Overhauling the Sega Astro City – Part 5, roundup
Continuing on from part 4 of this series, let’s move on to part 5 – a short summary!
With all the groundwork done, I’ve whipped up a short summary noting my “to-get” list:
| Item | Comments | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal block | 2x 12-way 30A blocks, dividable | $5.70 |
| 3m AC cabling | For new AC wiring | $7.50 |
| General purpose hook up wiring | Better quality wiring for general purpose stuff | $4.95 |
| New JAMMA adapter | Replace existing, tired JAMMA cabling | $19.95 |
| Naomi Molex adapters for: (a) male Model 2/3 adapter, (b) male JAMMA, (c) male and female for 12v/GND lines for accessories | Naomi molex plugs included with PSU; if can’t get female Naomi molex plugs, run an extra 12v and GND run from each adaptor to a more generic molex, and use that to hook up to a molex off the 12v patch bay | $15.00 |
| Molex adapters for chassis and fluro | To be determined | $15.00 |
| 2 x red SPST 12v switch | Used to power fan/negatron | $7.90 |
| 1 x green SPST 12v switch | Used to power audio | $3.95 |
| 1 x 3PDT switch | Audio source switch | $7.95 |
| 2 x 120mm fan guards | For protecting against injury on 12v fan | $9.90 |
| Negatron | Used to obtain -5v on the JAMMA harness | $25.00 |
| Stereo audio volume controller | Fit to outside to replace current controller, runs off final volume output | $21.95 |
That’s my theoretical list with pricing, which may or may not change over time – these posts are a little retrospective, so more updates will come as they happen. Note that this list doesn’t cover the big purchases, which are the Sun PSU and the chassis from Jomac, this is more the ancillary goods to help get everything together.
Once everything’s been gathered and finalised, I’ll then prepare a project timeline noting what needs to be done in the correct order to remove the old components, fit the new ones, test, and finalise the project. We can only hope there isn’t too much scope creep 🙂
So that’s part 5 – part 6 and onwards will be ad-hoc updates, so to keep track of the whole project, just use the Sega Astro City Overhaul tag, as the whole series will be added to it over time.
