Space Invaders PCB question

[mikeyj21]

Hi guys!

I have a Taito upright (a blue one with Japanese characters on the CPO), but it has no PCB...

Now, I know there are 'L' shaped ones and a '3 board set', but as some of the mounting brackets have gone as well, I am not sure which type of board it once had.

My question is, can I buy any Space Invaders board and put it in my upright (without too much effort), or do I need to get a specific one?

Are there different variants according to if the PCB is a Midway or Taito version? Does it matter? (Apart from the obvious logistics of mounting it inside the cabinet...)

Many thanks,

--Mike--

 

[dulstone]

Not quite true. Taito did make an l-shape for the uprights. On the taito l-shape, there are 2 edge connectors labelled G and Q. Q is pin compatible with the 3-layer and the midway l-shape, however G (15 pin PCB edger) is different to the 3-layer G connector (less player connections I guess) and the midway uses a molex type connector instead.

You can use any of the boards (midway or taito l-shape or 3 layer) but will need to rewire the G pinouts depending on which boards you use. Plenty of pinout maps on t'internet.

Rob.

 

[mikeyj21]

Hi!

Thank you very much, that's perfectly clear!

Cheers,

--Mike--