wood
@@diyretroarcade Copy that
What color are on player 1 buttons 1-6?
I did not receive a I talked guide.
@@mr.android6471 not sure what you are asking, if you purchased the unit from us feel free to open a ticket here: www.diyretroarcade.com/index.php/contact/
is it stereo on jamma
jamma is mono.
is raspberry better
all a mater of preference
It says on you’re website upgrade to Pandora’s box 6 for $25?
correct, we can do either a pandora 6 or 9d
DIY Retro Arcade you should do a neo geo mvs kit.
@@limitededition7200 Its already done :) We got the jamma harness in yesterday. We just need to label them. Took a few tries on our part to get that one right lol :) should be on the site sooner then later but we have everything here now
DIY Retro Arcade what is the difference?
@@davidwells7565 pandora 6 has more options
p1 p2 are the same wire??
on a pandora there is not P1/P2 coin, the coin goes into a central bank used by any player.
@@diyretroarcade I got the 60 in 1 , Is that the same , just 1 coin?
@@indangerdogg637 correct, coin 1 is the only button that will add coin to the bank